The Arun Jaitely stadium will host the decider match of the series that will be played between India vs South Africa on Tuesday.
The first game of the series is won by the South Africans and in the previous match India fights back with a fabulous win and leveled up the series. Now, all eyes are on the final ODI match of the series. Arun Jaitely Stadium of Delhi will set to host an ODI match after three years of gap.
Hence, the Pitch Report and the ODI Records of the Arun Jaitely stadium will be discussed in this article.
Arun Jaitely stadium ODI record
26 ODI matches have been played at the Arun Jaitely stadium, In the last five matches here, the team batting first has won 4 matches and one match was won by the bowling first team.
| Total matches | 26 |
| Matches won batting first | 12 |
| Matches won bowling first | 13 |
| Average 1st Inns score | 230 |
| Average 2ndInns score | 208 |
| Highest total recorded | 330/8 (50 Ov) by WI vs NED |
| Lowest total recorded
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112/10 (44.5 Ov) by INDW vs ENGW |
Arun Jaitely Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch at Arun Jaitely Stadium in New Delhi, also known as Ferozeshah Kotla, is generally slower. However, the boundaries are small, and the outfield is frequently fast. So, whichever team gets to bat first will be compelled to post a total in the vicinity of 170 and contest the chasing side. Spinners may be able to take advantage of the pitch’s slowness.
The pitch here is excellent for batting first in ODI One Day International matches. In the last five matches played here, more scores are scored in the first innings than in the second innings.
Arun Jaitely Stadium Weather Forecast
The weather will remain mostly cloudy, winds gradually subsiding and humid with the day temperatures ranging to the highs of 22-28 degrees Celcius. There is a 25 % chance of rain hence the match will get affected by the weather for some time but it seems to have significantly less possibility.
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India Likely XI –
Shikhar Dhawan ©, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (wk), Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan.
South Africa Likely XI–
Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma ©, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi.