IND vs SA: Is Team India’s defeat certain in the first T20 match? Coach-captain will be worried after seeing the figures

IND vs SA: The first T20 match between Team India and South Africa will be played at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Team India’s record on this pitch has been very bad. In such a situation, it has been a big challenge for Team India to win on this ground. On the contrary, the record of the South African team has been very excellent on this ground. In such a situation, Aiden Markram would like to retain him. Fans want to know whether there will be rain of sixes on this ground or the magic of the bowlers?

How will the pitch be in the Cuttack T20 match?

Not many runs are scored at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. The dominance of fast bowlers is seen on this ground. However, chasing the target becomes easier due to dew. In such a situation, the maximum score on this ground is 180 runs. In such a situation, it seems difficult to see too many sixes raining. However, once the pitch is set, the batsmen are raining runs.

Team India has played 3 T20 matches on this ground. In which he has won only 1 match. Had to face defeat twice. Whereas the South African team has played 2 matches. Both times he got a big victory. Overall, 31 matches have been played between these two teams in T20 format. In which India has won 18 matches while South Africa has won only 12 matches. One match has also been inconclusive.

pic.twitter.com/HXJO8XpahP

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 8, 2025

Also read: IND vs SA: When and where to watch the first T20 match for free? Eyes are on Suryakumar Yadav

See the squads of both the teams here

Team India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubhman Gill (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar.

South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Dewald Brewis, Tony DeGeorge, Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Marco Jansen, Quinton de Kock (wk), Donovan Ferreira (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Otneil Bartman, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Mafaka, Lungi Ngidi, Enrique Nortje.

Also read: IND vs SA: Will the first T20 match be canceled due to rain? Weather condition will be like this in Cuttack

The post IND vs SA: Is Team India’s defeat certain in the first T20 match? Coach-captain will be worried after seeing the figures appeared first on obnews.