IND vs SA 2nd T20 Schedule, Live Streaming, Date, Pitch Report, Weather: After notching up an impressive victory against South Africa in the 1st T20I in Durban, India will now look for their second win on the trot in the 4-match series when the two sides meet again in St George’s Park Stadium on Sunday.
With the Men in Blue powering to a 61-run win in the 1st T20 thanks to Sanju Samson’s ton, the other batters in the top order failed to click with Abhishek Sharma’s form taking a nosedive since his century against Zimbabwe in Harare earlier this year. Except for Tilak Varma’s cameo, the other batters like Hardik Pandya and skipper Suryakumar Yadav failed to make a mark.
IND vs SA Predicted XI
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh.
South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram (capt), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Nqaba Peter, Ottneil Baartman.
Players to watch out for
India: Samson will be in the spotlight once again as he tries to make the opening slot his own which will give the team management a headache while choosing when Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal inevitably becomes available in the future. But with 2 consecutive centuries, it’ll be pretty hard to displace the in-form Rajasthan Royals skipper from the slot.
South Africa: Heinrich Klaasen failed to live up to expectations in the first T20I when he fell cheaply to Varun Chakaravarthy for just 22 runs. The Sunrisers Hyderabad player who was retained by the franchise for Rs 23 crore will need to come good if South Africa hope to trouble this balanced India side.
Pitch report: The pitch at St. George’s Park is a balanced one, initially favouring the batters but as the match wears on, spin bowlers begin to get purchase on the surface. In order to make full use of the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the surface, the teams winning the toss usually opt to bat first here.
Weather report: According to AccuWeather, rain may play spoilsport during the match with a 11% chance of a thunderstorm with the forecast predicted to be be cloudy with a couple of showers in the evening.
Squads
India Squad: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Dayal, Ravi Bishnoi, Ramandeep Singh, Jitesh Sharma.
South Africa Squad: Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton(w), Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Nqabayomzi Peter, Ottneil Baartman, Donovan Ferreira, Mihlali Mpongwana, Patrick Kruger.
IND vs SA live streaming info
The first T20I between India and South Africa will be telecast on the Sports18 network and streamed live on JioCinema app and website from 7:30 PM IST on Sunday.
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