Details and statistics of Arun Jaitley Stadium
Promising to be an absolute cracker, the men in blue are all set to take on the Proteas in the first T20I. Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. These are all the stadium records and stats you need to know before tuning in to see the action.
Arun Jaitley Stadium – Number Game
- Total T20s played: 6
- Average first innings score: 156
- Average second innings score: 145
- Highest total recorded: 202/3 IND vs NZ . By
- Lowest total recorded: 120/10 SL vs RSA . By
- Highest score chased: 159/3 ENG vs NZ . By
- Matches won by batting first: 3
- Matches Won First Bowling: 3
Does the toss matter?
Looking at the records, the toss doesn’t matter much. But, if it is a typical Kotla surface, you can expect more turn for the spinners as the game progresses. Keeping this in mind, teams can look to bat first. The average first innings total is not high and is at a low level keeping in mind the current T20 standards.
average score
Another reason that teams will want to bat first is the fact that the highest score chased here is 159 and batting becomes difficult as the game progresses.
The highest ever scored by India against New Zealand in this stadium is 202 runs.
Arun Jaitley Stadium – History
pitch report
The surface of the Kotla has traditionally been on the slower side with less bounce. The pitch usually favors the slower bowlers, and as the match progresses, it tends to take more turns.
As far as the match is concerned, these are the player battles that should be the focus.
Kagiso Rabada vs Ruturaj Gaikwad
It’s a rivalry that’s cooking up everyone IPLAnd what better way to add another chapter to it at the end than by playing for your country.
Rabada had Gaikwad’s number during the IPL and got it when PBKS and CSK clashed on both the occasions. Though Rabada is a seasoned artist, Gaikwad is yet to find a place in the international circuit. However, Gaikwad’s class is well known, and it will come as no surprise to see him grow.
Chahal vs Miller
Both Miller and Chahal are in form in their lives. Miller was one of the biggest reasons for GT’s success this season, and Chahal was the leading wicket-taker of IPL 2022.
A leg-spinner is always a battle to bowl to a left-arm bowler, but as life of these two, one can expect some fierce action back and forth.
Miller faced 15 balls from Chahal, scored 21 runs and dismissed him once.
Karthik Vs Nortje
Fierce finisher vs a lethal death bowler – nothing in cricket comes close to this fight. Kartik has got a second wind and will be inspired to prove that he is on the international stage.
Note, however, that an average IPL will try to redeem himself from the season. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top.
India’s probable playing 11
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (Captain, Wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh KarthikAkshar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahali
South Africa’s probable playing 11
Temba Bavuma (c), quinton de kock (wk), Reeza Hendrix, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden MarkramDavid Miller, Dwayne Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav MaharajEnrique Nortje, Tabrez Shamsi,