Rajkot, The T20 match between India and South Africa is scheduled to be played at the SCA (Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium) in Rajkot on June 15. India are trailing 1-2 in the five-match series. The match will prove to be decisive, as the way it is raining in Saurashtra part of Gujarat, the match in Rajkot is surrounded by clouds of doubt.
Let us know what is being said about the pitch of Rajkot and the weather on the day of the match. It is noteworthy that in the previous match, both the Indian bowling and batting departments got off to an easy victory over South Africa.
Under Rishabh Pant’s captaincy, the Indian team went into the T20 series against South Africa and won the third match after losing the first two matches.
India batted first in the third match and set a target of 16 against South Africa against which South Africa were all out for 121 runs. In this match, after Rituraj Gaekwad and Ishaan Kish were hit in the batting part, Hershal Patel and Yujvendra Chahal took 2 wickets each in the bowling department and broke the South African waist. If India loses in the fourth match, it will be the first defeat in the home T20 series after 2014.
It has been raining for 3 consecutive days in Rajkot district, with the weather department predicting rain today and tomorrow i.e. also on the day of the match. If there is heavy rain during the match, the match is likely to be canceled or the fourth T20 can be played by reducing the overs. This is a decision made by the match referee according to the weather after the start of the match.
If Rajkot’s T20 match is canceled, India will need to win the final match as South Africa, which is leading 2-1, will take over the series if they win the next match. That means India will have to win the next two matches to win the series.
India have played three T20 matches in Rajkot, losing just one. In the match played in 2015, Australia defeated India by 6 wickets. In the match against New Zealand in 2014, the Indian team had to face defeat by 20 runs. After this, in the match played in Rajkot in 2016, India defeated Bangladesh by 9 wickets.
Rajkot’s pitch is likely to be flat which may make it more favorable for the batsmen, so the team batting first can score a whopping 200 runs. The team can make a huge score if they get the first batting when the Indian team is in open form. Especially in the previous three matches, Ishaan Kishan has been batting and he can also show his form in Rajkot. If Indian spin bowler Yujvendra Chahal, who made a splash in the previous match, does the same in the Rajkot match, it will be a big deal, in which he will also keep an eye on African bowler Tabrez Shamsi. Ss2kp
