India vs South Africa: T20I records and stats at Barabati Stadium 

India will host South Africa for a five-match T20I series, starting from June 9 at the Arun Jaitely Stadium in Delhi. The second match will move to the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack where the visitors hold a 100 per cent record against the sub-continent nation. It will, however, be interesting to look at how Rishabh Pant manages his young side in these conditions. 

India will host their first match in Cuttack after a gap of five years on June 12. South African players have complained about the scorching heat in Delhi but they will be welcomed to a much cooler climate in the eastern state of India. The Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) has, meanwhile, assured that they make the most of their opportunity to turn the clash into a memorable one. 

The OCA President and Secretary Sanjay Behera has ensured to have necessary equipment in place for the smooth functioning of the match. “We are fully prepared for the smooth conduct of International T-20 Match. Selling of Online ticket has completed. Counter ticket selling will starts on 9th June. we have taken all the steps for it,” Behera said. 

“The super-sopper machine is powered with a 35 HP engine. Sponge-type materials are used in the wheels of the machine to soak water and dew from the ground. The water soaked by the wheels gets stored in the trays fitted inside the wheels. Once the trays are filled, we take the machine out of the ground and pump out the water.

“Once the water is pumped out, we again bring the machine and soak the water. In this way, we dry up the whole ground. it helps the match from getting cancelled in case of any bad weather” an OCA official had said. 

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India vs South Africa: T20I records and stats at Barabati Stadium 

India and South Africa had played only one T20I at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack and it turned out to be a clash to forget for the hosts. The sub-continent nation were bundled out for their lowest total against South Africa in T20I history in the match with spinner Imran Tahir and fast bowler Chris Morris doing most of the damage. 

Last match: October 5, 2015 

Winner: SA beat India by 6 wickets 

Match summary: India: 92 all out (Rohit Sharma 22, Suresh Raina 22; Albie Morkel 3/12, Chris Morris 2/16, Imran Tahir 2/24) lost to South Africa: 96/4 in 17.1 overs (JP Duminy 30 not out, R Ashwin 3/17) by 6 wickets.