Having already taken an unassailable 2-0 lead, India will host South Africa for the third Test of the 3-match Gandhi-Mandela Trophy at Jharkhand State Cricket Association International Stadium Complex, Ranchi. This will be the second Test at the home of Jharkhand Cricket Association, after the one against Australia in 2016-17. However, the ground has also hosted 5 ODIs and 2 T20Is.
Brief scores of only Test: Australia 451 (Steven Smith 178, Glenn Maxwell 104; Ravindra Jadeja 5/124) and 204/6 (Peter Handscomb 72*; Ravindra Jadeja 4/54) drew with India 603/9 decl. (Cheteshwar Pujara 202, Wriddhiman Saha 117; Pat Cummins 4/106). Player of the Match: Cheteshwar Pujara.
Here are the numbers from the Test.
Ranchi | vs India | India |
Tests | 1 | 1 |
Runs/90 overs | 248 | 258 |
4s/90 overs | 26.5 | 25.3 |
6s/90 overs | 0.8 | 1.7 |
50+ scores/Test | 4.00 | 5.00 |
100s/Test | 2.00 | 2.00 |
SR (B/W) | 140.0 | 95.0 |
5WIs/Test | 0.00 | 1.00 |
10WMs/Test | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Below are the First-Class records on the ground.
Highest First-Class total | 603/9 decl. | India |
Lowest First-Class total | 118 | Tripura |
Highest First-Class score | 202 | Cheteshwar Pujara |
Best First-Class figures | 7/45 | Shahbaz Nadeem |