Team India will face South Africa in the third and final IND vs SA ODI on December 21 (Thursday) at Boland Park, Paarl. The Men in Blue registered a thumping win in 1st ODI before the hosts made a stunning comeback to take the 2nd ODI and level the series.
With series evenly poised at 1-1, both teams will be aiming to snatch the win in third ODI to secure the series.
Ahead of the game, here’s a detailed pitch report of Boland Park.
Boland Park Pitch Report:
Similar to St George’s Oval, the Boland Park also provides ample assistance to both batters and bowlers. The new ball tends to move significantly in the first 10 overs but the pitch settles down thereafter and batters get the full reward for their shots.
The boundaries are quite short, and the outfield is very fast which will give advantage to batters. The average ODI score at this venue is 236 runs.
In 15 matches played at this venue, opting to bat first has proven more fruiful, with eight victories compared to 6 for teams batting second, and one tie.
The highest team total at Boland Park is 353, while the highest successful chase has been 288 so far.
Full Squads
India: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudarshan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, KL Rahul (Captain), Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (Captain), Otniel Baartman, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Rieza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Mikaela Mpungawan, David Miller, Wihan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, and Lizaad Williams.
