AUS vs SA / Whose luck will prevail in Kolkata? Today the second semi-final match of the World Cup will be held on this pitch.

AUS vs SA: The second semi-final match of the World Cup 2023 will be played between the teams of Australia and South Africa. These two teams will face each other at Eden Garden, Kolkata from 2 pm Indian time. The performance of both the teams in this tournament has been quite excellent. In the points table of the league stage, South Africa was at second place and Australia was at third place. In such a situation, let us know which team can get more benefit from the pitch of Eden Garden this time.

Pitch report of Eden Garden, Kolkata

In the beginning of the match, the fast bowlers are a little dominant on the Eden Garden pitch and the batsmen have to struggle to play. However, after the ball becomes old, the batsmen dominate this field and the ball comes on the bat very well. Along with this, the outfield of the ground is also very fast. This is the reason why there is a pile of runs at Eden Garden. However, the power of spinners can also be seen on this ground. The last match played on this ground was won by England by 93 runs. Batting first, England scored 337 runs and bowled out South Africa for 244 runs.

Eden Gardens Stadium Statistics

So far 35 ODI matches have been played at the Eden Garden Stadium in Kolkata. Of these matches, the team batting first has won 21 matches and the team batting later has won 13 matches. At the same time, one match has also been cancelled. The average score of the first innings on this ground is 240 runs.

Squads of both the teams for the World Cup

Australian team: Pat Cummins (captain), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc. .

South Africa team: Temba Bavuma (captain), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dusen, Lizaad Williams.