Large image: SA look to keep away from one other house sequence defeat

As motion strikes to Gqeberha, and to a day-night match, you’d hope for extra even circumstances that do not change dramatically throughout the match. Gqeberha has not hosted an ODI in additional than 4 years, however it has not been a high-scoring venue. It has gone 12 years and eight ODIs with out a rating of 300. As it’s typically the slowest and lowest of the surfaces amongst mainstream South African venues, India will hope to shut out the sequence there. For South Africa, the following two are must-win matches to keep away from a fourth house sequence defeat in ODIs since April 2021, definitely not a proud report to have.

There may be extra to look ahead to from the brand new expertise that has emerged throughout the limited-overs leg of the tour. Nandre Burger has impressed together with his sustained tempo and motion, and Sai Sudharsan made an attention grabbing fifty on debut.

Type information

South Africa LLWLW

India WLWWW

Within the highlight: Sai Sudharsan and Reeza Hendricks

Group information

If the Gqeberha monitor stays true to nature, South Africa may very well be anticipated to play each the spinners, Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi. Shreyas Iyer is leaving to affix the Check crew, and so Rajat Patidar is the favorite to take his place.

South Africa (possible): 1 Reeza Hendricks, 2 Tony de Zorzi, 3 Rassie van der Dussen, 4 Aiden Markram (capt.), 5 Heinrich Klaasen (wk), 6 David Miller, 7 Andile Phehlukwayo, 8 Wiaan Mulder, 9 Nandre Burger, 10 Keshav Maharaj, 11 Tabraiz Shamsi

India (possible): 1 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 2 B Sai Sudharsan, 3 Rajat Patidar, 4 Tilak Varma, 5 KL Rahul (capt. & wk), 6 Sanju Samson, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Arshdeep Singh, 9 Avesh Khan, 10 Kuldeep Yadav, 11 Mukesh Kumar

Pitch and circumstances

The climate is about truthful, and the pitch is often not the quickest. Do not anticipate record-breaking scores.

Stats and trivia

Quotes

“We went for dinner final night time – me, Axar [Patel] and Avesh [Khan] – and we have been speaking about how brutal Proteas are once they put on pink jerseys and the way they hit sixes when they’re on this jersey. So we have been simply speaking about holding them beneath 400.” – Arshdeep Singh, having bowled South Africa out for 116.

“When you find yourself attempting to construct a model and a method of play, you might be doubtlessly going to have these contrasting experiences. That is the place the training occurs. That is the journey for us. When it is good, we’re actually good. When circumstances are good, we are able to rating 400 however how can we nonetheless discover our solution to 280 on a troublesome wicket? That is the query for us.” – JP Duminy