HPCA Stadium Dharamsala: What is India’s T20I record in Dharamsala stadium?

Dixit Bhargav | 13/09/2019
HPCA Stadium Dharamsala: What is India's T20I record in Dharamsala stadium?

HPCA Stadium Dharamsala: The hosts in India don’t have the best of record when it comes to playing in Dharamsala.

The first T20I between India and South Africa in Dharamsala on Sunday will commence the Indian home season where they will be seen hosting as many as five teams. Other than hosting South Africa in the season-opener, the picturesque venue will also host them for the first ODI of the three-match series in March next year.

Both the teams will be looking at building a team for the ICC T20I World Cup to be played next year in Australia. While India’s rank suggests that they haven’t been the best of T20I teams of late, South Africa’s outright inexperience is a primary concern for them.

The Proteas will be banking on the senior pair of wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock and fast bowler Kagiso Rabada throughout the tour.

HPCA Stadium Dharamsala

It is worth mentioning that India have played a lone T20I at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association till now. Back in 2015, the first T20I of South Africa’s tour of India was played at the same venue. Despite posting 199/5 in the first innings, India ended up losing the match in the last over.

India opening batsman Rohit Sharma had registered his maiden T20I century after South Africa captain Faf du Plessis won the toss and put India in to bat. Before getting out in the 16th over, Sharma scored 106 (66) with the help of 12 fours and five sixes.

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It was a 105-run partnership between JP Duminy and Farhaan Behardien (32) for the fourth wicket which saw the Proteas sealing the chase in the last over. Absolutely unstoppable on his day, Duminy belted the Indian bowlers during his innings of 68 (34) with the help of a four and seven sixes.

Playing a T20I in Dharamsala after four years, India would be looking to make matters even on the day after tomorrow.

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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