IND vs SA LIVE – Cuttack T20 Pitch Report: The second T20I match between India and South Africa will be played at Cuttack’s Barabati Stadium on Sunday, June 12. The spinners are all set to dominate this match, as statistics prove that the track has always been spin-friendly. Follow India vs South Africa Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
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Previous results at Barabati Stadium (T20I cricket):
- IND 92/10, SA 96/4 – South Africa win by 6 wickets
- IND 180/7, SL – 87/10 – India win by 93 runs
Cuttack T20 Pitch Report: The first T20I match at this stadium was coincidentally between India and South Africa. The men in blue will not have fond memories from that match as they were bundled out for 92. In the second match, which was against Sri Lanka, they did score 180 runs, but it was the Lankans who failed to turn up this time, getting all out for only 87. Hence, a total of 31 wickets have fallen in 2 matches at this venue.
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Average First Innings Score – 136
Average Runs Per Wicket – 16.85
Average Runs Per Over – 6.45
With one wicket falling after roughly every 17 runs and batters struggling to score even 7 runs per over on this track, it will be safe to say that anything over 150 will be a competitive total at Cuttack.
IND vs SA: Spinners set to DOMINATE in Cuttack’s Barabati Stadium as batters will be in another TOUGH challenge, Yuzvendra Chahal could be India’s ‘Trump Card’ – Check IND vs SA 2nd T20I Pitch Report
If we are to analyze which category of bowlers will be the most effective, spinners are likely to have the upper hand. In his only match at this venue, Yuzvendra Chahal picked up 4 wickets and he could be India’s trump card once again.
List of leading wicket-takers at Barabati Stadium (T20I)
| Player | Country | Mat | O | M | R | W | 4w | Best | Avg | S/R | E/R | |
| 1 | Y S Chahal* | India | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 4/23 | 5.75 | 6.00 | 5.75 |
| 2 | H H Pandya* | India | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3/29 | 9.67 | 8.00 | 7.25 |
| 3 | J A Morkel | South Africa | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3/12 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 3.00 |
| 4 | R Ashwin* | India | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3/24 | 8.00 | 8.00 | 6.00 |
| 5 | C H Morris | South Africa | 1 | 2.2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2/16 | 8.00 | 7.00 | 6.86 |
| 6 | Imran Tahir* | South Africa | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2/24 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Kuldeep Yadav* | India | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2/18 | 9.00 | 12.00 | 4.50 |
| 8 | A D Mathews* | Sri Lanka | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1/19 | 19.00 | 18.00 | 6.33 |
| 9 | A R Patel* | India | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1/17 | 17.00 | 18.00 | 5.67 |
IND vs SA: Spinners set to DOMINATE in Cuttack’s Barabati Stadium as batters will be in another TOUGH challenge, Yuzvendra Chahal could be India’s ‘Trump Card’ – Check IND vs SA 2nd T20I Pitch Report
Even if we consider the 7 IPL matches played on this venue so far, we will find that a total of 69 wickets have falled in those matches, and 28 wickets were scalped by the spinners. Only 12 wickets were taken by those bowling express pace. 18 wickets were scalped by the ones bowling fast-medium, and 11 wickets were taken by the medium pacers.
Distribution of wicket-takers at Barabati Stadium (IPL)
Spinners – 28 wickets
Fast-Medium – 18 wickets
Pacers – 12 wickets
Medium pacers – 11 wickets
IND vs SA Schedule
| South Africa tour of India, 2022 | ||||
| Sr. No. | Day | Date | Match | Venue |
| 1 | Thursday | 9th June | 1st T20I | SA beat IND |
| 2 | Sunday | 12th June | 2nd T20I | Cuttack |
| 3 | Tuesday | 14th June | 3rd T20I | Vizag |
| 4 | Friday | 17th June | 4th T20I | Rajkot |
| 5 | Sunday | 19th June | 5th T20I | Bengaluru |
IND vs SA: Spinners set to DOMINATE in Cuttack’s Barabati Stadium as batters will be in another TOUGH challenge, Yuzvendra Chahal could be India’s ‘Trump Card’ – Check IND vs SA 2nd T20I Pitch Report
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