India and South Africa are all face each other in the second T20I of the three-match T20 international series at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.
The men in blue are currently leading the series by 1-0, having won the first game on Wednesday.
That was a low-scoring game which India won comfortably by 8 wickets. There were so many positives in that game that surely boosted India’s confidence ahead of T20 World Cup.
The way Chahar and Arshdeep bowled during the powerplay overs and broke the back of visitors by removing half of their side under the score of 10.
Arshdeep was lethal on that day with his unplayable swing deliveries and he ended up taking 3 wickets in his spell of 4 overs.
Later, after losing 2 early wickets of skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, India’s vice-captain KL Rahul and the dependable batter steady the Indian innings and drove the side over the finishing line.
Rahul, who was seen out of touch for some time, remained unbeaten till the end with his 51 runs knock of 56. While Surya was again at his best. He scored a brilliant 33 ball 50 and walked back pavilion with not out tag.
Ahead of the second T20I, India faced a big blow as the star Indian pacer ruled out of the remainder of the series due to stress fracture. Mohammad Siraj named as replacement of Bumrah for the remaining two games. And he will most likely to play in the second match on Sunday.
India and South Africa 2nd T20I Playing XIs (Predicted)
India XI
KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma ©, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Mohammad Siraj
South Africa XI
Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma ©, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi
IND Vs SA 2nd T20I: Players to watch out for
The key players to watch out for in the 2nd T20 would be KL Rahul, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav as batters. Dinesh Karthik as wicket-keeper. Axar Patel as an all-rounder. While Mohammad Siraj will lead the bowling department for India.
Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaassen and David Miller are the strongest batters in South Africa’s side. While Lungi Ngidi and Tabraiz Shamsi as bowlers.
When and Where to watch the T20 series between India and South Africa?
The second match of the three-match T20 series between India and South Africa will be played on October 2 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.
Live telecast of the match will be available on Star Sports in India. The live streaming of the match will be available on Disney+Hotstar app.
You can also track live scores and updates on the stumps and bails website as well.
