IND vs SA 3rd T20 Pitch Report: The third match of the 5-match T20I series between India and South Africa will be played on 14 December. Both the teams will face each other in Dharamshala. In the last match, Team India had to face defeat by a big margin.
India vs South Africa 3rd T20 Pitch Report: The third T20 International match between India and South Africa will be played in Dharamshala on 14 December. Both the teams are tied at 1-1 in the 5-match series. The first match was played in Cuttack, in which Team India won by 101 runs. After that, both the teams faced each other in New Chandigarh, but the visiting team defeated the Men in Blue by 51 runs. A tremendous fight is being seen from both the teams. In such a situation, the next match is going to be very thorny. The question in the minds of fans is, who will the Dharamshala pitch help? Who will benefit, batsman or bowler? Let us tell you about it…
What will be the nature of the pitch in Dharamshala?
It is very cold weather at this time in Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, Dharamshala. In such a situation, there is every possibility of fast bowlers getting more help here. The record of the last several matches has also been similar, in which the pacers have got wickets. Apart from this, the stadium is built at a very high altitude, due to which the wind speed is high. Due to higher wind speed the ball travels faster. However, this will be seen more in the first 6 overs. Batsmen may benefit in the middle overs. Now in such a situation the toss will once again play a big role.
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Is it necessary to win the toss in Dharamshala?
In T20 cricket, most captains like to bowl first after winning the toss. The reason behind this is that there is a possibility of dew coming later in India. This was seen in the last two T20Is between India and South Africa. However, in both cases the decision of the captains has proved wrong. In Cuttack, the captain of the visiting team won the toss and decided to field first, but while chasing, the entire team was reduced to 74. After that, in the second match, Suryakumar Yadav preferred to chase the target, in reply India lost the match by 51 runs. But now there is a lot of dew in Dharamshala. In such a situation, keeping the record in mind, the captain would prefer to chase here too.
India vs South Africa Head to Head
If we look at the head to head statistics in T20 International between India and South Africa, till now 33 matches have been played between the two. During this period, India has won 19 matches and South Africa has won 13 matches. Whereas, 1 match has ended in a draw. The first T20 match between the two teams was played on 1 December 2006.
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