India vs South Africa 2024 T20I series: The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg pitch history, and T20I records
The final T20I of the India vs South Africa series will take place tonight (Friday, November 15) at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. India have gained an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match series, and the visitors will be keen to complete a series victory.
South Africa, meanwhile, will aim to avoid a series defeat on home turf. They can draw the four-match series by winning the final T20I in Johannesburg. The game will start at 5 pm local time (8.30 pm IST).
Ahead of the fourth T20I between India and South Africa, here's a look at the pitch history and T20I records at the venue.
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg T20I records and stats
Johannesburg has played host to 33 T20Is so far, with teams losing the toss winning on 20 occasions. South Africa have a 14-11 win-loss record in T20Is at the venue.
Here's a list of some other crucial stats to know from previous T20Is hosted by Johannesburg:
T20I matches played: 33
Won by teams batting first: 16
Won by teams batting second: 17
Highest team total: 260/6 - Sri Lanka vs Kenya, 2007
Lowest team total: 83 - Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2007
Highest successful run-chase: 236/6 - West Indies vs South Africa, 2015
Average first-innings score: 174
Highest individual score: 119 - Faf du Plessis (SA) vs West Indies, 2015
Best bowling figures: 5/17 - Kuldeep Yadav (IND) vs South Africa, 2023
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg pitch report
Batters and bowlers have achieved equal success in T20Is at the venue. There have been instances of teams scoring over 200 and sides getting bundled out for less than 100 as well.
Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav bagged a five-wicket haul in a T20I against South Africa on this ground last year, where India won by 106 runs. The Men in Blue will try to replicate that performance tonight.
The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg last T20I match
India crushed South Africa by 106 runs in the previous T20I hosted by The Wanderers on December 14, 2023. Captain Suryakumar Yadav led India from the front with a fantastic century at No. 4. India scored 201/7 and then bowled South Africa out for just 95, thanks to a fifer from Kuldeep Yadav.
The batters smashed a total of 17 sixes in that game. Seventeen wickets fell in the contest, with spinners bagging 10 of them. Here's a summary:
Brief scores: India 201/7 (Suryakumar Yadav 100, Keshav Maharaj 2/26) beat South Africa 95 (David Miller 35, Kuldeep Yadav 5/17) by 106 runs.