The series has moved 2 000km from the cooler temperatures of Dharamsala to the hot and humid climate of east India.
“We understand that the dimensions of the field are slightly bigger,” Farhaan Behardien said to the media in Cuttack on Sunday.
“We are not as high up from an altitude point so the ball won’t travel as far. We are going to have to prepare accordingly, we may have to run a lot more ones and twos. Running between the wickets will be important from a batter's point of view. From a bowler's view we may need to protect certain pockets of the field because of the bigger dimensions and plans. It is a lot warmer here so we will have to be smart with the way that we manage our energy.”
South Africa and India were almost even in terms of boundaries scored in the first T20I, but it was the number of twos (13 compared to four by India) run by the batsmen that gave the Proteas the advantage.
Half of the tally was run by Behardien and JP Duminy during their unbeaten 105-run partnership, which was buoyed by good communication between the allrounders.
