India vs South Africa Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of St George's Park, Gqeberha- 2nd ODI, 2023

After crushing South Africa in the opening match, India will face them in the 2nd ODI with an aim for a series victory. India vs South Africa 2nd ODI is scheduled to be played on Tuesday, December 19 at St George’s Park in Gqeberha.

India outplayed South Africa in the opening game by 8 wickets and has a 1-0 lead. Since the India vs South Africa ODI series comprises three games, India can win the series if they win the 2nd ODI. KL Rahul leads India in the absence of skipper Rohit Sharma and vice-captain Hardik Pandya.

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Regarding the previous encounter, South Africa won the toss and opted to bat. However, the home team failed to execute their plans with a dangerous pace attack by Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan. While left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh clinched 5 wickets, right-arm pacer Avesh Khan hunted 4 wickets to demolish the opposition at a mere 116.

South Africa’s batting fell like a house of cards. Key top-order batters Reeza Hendricks (0) and Rassie van der Dussen (0) got out for ducks. Aiden Markram (12), Heinrich Klaasen (6), and David Miller (2) too got out cheaply. Later, during the chase, Sai Sudharsan (55*) and Shreyas Iyer (52) scored magnificent knocks to propel India to an 8-wicket victory.

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India vs South Africa Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of St George’s Park, Gqeberha- 2nd ODI, 2023

India vs South Africa 2nd ODI 2023 will be played on Tuesday, December 19. St George’s Park in Gqeberha, South Africa is the venue of the match. The match will start at 4:30 PM IST.

India vs South Africa Weather Report, according to weather.com, suggests that the temperature of Gqeberha on Tuesday, December 19 will be 23° Celcius during the day and 16° Celcius at night. The sky will be clear during the day and night.

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According to the India vs South Africa Weather Report, the chances of rain during the day is 16% and at night is 9%. Since the India vs South Africa match will start in the afternoon, rain is less likely to affect it. The humidity will be 69% during the day and 92% at night.

The India vs South Africa Pitch Report suggests that St George’s Park Stadium in Gqeberha is a good-scoring ground in ODIs. If we talk about the average 1st innings and 2nd innings total at the stadium, they stand at 233 and 200 respectively.

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The stadium has hosted 42 ODIs so far. The team batting first has won 20 games while the team batting second has won 21 matches. Hence, there is no particular advantage with batting or bowling first. The highest total at the stadium in ODIs stands at 335/6 by Pakistan against South Africa.

Australia once chased down a 330-run target against South Africa in a match at this stadium. Hence, St George’s Park can be considered a good venue for chasing. Due to its flat and bouncy nature, St George’s Park provides an advantage to pacers and batters. We witnessed how pacer Gerald Coetzee grabbed 3 wickets at the stadium in the 2nd T20I. Also, both teams posted big totals in that game.