The second match of India-South Africa ODI series will be played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Stadium in Nava Raipur on 3rd December.
The ODI match between India and South Africa will be played on December 3 at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur. Both the teams reached Raipur on the same chartered flight from Ranchi on Monday. During this time, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were seen at the airport.
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Today Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and other star players will practice in the stadium at the International Cricket Stadium in Raipur. South African players will practice in the stadium from 1.30 pm. After this, the Indian team will start practice from 5.30 pm onwards.
Entry of general spectators is restricted during practice, while only BCCI card holders will be able to enter the stadium. 30 local players have been shortlisted for both the teams. During practice, these players will get a chance to bowl to Rohit-Virat.
At the same time, 2 thousand policemen deployed in the DGP-IGP conference held in the presence of PM Modi have been stopped. Deployment has been made for the ODI match. On November 30, the Civil Lines police arrested two people for selling tickets in black. Tickets were bought illegally and sold at higher prices.
See the pictures of India and South Africa team…
The Indian cricket team reached Raipur at 4:30 pm on Monday evening. Picture of players getting off the flight.
The Indian team left for the hotel from the airport.
Indian team coach Gautam Gambhir also reached Raipur.
A large crowd of people had gathered at the airport. Forces were deployed for security.
There was competition among students to buy tickets
Earlier, those who had booked online tickets in the first phase reached the indoor stadium to collect physical tickets. The sale of reserved seats for students also took place last Monday. For this, a crowd had gathered in front of the counter since 4 in the morning.
However, the sale of student tickets started at 10 am. During this, there was a scuffle between the youth standing in the front line. The girls also tried to break the barricade. During this time the girls also had an argument with the policemen. The police also had to use mild force to control the crowd.
Tickets were sold out in 15 minutes in the first phase
In the first phase, as soon as ticket sales started at 5 pm, 16 thousand tickets were sold out in just 15 minutes. Seeing ‘Sold Out’ on the website, people got confused that all the tickets have been sold out, whereas it is not so. The remaining tickets will be released in the second round. Which people will later be able to convert into physical tickets.
See these pictures of the crowd standing in line for tickets
The girls who had come to buy tickets for the one match tried to break the barricade.
As soon as the sale of ODI tickets starts in Raipur, there is a scuffle among the youth in the queue.
A crowd of spectators started gathering in front of the counter from 4 am on Monday morning.
Four big parking lots, capacity of more than 20 thousand vehicles
More than 40 thousand spectators are expected to attend the match. Four parking lots have been earmarked at a distance of 500-700 meters from the stadium. These include Parsada Parking near Satya Sai Hospital, Navagaon Mod area and Kosa Parking.
Their combined capacity is more than 20 thousand vehicles. Spectators coming from Airport Road, Serikhedi, Navagaon Mod and Nava Raipur CBD station will reach the parking through these routes. Only 60 VVIP vehicles will be allowed in the pavilion parking.
Arrangements for 2000 cars have been made in other parking lots around the stadium. Special passes have been issued for Gold, Platinum, Corporate Box ticket holders and select VVIPs associated with the government. General visitors will have to park their vehicles in designated parking.
Safe route for players, officials and VVIP
A separate secure route has been decided for players, match officials and special VVIPs. These will include Nava Raipur Stadium turning, Chandulal Chandrakar Chowk, Kayabandha, Kabir Chowk, Kotrabhatha, Sector-9, Sendh Talab Kinara, Sector-10, Palaud turning and then entry into the stadium. Only vehicles with passes will be able to enter through this route.
Probable players of both teams
Indian team (probable) : KL Rahul (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rituraj, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna. Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Rishabh Pant, Tilak Verma (bench).
South Africa team (probable) : Aiden Markram (captain), Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock, Matthew Bretzky, Tony de Giorgi, Brewis, Marco Janson, Corbin Bosch, Prenlan Subrayan, Nandre Berger, Ottniel Bartman. Temba Bhavuma, Herrmann, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi(bench).
Water is free in the stadium, rates for food and drinks are fixed.
For the convenience of the spectators, 22 big water filters have been installed in the stadium. There will be no need to buy water. Also, every vendor will have to display the rate list, so that there is no over charging. Rate charts will be pasted at many places in the stadium.
Free entry for disabled players
3 December is World Disability Day. On this occasion, preparations have been made to show the match absolutely free to all the disabled players of the state. The cricket association will also make arrangements for their travel.
Physical tickets will be available only till December 2
There is some confusion in the ticketing system for spectators. Those who book tickets online at the Indoor Stadium on the banks of Budha Talab will be able to get physical tickets only till December 2. Permission for additional temporary counter is awaited around Nava Raipur Railway Station, due to which there is confusion in opening the ticket counter on December 3.
Spider camera being installed for the first time
This time, for the first time, a spider camera is being installed in the stadium of Raipur. For this, the broadcasting team has started installing spider cameras in the middle of the field. Apart from this, 40 ultra quality cameras will also be installed all around. The work of installing authorized advertisement boards on the boundary of the stadium has also been started from December 1.
Strict measures to stop black marketing
- Maximum 4 tickets per ID.
- Approximately 46 thousand tickets will be sold.
CSCS and BCCI guidelines; frisking before entry
CSCS and BCCI have issued strict safety rules for the spectators for the international match to be held in Raipur. Spectators may have to undergo checking and frisking at any time before entering the stadium.
Ban on banners and posters that harm sponsors
It is prohibited to take into the stadium any banner, flag or other material which bears any commercial logo or which conflicts with the rights of any official sponsor of the match.
Ban on food items also
Bringing and carrying outside food or liquor into the stadium will be completely prohibited. Spectators will be able to have only food and beverages available inside the stadium.
Raipur has hosted 2 international matches so far
Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur is now rapidly making its mark among the big cricket venues of the country. Chhattisgarh State Cricket Association has organized 2 international matches here so far.
These 2 high-voltage matches have given this stadium of Raipur a strong place on the national cricket map. Now the India-South Africa ODI to be held on 3 December 2025 will be the third international host of this stadium.
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T-20 series from 9th December
Injured captain Shubman Gill, vice-captain Shreyas Iyer and all-rounder Hardik Pandya are out of the ODI series being played against South Africa. Wicketkeeper KL Rahul is captaining the ODI team.
Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj have also been rested. The T-20 series will be played from December 9, but the team has not been announced for it.
Crowd will gather to see the star players
There is huge excitement in Raipur to watch Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and other star players live. In the first phase, tickets for upper-lower stands were sold first, then gold and silver. Still about 70% seats are vacant, which can be booked in the second phase.
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