Preview: After an amazing victory against South Africa in the first T20I in Durban, India will hope for their second win in a row in the four-match series when they meet again on Sunday at St George’s Park Stadium. With Sanju Samson’s century leading the Men in Blue to a 61-run victory in the first T20, the other batters in the top order struggled, with Abhishek Sharma’s form deteriorating since his century against Zimbabwe in Harare earlier this year. Except for Tilak Varma’s appearance, other batters such as Hardik Pandya and skipper Suryakumar Yadav failed to make an impression.
India Tour of South Africa, 2024, 2nd T20I Match, IND vs SA
Venue: St George’s Park, Gqeberha
Date & Time: Sunday, November 10, 07:30 PM
Pitch Report: The pitch at St. George’s Park is balanced, initially favouring batsmen, but as the match progresses, spin bowlers begin to get traction on the surface. To take full use of the surface’s Jekyll and Hyde nature, teams that win the toss frequently choose to bat first.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
India (IND): 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 (SA): Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram (capt), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Nqaba Peter, Ottneil Baartman.
