IND vs SA, 2nd T20I Preview

The Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati is the venue for the second game of the three match IT20 series between India and South Africa. The hosts had an easy win in the opening match in Trivandrum where South Africa could only post 106-8 with India chasing down the target with 20 balls remaining. India disappointed in the 2022 Asia Cup but beat Australia in their series and are now 1-0 up against South Africa. They look to be coming into form at the right time before the T20 World Cup. South Africa will have been very disappointed with the start of the game when they fell to 9-5. There was no coming back from there but they have a team who can put in a far stronger performance in this match.

IND vs SA, 2nd T20I Details

India vs South Africa – 2nd T20I

Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

Date & Time: 02nd October at 07:00 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

IND vs SA, 2nd T20I Pitch Report

This will be the second T20I played at this venue and we saw a low-scoring game in the first. Expect a low bounce and slow surface in this match.

Injury News

• Deepak Hooda has been ruled out of the T20I series due to a back injury.

Also Read: Siraj, Umran set to travel to Perth for T20 World Cup build-up

IND vs SA, 2nd T20I Probable Playing XIs:

India Probable Playing XIs

Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar

South Africa Probable Playing XIs

Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rilee Roussow, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi

Topmost Picks for IND vs SA Dream11 Prediction, 2nd T20I:

Top Picks – India

• KL Rahul– The right-handed opener scored 55 in the opening IT20 against Australia last month and made 51 not out from 56 balls in the first game of the series against South Africa.
• Arshdeep Singh– The left-arm pace bowler came back into the side for the opening match of the series and continued his strong form. He dismissed Quinton de Kock, Rilee Roussouw and David Miller.

Top Picks – South Africa

• Aiden Markram- the strong batter is a clean-hitting player in the upper-middle order. He was the only player in South Africa’s top six to hit a boundary in the opening IT20.
• Kagiso Rabada– although he did not have many runs to defend, Rabada still performed admirably with the ball and dismissed Rohit Sharma.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for IND vs SA Dream11 Team:

Quinton de Kock(VC), Temba Bavuma, Rohit Sharma(C), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Aiden Markram, Wayne Parnell, Arshdeep Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, Kagiso Rabada

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for IND vs SA Dream11 Team:

Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav(C), Aiden Markram(VC), Wayne Parnell, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Virat Kohli, Aiden Markram, Rohit Sharma

Vice-captain – Suryakumar Yadav, Quinton de Kock

Wicketkeeper – Quinton de Kock

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Probable Winners:

India was completely dominant in the opening IT20 on Friday and it is no surprise to see that they are clear favorites for this match. South Africa’s batters are capable of so much more than they produced in the first game of the series. We expect a much more competitive fixture in Guwahati although India will be very hard to beat. A fine opening spell of bowling from the Indian attack meant that South Africa was always way behind in the opening match of the series. We are predicting that South Africa will produce more runs at the top of the order in this game but are backing India to win again. Considering the team combination, India is expected to win this match.