IRE vs SA Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Abu Dhabi- 2nd ODI, Ireland vs South Africa in UAE 2024

After the one-sided opening game, Abu Dhabi is all set to witness the 2nd ODI between Ireland and South Africa. The clash takes place on Friday, October 2.

Temba Bavuma and Paul Stirling are the skippers of South Africa and Ireland respectively. South Africa leads the series 1-0 after winning the first game by 139 runs.

Since the Ireland vs South Africa ODI series comprises three games, Proteas can win the series if they win the next game too. Ahead of their clash, below we look at the weather forecast and pitch report for the IRE vs SA 2nd ODI match.

IRE vs SA Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Abu Dhabi- 2nd ODI, Ireland vs South Africa in UAE 2024

IRE vs SA Weather Report Of Abu Dhabi

The match takes place in Abu Dhabi, UAE on Friday, October 4. According to weather reports, the temperature of the city on Friday will be 37° Celcius during the day and 32° Celcius at night.

The sky will be clear during the day and night. The chances of rain are 4% in the day and 1% at night. The humidity will be 57% in the morning and 60% at night.

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IRE vs SA Pitch Analysis

The match takes place at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. According to stats, it is a decent scoring ground in ODIs. The average 1st and 2nd innings totals are 249 and 207.

The stadium has seen 52 games so far, out of which, teams batting first won 34 games while teams batting second won 18 games. Hence, teams batting first often get a lot of success.

The highest-ever total at the stadium is 313/9 by Pakistan against Sri Lanka. Pakistan once chased down a 295-run target at the stadium.

The pitch is more spin-friendly and spinners enjoy a good advantage at the stadium. The Pacers need to buckle up to get wickets, however, the Pacers did a good job in the opening ODI game.

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Weather Impact on IRE vs SA Game

Since there is just a 4% to 1% chance of rain in Abu Dhabi on Friday, the encounter will not be affected by rain. Hence, the weather will not impact the Ireland vs South Africa 2nd ODI.

Conclusion

Both teams are expected to come up with totals between 250-300. Abu Dhabi is not known for big totals. Spinners are expected to gain more benefits in the next game too. Rain will not affect the match.