AccuWeather website. ALSO READ: India vs South Africa Highlights, 1st T20: Match called off due to rain in Durban Earlier legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar showed no mercy to Cricket South Africa (CSA) as he was miffed at CSA’s preparations for the series opener. Gavaskar slammed the Proteas cricket board for not covering the entire cricket field when rain greeted the venue before the traditional coin toss.
"If the ground remains uncovered and the rain stops, you know it doesn't start for another hour. Suddenly it rains again. So there's no play whatsoever.
Everybody (cricket boards) is getting a lot of money. Let's make no mistake. All the cricket boards have got plenty of money.
If they say they don't, they are lying. They might not have as much money as the BCCI. Fair enough.
But every board has got money to buy these covers to cover the entire ground," Gavaskar told Star Sports. A total of 8 T20 matches were played at this ground with sides batting first winning four to go with sides bowling first. The average first innings score is 130 whereas second innings score is 111.
One can watch the 2nd T20 match between India and South Africa on the Disney+Hotstar app and website from 8:30 pm (IST onwards. In this South Africa tour, India is scheduled to play 3 T20 internationals, 3 ODIs, and two Test matches. IND vs SA T20Is: 1st T20I – December 10, 2023, Durban 2nd T20I – December 12, 2023 , Gqeberha 3rd T20I – December 14, 2023, Johannesburg 1st ODI – December 17, 2023, Johannesburg 2nd ODI – December 19, 2023, Gqeberha 3rd ODI – December 21, 2023, Paarl 1st Test – December 26-30, 2023, Centurion 2nd Test – January 3-7, 2024, Cape Town India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku
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