India vs South Africa Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Newlands Cricket Stadium in Cape Town- 2nd Test, 2023-24
Published - 03 Jan 2024, 08:59 AM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:24 AM
India vs South Africa 2nd Test is set to commence on Wednesday, January 3. The IND vs SA 2nd Test is scheduled to be played at Newlands Cricket Stadium in Cape Town. South Africa leads the two-match series 1-0. Hence, they need to either win or draw the 2nd Test to clinch the series.
India vs South Africa 2nd Test will conclude the India tour of South Africa 2023-24, which began with the T20I series on December 10. The T20I series ended in a 1-1 tie while India claimed the ODI series 2-1.
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India skipper Rohit Sharma returned to the squad to lead the team in the Test series against South Africa. However, the visitors failed to make a mark in the opening Test. They lost the match by an innings and 32 runs to witness a huge defeat.
The home side managed to dominate Indian batters and bowlers. Led by Kagiso Rabada and Nandre Burger in the bowling zone, Proteas halted India at 245 and 131 in both innings. They piled up 408 in 1st innings; which was enough to outplay the visitors in the match. Dean Elgar, who shattered a fabulous 185-run knock, won the Player of the Match award.
India vs South Africa Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Newlands Cricket Stadium in Cape Town- 2nd Test, 2023-24
India vs South Africa 2nd Test 2023-24 begins on Wednesday, January 3. Newlands Cricket Stadium in Cape Town is the venue of the match. The Day 1 of the match will begin at 2 PM IST.
India vs South Africa Weather Report, according to weather.com, says that the temperature of Cape Town City on Wednesday, January 3 will be 29° Celcius during the day and 19° Celcius at night. The sky will be clear during the day and night and it will be sunny day.
According to the India vs South Africa Weather Report, the chances of rain are just 5% during the day and night. Hence, the India vs South Africa 2nd Test will not be affected by rain on Day 1. Humidity will be 64% during the day and 77% at night.
The India vs South Africa Pitch Report suggests that Newlands Cricket Stadium in Cape Town is a high-scoring ground in Tests. The average 1st innings and 2nd innings totals at the stadium are 325 and 292 respectively. The 3rd and 4th innings total stand at 234 and 163.
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South Africa once piled up a mountainous total of 651 at the stadium against Australia in 2009. The stadium has hosted 60 Tests out of which, the team batting first won 23 matches and the team batting second won 25 games. Hence, batting first or second does not offer an advantage at the stadium.
South Africa grounds are flat and bouncy and offer assistance to pacers more than spinners. We saw how Kagiso Rabada, Nadre Burger, and Jasprit Bumrah found success in the 1st Test. Also, batters like Dean Elgar, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Marco Jansen, and David Bedingham slammed good knocks. Hence, batters and pacers will dominate the field once again.
