An exciting series is at its deciding end where a victory will decide the faith of the series. However, the visitors have the upper hand leading the 4-match series 2-1. The fourth and the deciding ODI of the series will be played at the Supersport Park in Centurion on the 15th of September. Here is the SuperSport Park Centurion Pitch Report and other stats.
Talking about the series it has been an action-packed one which featured some amazing bowling performances combined with brilliant strokeplay by both teams. Australia in particular have adopted an attacking brand of cricket at the top and it is expected that they would stick with that approach in the upcoming World Cup as well.
South Africa on the other hand has looked a bit shaky, especially in their bowling department when they were put under pressure. Not to mention the fourth ODI of this series will be the last game for the Proteas before going into the Cricket World Cup 2023.
SA vs AUS 4th ODI 2023 Date, Time, Venue and Weather
Date: 15th September, Friday
Time: 4:30 PM (IST)
Venue: Supersport Park, Centurion
Weather Forecast: It will be a bright sunny day at the SuperSport Park for the 4th ODI on Thursday. The temperature will hover from 28 degrees to 26 degrees Celsius with a wind speed of 14 KMPH. The weather will be altogether perfect for cricket and the fans will be out in numbers.
SuperSport Park Centurion Pitch Report
The pitch at the Centurion is known as one of the quickest surfaces in the world. However, batting on these wickets is not that tough as the ball comes nicely onto the bat combined with the rapid outfield of this venue.
Spinners will not have a role to play on this pitch as it doesn’t turn much on this turf. We can expect a great fight between the bat and the ball in the fourth ODI of this exciting series.
The toss winner should opt to bat first on this wicket as the ball will come nicely onto the bat when fresh and not to forget the difficulty batters face against seamers under floodlights in this venue.
Records at the SuperSport Park in ODIs
- Total ODI matches played: 64
- Matches won by team batting first: 25
- Matches won by team bowling first: 35
- Average 1st Inns scores: 244
- Highest team score while batting first: 392/6 (50 Ov) by RSA vs PAK
- Lowest score while batting first: 117/10 (46 Ov) by INDW vs AUSW
- Biggest total chased: 319/3 (46.2 Ov) by RSA vs ENG
- Lowest score defended: 198/10 (44.3 Ov) by AFRICAXI vs ASIAXI