IND vs SA / Who will benefit from the pitch? Will the batsmen rain runs or will the bowlers rule?

The two test matches between India and South Africa are starting from 26th December. The first match will be played at SuperSport Park in Centurion. After the ODI and T20 series, all eyes are on the Test series. The Indian team has not won a Test series on South African soil till date. In such a situation, Team India will enter the field to change history under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma.

Vikrant Shekhawat : Dec 26, 2023, 08:00 AM
IND vs SA: The two test matches between India and South Africa are starting from 26th December. The first match will be played at SuperSport Park in Centurion. After the ODI and T20 series, all eyes are on the Test series. The Indian team has not won a Test series on South African soil till date. In such a situation, Team India will enter the field to change history under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. Let us know, how could be the pitch of Centurion's SuperSport ground?

The pitch could be like this

The pitch at Centurion's SuperSport Park has always been helpful to the bowlers. The pitch here is fast and bouncy. For this reason, fast bowlers wreak havoc here. But on this pitch, due to the bounce, batsmen can also play big innings and score a lot of runs. For this he will have to test the line and length of the bowler. Spinners have never been very successful in Centurion. In such a situation, both the teams can field one spinner each in the playing eleven.

South Africa has dominance

Centurion is the home ground of the South African team. For this reason, South Africa has played 28 test matches on this ground and has won 22 of them. At the same time, the team has faced defeat in only three matches. According to Cricbuzz, 13 Test matches at this ground have been won by the team batting first. Whereas the team batting later has won 11 matches.

This team has chased the biggest target

The highest score of 621 runs was made by South Africa against Sri Lanka on the SuperSport ground. The lowest score of 101 runs was made by England against South Africa. The biggest target chase of 251 runs on this ground was made by England against South Africa.

India has played so many matches

The Indian team has played three matches on the SuperSport grounds of South Africa, out of which Team India has lost two and won one. India had registered victory in the year 2021 under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. Then KL Rahul had scored a century for Team India and played an important role in the victory. Team India had to face defeat in the matches played in 2018 and 2010.