Delhi: The Indian cricket team, which has become the biggest power house team of world cricket, has faced a crushing defeat in the first test match against South Africa on home soil. The second test match of this 2-match test series will now be played in Guwahati from 22nd November.

Host India had to face defeat by 30 runs in the match played at the historic ground Eden Gardens in Kolkata, after which the Indian team is now ready for the clash in Guwahati. In the second test match, both the teams will enter with the intention of winning. In such a situation, another exciting test match can be seen.

Test record between India and South Africa

India’s match with South Africa in Test cricket history has been going on since 1992. Since then, both the teams have been facing each other continuously in Test cricket and till now they have played 45 test matches against each other. In which India has won 16 matches, whereas the South African team has managed to win over India in 19 matches. 10 test matches have been drawn between both the teams.

India vs South Africa journey so far

ICC World Test champion South Africa is on a difficult tour of India. But in the first match of this 2-match Test series, the Proteas team showed amazing performance and achieved a historic victory in Kolkata and took a 1-0 lead in the series. Now in the second test match, their eyes will be on winning the test series in India for the first time since 2000. But Team India will enter the field with the desire to equalize.

When and where will India vs South Africa match take place?

There is going to be a big change regarding timing in the second test match between India and South Africa. For the first time in the history of Test cricket, the timing of everything from toss to lunch and tea-break is going to change. The second test match to be held in Guwahati will start at 9 am. The toss of the match will be done at 8.30 pm only. Tea break in this match will be at 11 am and lunch break will be at 1.20 pm. And the third session will start from 2 pm.

Barsapara stadium , Main information about Guwahati and stadium

A beautiful stadium, Barsapara Stadium, is located in Guwahati, the capital of Assam, the most prominent state of North-East India. It has not been long since this ground became an international venue.Dr. The foundation of this stadium built in the memory of Bhupen Hazarika was laid in 2004. After this, the work on this stadium which remained deserted for a few years started and the stadium was completed in 2012. The first international match in this stadium with a spectator capacity of about 38 thousand was played in T20 format between India and Australia in 2017. Some ODI matches have also been played here, but this will be the first time that a Test match will be played here.

Guwahati pitch report

The pitch of Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati is generally considered a batsman’s paradise. It is quite easy to bat here. Till now limited overs cricket has been seen in this ground. Where there was not much help for the bowlers. But now a test match will be played here for the first time. Till now no experience has been made regarding the behavior of this pitch in red ball matches. But still it is believed that here with the new shining ball the fast bowler can get swing in the first few overs and later on the ball can also turn, but it is certain that once the batsman gets settled, he can make a big score.

weather conditions

Winter is now starting to show its wrath in India. Meanwhile, the weather will be in focus in the second Test match to be held between India and South Africa in Guwahati. The weather is considered to be completely clear in this match to be held from 22 to 26 November. Where according to Accuweather, the maximum is considered to be 26 degrees Celsius and the minimum is 15 to 16 degrees Celsius.

Possible playing eleven of both

India team: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah.

South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (c), Dewald Brewis, Kyle Verrey (wk), Senuran Muthusamy, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Simon Harmer, Kagiso Rabada.

Where to watch India vs South Africa match

Star Sports Network is the broadcasting partner of the exciting 2-match Test series played between India and South Africa. In such a situation, the second test match of the series between both the teams will be seen on Star Sports Network. You can enjoy live streaming on JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar app/website.

Squads of both teams

India: Shubman Gill (captain), Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudarshan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep.

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brewis, Tony De Georgi, Zubair Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Janssen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verrein (wk).

India vs South Africa: Which team will the pitch favor?,

The pitch of Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati is the home pitch of India. Team India had to face defeat on the spin track of Kolkata. But here in Guwahati the Indian team can get advantage. This surface can give some advantage to the spinners as the match progresses. Therefore, India can be considered to have the upper hand.

FAQs – of Guwahati Barsapara stadium pitch report

Barsapara stadium, what is guwahati pitch report,

For the first time, a Test match is going to be held in North-East Assam of India. Till now only white ball cricket was played in Guwahati. But now the test match will be played here in white attire. This pitch can prove to be a cricketing wicket in Test. Where fast bowlers can get swing in the beginning and spinners can also get turn in the later days. Also batting will not be that difficult.

India vs South Africa in test H2H what is the record,

Talking about the Test match between India and South Africa in H2H record, both the teams have come face to face with each other in 45 matches so far. In which India has won 16 matches and South Africa has won 19 matches. Also, 10 test matches have ended in a draw.