After winning the first Test at Visakhapatnam by 203 runs, India will host South Africa for the second Test of the 3-match Gandhi-Mandela Trophy at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune. This will be the second Test at the home of Maharashtra Cricket Association, after the one against Australia in 2016-17. However, the ground has also hosted 4 ODIs and 2 T20Is.
Brief scores of only Test: Australia 260 (Matt Renshaw 68, Umesh Yadav 4/32) and 285 (Steven Smith 109; R Ashwin 4/119) beat India 105 (KL Rahul 64; Steve O’Keefe 6/35) and 107 (Cheteshwar Pujara 31; Steve O’Keefe 6/35) by 333 runs. Player of the Match: Steve O’Keefe.
Here are the numbers from the Test.
Pune | vs India | India |
Tests | 1 | 1 |
Runs/90 overs | 269 | 257 |
4s/90 overs | 30.6 | 27.9 |
6s/90 overs | 4.4 | 1.2 |
50+ scores/Test | 3.00 | 1.00 |
100s/Test | 1.00 | 0.00 |
SR (B/W) | 22.2 | 54.5 |
5WIs/Test | 2.00 | 1.00 |
10WMs/Test | 1.00 | 0.00 |
Below are the First-Class records on the ground.
Highest First-Class total | 764/6 decl. | Maharashtra |
Lowest First-Class total | 85 | Jammu and Kashmir |
Highest First-Class score | 327 | Kedar Jadhav |
Best First-Class figures | 7/52 | Sachin Chaudhari |