St George’s Park cricket stadium Gqeberha pitch report, weather forecast, T20 records, average score SA20 2023

St George’s Park cricket stadium Gqeberha pitch report, weather forecast, T20 records, average score SA20 2023

The St George’s Park stadium, Gqeberha is set to host all the home games of the Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the ongoing SA20 2023, check out the pitch report, weather forecast, games to be played and T20I stats.

Altogether, the St Georges Park will host five matches in the SA20 2023, where only one game at this stadium will take place in the afternoon.

St George’s Park cricket stadium Gqeberha pitch report, weather forecast, T20 records, batting or bowling, average score SA20 2023

The stadium has so far hosted around 77 international games and has a capacity of over 19000 spectators. It also boasts of huge grass banks with VIP stands as well.

St George’s Park Pitch Report for SA20 2023

The St Georges Park wicket is expected to help the batters in the first couple of games but eventually become more sluggish over time. However, this doesn’t mean that the bowlers have no say. In fact, some pace bowlers will definitely enjoy bowling on this surface with the new ball.

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Teams that win the toss would preferably choose to bowl first on this wicket in order to use the conditions to their full benefit. This is because chasing would be a good option based on the factors at the venue.

Games to be played in St Georges Park, Gqeberha in SA20 2023

  • Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Pretoria Capitals on 12th January
  • Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs MI Cape Town on 16th January
  • Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Joburg Super Kings on 21st January
  • Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Durban Super Giants on 22nd January
  • Sunrisers Eastern Cape vs Paarl Royals on 24th January

Weather Forecast

Currently, the weather forecast in the Eastern Cape shows expected showers during the game between Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Pretoria Capitals on Thursday. Despite the rain interrupting a few of the games, fans will still get to see the full action.

St George’s Park T20I stats

Total T20I matches played: 3

Matches won with batting first: 2

Matches won with batting second : 1

Tie: 0

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Average score in 1st bat: 132

Highest score: South Africa 179/6

Lowest score: South Africa 58/8

Besides international matches, the St Georges Park has so far hosted around 35 domestic T20 matches. Out of those 35 matches, teams bowling first have won 18 matches while teams batting first have won 16 matches.

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