India will take on South Africa in the second T20I of the three-match series at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Tuesday. The first match was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to heavy rains. Unfortunately, the weather is not too promising for the second match as well. The weather forecast for Gqeberha suggests possible interruptions due to rain.
In the 25 T20 matches between India and South Africa, India have emerged victorious in 13, while South Africa have won 10. Two matches, including the 1st T20I in this series, ended without a result. Looking at the most recent five T20 matches with results, India won three, and South Africa won two.
At the helm of the Indian team is Suryakumar Yadav, as other senior players like Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul have been rested for this series. The Indian squad, however, comprises other established players like Ravindra Jadeja, Shubman Gill , Shreyas Iyer and Kuldeep Yadav. Among the youngsters in the squad are Rinku Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Tilak Varma, Avesh Khan, Jitesh Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
For the hosts, Aiden Markram is leading the side. The other players to watch out will be the likes of Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo and Tabraiz Shamsi.
This series is important for both teams. These T20Is mark South Africa’s final competitive matches before they decide on their T20 World Cup squad. India, on the other hand, have these games and one more series against Afghanistan in January before the T20 World Cup. But they will also have the Indian Premier League to choose players from.
Ahead of the second T20I between South Africa and India, here’s everything you need to know.
India vs South Africa injury update
Both teams do not have any injury updates and are likely to field the same XI they would have thought of for the opening T20I which was washed out. India have rested some of their senior players like one big name missing from the South Africa squad is Quinton de Kock.
India vs South Africa predicted XI
South Africa: 1 Reeza Hendricks, 2 Matthew Breetzke, 3 Aiden Markam, 4 Heinrich Klaasen (wk), 5 David Miller, 6 Donovan Ferreira, 7 Marco Jansen/Andile Phehlukwayo, 8 Keshav Maharaj, 9 Gerald Coetzee, 10 Nandre Burger, 11 Tabraiz Shamsi
India: 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Shubman Gill/Ruturaj Gaikwad, 3 Shreyas Iyer, 4 Suryakumar Yadav (capt), 5 Rinku Singh, 6 Jitesh Sharma (wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Mukesh Kumar, 9 Kuldeep Yadav/Ravi Bishnoi, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Arshdeep Singh
India vs South Africa Match Details
Match: India vs South Africa
Date & Time: December 12, 8.30 PM IST
Venue: St George’s Park in Gqeberha
India vs South Africa Fantasy Team
Wicket-Keepers: Heinrich Klaasen (vc)
Batters: Shubman Gill, David Miller, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh
All-rounders: Aiden Markram, Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers: Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Gerald Coetzee
India vs South Africa: Gqeberha Weather and Pitch Report
The venue has hosted only three T20Is to date, and the scores recorded haven’t been notably high. St George’s Park tends to favour fast bowlers.
According to AccuWeather, it is going to be mostly cloudy in Gqeberha with high chances of rain. The provability of rains is over 90%.
India vs South Africa, T20I series Broadcast details
The match between India and South Africa will be live on the Star Sports network as far as TV is concerned.
India vs South Africa Live Streaming
Disney + Hotstar has picked up streaming rights of the India vs South Africa match. The toss will take place at 8.30 PM IST.
India vs South Africa T20I matches Head-to-Head
| Matches Played | 25 |
| Matches won by India | 13 |
| Matches won by South Africa | 10 |
| No Result | 2 |
| Matches Tied | 0 |
India vs South Africa match prediction
India will be missing the services of some of their main players, and could thus face some hiccups against a full-strength South African side.
