On the last Sunday, the visitors India produced dominant performances in every aspect against the hosts South Africa in the first T20I of the three-match T20I series at The Wanderers Stadium (Johannesburg). The second T20I will be played on Wednesday (21/02/2018) at the SuperSport Park (Centurion) where India will play for the first time in T20I history.
Both teams are looking forward. While India is looking to secure the T20I series victory by winning the match, South Africa badly needs to win this match not just for levelling this T20I series, but also, to bring back a huge motivation inside the team.
Also read: South Africa’s Injury Woes Continues To Extend FurtherThe match is scheduled to begin at IST 21:30 (local time 18:00).
Before the important encounter, we will look at some important stats at here.
Important stats previews of the 2nd T20I
(Team records)
- Records at SuperSport Park (Centurion)
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied/No Result |
| South Africa | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0/0 |
| India | – | – | – | -/- |
- Head-to-head T20I records between South Africa and India
| Venues | Matches | India won | South Africa Won | Tied/No Result |
| Overall | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0/0 |
| In South Africa | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0/0 |
| At SuperSport Park (Centurion) | – | – | – | -/- |
- Highest and Lowest T20I totals at SuperSport Park (Centurion)
| Team | Highest T20I total | Lowest T20I total (completed*) |
| Overall | 241/6 (20 overs) | 100 (12.2 overs) |
| South Africa | 241/6 (20 overs) | 100 (12.2 overs) |
| India | – | – |
(Note: completed lowest T20I total means only those innings where a team played full 20-overs or were bowled out. Not granted the reduced over matches excluding the all-out totals)
- In the T20I history at SuperSport Park (Centurion), first innings average = 171 runs; second innings average = 130 runs.
- Total six T20Is have played till the date at SuperSport Park (Centurion). Out of those matches, the first batting teams have won five times while the second batting teams have won only once.
(Individual records)
- Highest T20I knock for any team at SuperSport Park (Centurion)
| Team | Player | Runs scored | Opposition | Date |
| Overall | Loots Bosman | 94 | England | 15th November 2009 |
| South Africa | Loots Bosman | 94 | England | 15th November 2009 |
| India | – | – | – | – |
- Best T20I bowling performance for any team at SuperSport Park (Centurion)
| Team | Player | Bowling figure | Opposition | Date |
| Overall | Umar Gul | 2.2-0-6-5 | South Africa | 3rd March 2013 |
| South Africa | Kagiso Rabada | 4-0-30-3 | New Zealand | 16th August 2015 |
| India | – | – | – | – |
- Indian skipper Virat Kohli (1,982 T20I runs) needs only 18 more runs to become the third batsman to score 2,000 or more runs in the T20I career. The other two on this list are New Zealand batsmen Martin Guptill (2,250 runs) and Brendon McCullum (2,140 runs).
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- Indian wicket-keeper MS Dhoni (1,380 runs) needs only 3 more runs to score to become the second most T20I runs scorer as a wicketkeeper-batsman. Adding three more runs in his T20I career, MS Dhoni will surpass the former Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara who had scored 1,382 runs in his T20I career.
However, the leader of the table Mohammad Shahzad (Afghanistan) is still far away as he has scored 1,798 T20I runs as a wicketkeeper-batsman
- Indian right-arm pacer Jasprit Bumrah (14 wickets) needs only two wickets to become the most wicket-taking T20I bowler for India on the away venues (excluding neutral venues). Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin is leading in this list with 15 T20I wickets on the away venues.
- Also, the Indian right-arm pacer Jasprit Bumrah (22 wickets) needs only two wickets to become the most wicket-taking T20I pacer for India outside the home venues (all the away venues including the neutral venues). The left-handed pacer Irfan Pathan is leading the list with 23 T20I wickets.
