The two-match T20I series between the Ireland cricket team and the South African cricket team will start today at the County Ground in Bristol. The two teams that are playing this series are Ireland and South Africa, but the match will happen in England. So, fans are looking forward to the details of the County Ground pitch report.
Fans should note that the County Ground recently hosted the first T20I of the three-match series between the England cricket team and the South African cricket team. In that match, the English emerged victorious in a high-scoring clash.
The pitch report of County Ground delights the batters, which is why two more high-scoring matches will likely take place when the South African cricket team battles the Ireland cricket team tonight and on August 5.
County Ground, Bristol pitch report for Ireland vs South Africa 2022
“We know that if we sort of take care of our space and play at the right intensity, then with the right plans in place hopefully that's enough to get us over the line again against Ireland." #Proteas batter Aiden Markram
Full preview🔗https://t.co/GGatNn3QIA#IREvSA #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/hWfjHlmL0q
— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) August 3, 2022
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The County Ground has hosted four T20I matches thus far. Teams batting first have won one match, while the teams chasing at this venue has emerged victorious in three games.
Last month, the South African cricket team lost a match while chasing a target against the England cricket team at this venue only. It will be interesting to see what the captain winning the toss decides to do. The team batting first will aim to score around 180 runs, because the average first innings score here is 178.
Rohit Sharma owns the record for the highest individual score on this ground with a century against the England cricket team in 2018. Lungi Ngidi has the best bowling figures, with figures of 5/39 in the previous match against the England cricket team.
Bristol weather conditions for IRE vs SA 2022
#Proteas duo @DavidMillerSA12 and @shamsi90 wrap up the T20I series 🇿🇦
Full video 🔗 https://t.co/v69Rdv7Tf3#ENGvSA #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/uN57MWCJYp
Advertisement— Cricket South Africa (@OfficialCSA) August 1, 2022
The skies are expected to be sunny with little chances of rainfall on August 3 in Bristol during the match hours. The start time is 6:30 PM Local Time (11:00 PM IST). On August 5, the skies will be partly cloudy, but no rainfall is expected.
