India tour of South Africa

SA vs. IND, 2nd T20I

Preview 

The first T20I match between South Africa and India was washed off due to rain. Team India has sent their A team with many prominent cricket icons like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, missing. Still, without them, this Men in Blue seems to be unstoppable. This team under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav won a 5-match T20I series against the mighty Australia side by a huge margin of 4-1. It is notable that Australia weren’t fielding their best side for the tour yet the Indian youngsters gave their best to win. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rinku Singh and Ravi Bishnoi were the best performers in the T20I series and both will also play a vital role in the white ball format of the South Africa series as well. 

On the other hand, South Africa played superbly in the last played World Cup ODI. They tasted defeat against Australia in the semi-finals but they displayed a splendid performance in the overall tournament. The Proteas will depend on the services of Aiden Arkram, David Miller and Henrich Klassen in their T20 setup. They will look forward to giving their very best against the Men in Blue as the World Cup T20 is approaching.

Match Details

Match: IND tour of SA 2023, SA vs IND, 2nd T20I

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Time: 08:30 PM IST

Venue: St George’s Park, Gqeberha

Pitch and Weather Report

The pitch at St George’s Park usually favours the batters but assists the spinners as the game advances. The team choosing to bat first will have an edge over those who bat in the second place, so the skipper winning the toss might choose to bat first.

The weather forecast for Gqeberha signifies cloudy weather with a high chance of downpours, around 0% precipitation. The temperature at the location is projected to be around 17 degrees Celsius, with humidity levels at approximately 75%, and a wind speed of around 18 kmph.

SA vs. IND Squads

SA: Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Tristan Stubbs, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Donovan Ferreira, Lizaad Williams

IND: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan, Mukesh Kumar, Washington Sundar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav

SA vs. IND Probable Playing XIs

SA: Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klaasen (WK), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi

IND: Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar

Match Prediction

Based on past performances of this newly formed Indian side, they are expected to overshadow the Proteas in this game. 

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