IND vs SA Pitch Report: Find out the condition of the Visakhapatnam pitch: The third and final match of the three-match series between India and South Africa is scheduled to be played at the ACA-VDCA Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium in Visakhapatnam. The team that wins this match on Saturday will clinch the series. The toss is crucial in cricket. Teams decide whether to bat or bowl first after inspecting the pitch.
Both teams will be keeping a close eye on the pitch at this stadium. South Africa has not played a single ODI match here yet, so the ground is unfamiliar to them. The team’s performance will heavily depend on the pitch conditions. This ground has been favorable for India in the past, but Team India will be hoping for a good pitch.
What is the pitch like at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium?
Generally, the pitch at this stadium is considered to be a batsman-friendly one, where runs flow freely. However, in the last match played here between India and Australia, scoring runs proved difficult for the batsmen. In that match, the Indian team was bowled out for just 117 runs. Before that, India played a match against West Indies here in 2019 and crossed the 350-run mark.
On this pitch, fast bowlers get some seam movement initially, and later, spinners also get some turn. There isn’t much bounce on the pitch, and batting in the second innings is generally considered advantageous. With dew expected, the team winning the toss will likely prefer to bowl first.
India and South Africa’s Probable Playing XI
India’s Probable Playing 11: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.
South Africa’s Probable Playing 11: Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, Matthew Breetzke, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Ottniel Baartman.
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