St George's Park Gqeberha Ground Stats For SA Vs IND 2nd ODI

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The iconic St George's Park in Gqeberha could witness another special moment in cricket history as India strive to take an unassailable ODI series lead against South Africa in the second match on Tuesday (December 19). 

Having flexed their muscles past the Proteas in a dominant win in Johannesburg, the Men in Blue stand a chance to pull off only their second ODI series victory in the rainbow nation since their first trip to the country back in 1992-93. 

The remarkable 5-1 scoreline achieved during the 2018 tour remains India's only ODI series win in South Africa to date. But stand-in skipper KL Rahul and his men have an opportunity to script another major landmark in the nation's cricketing CV. 

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St George's Park Ground Stats 

Up against them, however, will be the spirited Proteas, who would be determined to put the collapse to 116 all out in the opening game behind them and make a fresh start to the series, knowing they're still better accustomed to the conditions. 

The surface at St George's Park in Gqeberha gives them a chance to forge a strong fightback and square up the three-match series 1-1, with their pacers expected to relish the late movement and spongy bounce available at the ground historically. 

42 previous One-Day Internationals have been played in Gqeberha since the ground witnessed its first-ever outing back in 1992 between India and South Africa. Of which, teams batting first have gone on to win 20 times while those chasing have come out triumphant on 21 occasions. 

For D/N matches in the 50-over format, nine times the team batting first has gone on to achieve victory and the team chasing has won on eight instances. The toss will be a critical factor for the forthcoming clash. 

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