Pune Pitch Report and Weather Forecast for IND vs SA 2nd Test

Pune Pitch Report and Weather Forecast: The Sports Rush present before you pitch report and weather forecast for second Test.

The second Test of the ongoing South Africa’s tour of India will commence from tomorrow at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Coming on the back of a 203-run victory in the first Test in Visakhatpatnam, another victory for India will seal the series for them.

Another loss for South Africa will make them the second team alongside West Indies to lose their first two Tests of the ICC World Test Championship. Led by Faf du Plessis, the Proteas will be looking to bank on their positives from the first Test to register an enhanced performance in Pune.

It will be Match No. 50 as Test Captain for @imVkohli when he takes the field in the 2nd Test against South Africa. Congratulations Skip! 👏👏🇮🇳 #TeamIndia #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/Itfw2BiJgG

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 9, 2019

Pune Pitch Report and Weather Forecast

The Maharastra Cricket Association Stadium hasn’t been the best of venues for India. The only home Test that they lost in the recent times was at this venue after Australia bundled them out for 105 and 107 in the first and second innings respectively.

It is worth mentioning that the venue has hosted only one Test till now. Given the uncertainty around the pitch at this point in time, it is difficult to say if it will witness another three-day finish.

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When the pitch was uncovered before this Test, it is said to be a green-top. It is also said that the same won’t happen tomorrow morning. It is safe to assume that the surface will have something for everyone during the second Test of this series.

As far as the weather in Pune is concerned, the biggest development is that rain is unlikely to play spoilsport throughout the match. While clouds will remain over the city alongside a few thunderstorms on almost all the five days, don’t expect heavy showers which will interrupt the game.

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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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