The Rishabh Pant-led Indian side has finally managed to end a 7-match long winning streak of South Africa over India. Team India couldn’t manage to win a single game against the Bavuma-led South African side this year until the third T20I of the ongoing series between the two nations. Though South Africa still has a 2-1 lead in the series, the Rajkot game will decide whether the series will go down to the wire. And if it happens so, the fifth and the final T20 in Bengaluru will turn out to be a blockbuster Finale. Find below, the Pitch Report for the 5th IND vs SA T20I and the T20 Records of the M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru.
After a disappointing start to the series, being 2-0 down after the first two games, the Indian side has bounced back well in the 3rd T20. The side led by Rishabh Pant managed to defend a tricky-looking total of 179 runs, comfortably. The decision of going with the same team as in the first two games worked well in the third T20 hence the Indian side might continue with the same XI. South Africa would be looking to finish the job in Rajkot itself and take an unassailable lead, on the other hand, the men in blue will be looking forward to leveling the series and taking it to the final one.
M Chinnaswamy Stadium Bengaluru T20 Records
The team that chases a total at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium generally tends to have an upper hand over the team that defends. The stats show the same, as out of the total 8 T20I games which have been played here, 5 have been won by the teams batting second.
| Average 1st Inns scores | 153 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 144 |
| Highest total recorded | 202/6 (20 Ov) by IND vs ENG |
| Lowest total recorded | 127/10 (16.3 Ov) by ENG vs IND |
| Highest score chased | 194/3 (19.4 Ov) by AUS vs IND |
| Lowest score defended | 146/7 (20 Ov) by IND vs BAN |
Bengaluru Pitch Report for the 5th IND vs SA T20I
The M Chinnaswamy Stadium has a good batting surface where the batters enjoy themselves. The fast bowlers can only make use of the initial overs while the ball is hard. As soon as the initial overs are done, it’s only the batters’ arena. The short boundaries aid the scoring rates and generally huge totals are posted here. The spinners have to bowl in the right areas and use their variations without which it would become quite hard for them to contain the batters.
The surface only gets better to bat on as the game progresses. Hence, it is safe to choose to bowl first after winning the toss here.
Bengaluru Weather Forecast for the IND vs SA 5th T20I
There is a forecast for overcast conditions during the match day in Bengaluru. The sky will remain mostly cloudy during the day with thunderstorms developing in the evening. Rain might affect the match as there is a forecast of 80% chances of rain.
Match Details
India vs South Africa, 5th T20I
Date: Jun 19, Sun
Time: 7:00 PM IST | 01:30 PM GMT
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru