IND vs SA, 2nd ODI Preview

India and South Africa go head to head in the second of three ODIs on Sunday evening in Ranchi. South Africa won the opening game of the series by nine runs on Thursday in Lucknow. Chasing 250 for victory, India could only reach 240-8. Read on as we preview the game. This day-night ODI gets underway at the JSCA International Stadium at 13:30 local time. Although India lost for the first time in eight ODIs on Thursday, they still produced some excellent moments with both bat and ball. We expect them to come back and put in a stronger performance in this match. South Africa were excellent with the ball after an equally impressive batting display in the opening game. They will need to maintain the same levels in this ODI if they want to win the series.

IND vs SA, 2nd ODI Details

India vs South Africa – 2nd ODI

Venue: JSCA International Stadium, Ranchi

Date & Time: 09th October at 01:30 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

IND vs SA, 2nd ODI Pitch Report

This will be a good batting wicket in Ranchi and it would be no surprise if both teams made scores above 300. Wrist spinners should also get a good deal of spin from this pitch.

Injury News

No Injury. It will be added when there is an update

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IND vs SA, 2nd ODI Probable Playing XIs:

India Probable Playing XIs

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (wk), Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Mohammad Siraj

South Africa Probable Playing XIs

Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi

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

Top Picks – India

• Shardul Thakur– In the opening game of the series, the bowling all-rounder took the wickets of Janneman Malan and Temba Bavuma, both in South Africa’s top three. 
• Shikhar Dhawan – The skipper averages 40.61 in Test cricket and 45.55 in ODIs. He has hit 24 centuries across his international career since making his debut in 2010.

Top Picks – South Africa

• David Miller– The 33-year-old middle order batter made a duck in the first game of this tour but has since finished unbeaten with scores of 106, 19 and 75.
• Kagiso Rabada – The right-arm quick dismissed Shubman Gill in the third over of the innings on Thursday and returned to get Avesh Khan with his penultimate delivery of his final over.

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

Sanju Samson, Quinton de Kock(C), Shikhar Dhawan(VC), David Miller, Shubman Gill, Janneman Malan, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj

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

Sanju Samson(C), Heinrich Klaasen, Shikhar Dhawan, David Miller(VC), Shreyas Iyer, Janneman Malan, Shardul Thakur, Wayne Parnell, Kuldeep Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Shikhar Dhawan, Quinton de Kock

Vice-captain – Sanju Samson, David Miller

Wicketkeeper – Quinton de Kock

IND vs SA 2nd ODI Probable Winners:

With rain shaving 20 overs from the match on Thursday, the 40-over-aside nature of the game made it a slightly different ODI. Both sides may bat with a little bit more defensive awareness in this match. The 40-over aside fixture on Thursday produced a very entertaining game and we expect another close contest in Ranchi in this clash. South Africa have players in form with the bat throughout their side and a talented bowling attack all capable of picking up wickets. However, we expect India to fight back from the defeat and win this game. Considering the team combination, India is expected to win this match.