South Africa vs Pakistan 2024 T20I series: Kingsmead, Durban pitch history and T20I records
Kingsmead will host the T20I series opener between South Africa and Pakistan on Tuesday, December 10. The match will begin at 6 pm Local Time (9.30 pm IST). Mohammad Rizwan will captain Pakistan, while the home team will play under the leadership of Heinrich Klaasen.
Pakistan have the momentum on their side as they recently beat Zimbabwe 2-1. Meanwhile, South Africa suffered a 1-3 defeat on home soil at the hands of India in their last T20I series.
The head-to-head record favors Pakistan against South Africa. Pakistan will start as favorites to win. Before the first T20I gets underway, here's a look at the T20I records at Kingsmead.
Kingsmead, Durban T20I records
Durban has hosted 21 T20Is. The last match at this venue was played on November 8, 2024, when India crushed South Africa by 61 runs. Judging by how the pitch played in that game, batters should enjoy themselves.
Here are some other important stats to know from previous T20I matches played in Durban:
T20I matches played: 21
Won by teams batting first: 10
Won by teams batting second: 8
No result: 3
Highest individual score: 114* - Morne van Vyk (SA) vs West Indies, 2015
Best bowling figures - 5/23 - David Wiese (SA) vs West Indies, 2015
Highest team total: 226/6 - Australia vs South Africa, 2023
Lowest team total: 73 - Kenya vs New Zealand, 2007
Highest successful run-chase: 191/5 - Australia vs South Africa, 2023
Average first innings score: 162
Kingsmead, Durban pitch report
The conditions in Durban have been great for batting. There have been six scores of more than 190 in the first innings of the 18 completed matches at this venue. Only four times has the team batting first failed to cross the 150-run mark.
It shows that the batters enjoy batting on this ground. The captain winning the toss may prefer batting first, post a big score on the board, and put the opponents under pressure.
Kingsmead, Durban last T20I match
India defeated South Africa by 61 runs in the last T20I hosted by Durban on November 8, 2024. Opener Sanju Samson's century powered India to 202/8 in 20 overs. Chasing 203, South Africa were bundled out for 141 in 17.5 overs, courtesy of three-wicket hauls from spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi.
The batters whacked a total of 22 sixes in that T20I game. 18 wickets fell in 37.5 overs, with spinners accounting for eight of them. Here is the match summary:
Brief scores: India 202/8 (Sanju Samson 107, Gerald Coetzee 3/37) beat South Africa 141 (Heinrich Klaasen 25, Varun Chakravarthy 3/25) by 61 runs.