IRE vs SA Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Abu Dhabi- 2nd T20I, Ireland vs South Africa in UAE 2024

Abu Dhabi Stadium is all set to host the 2nd T20I encounter between Ireland and South Africa. The encounter takes place on Sunday and will conclude the T20I series.

Aiden Makram is the skipper of South Africa in the series and are short of many key members in their squad. Many key pacers and spinners are missing from the squad.

Paul Stirling leads Ireland and the team has all of their key members in their squad. However, they have never defeated South Africa in T20Is. Below we glance at weather and pitch reports for the 2nd T20I clash.

IRE vs SA Weather Report And Pitch Report Of Abu Dhabi- 2nd T20I, Ireland vs South Africa in UAE 2024

IRE vs SA Weather Report Of Abu Dhabi

The Ireland vs South Africa 2nd T20I takes place in Abu Dhabi City in UAE on Sunday, September 29. According to weather reports, the temperature of the city on Sunday will be 39° Celcius during the day and 31° Celcius at night.

The sky will be clear and sunny during the day. The chances of rain are 5% in the day and 3% at night. The humidity will be 54% in the day and 70% in the evening.

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IRE vs SA Pitch Analysis

The 2nd T20I also takes place at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. According to stats, it is a low-scoring ground in T20Is. The average 1st innings total is 135 while the average 2nd innings total is 122.

The stadium has observed 88 games so far, out of which, teams batting first won 40 games while teams batting second won 48 games. The highest-ever total at the stadium is 225/5 by Ireland vs Afghanistan.

Sheikh Zayed Stadium is spin-friendly and offers a lot of assitance to spinners. Pacers usually find it challenging to grab a lot of success at the stadium. Batters also find it difficult to score a lot of runs.

Notably, the pitch is expected to turn slower in the upcoming game as the first game also took place at the same stadium.

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Weather Impact on IRE vs SA Game

The match will take place at 7:30 PM according to the local time. Since there is just a 5% to 3% chance of rain in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, the Ireland vs South Africa 2nd T20I will not be affected by rain.

Conclusion

The Ireland vs South Africa 2nd T20I will also be a low-scoring game and both teams will find it challenging to post big totals on the board.

Weather will not impact the match as there is no chance of rain. Spinners would be in the driver's seat.