Match Details:
India vs South Africa, 2nd T20I
Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Date & Time: October 2nd at 7:00 PM IST and Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Preview:
India will clash against South Africa in the 2nd T20I of the series on Super Sunday. Not many times we will be witnessing the Indian bowlers winning the matches however it has happened in the series opener as seamers exploited the conditions to restrict the proteas for just 106 runs on the board and later it was an unbeaten 93* run-stand for the 3rd wicket between Lokesh Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav that got them home with 20 balls remaining. Since there is no Hardik Pandya, they need to stick to the proper 5 bowlers which will be challenging for skipper Rohit Sharma. They look to wrap up the series with a game left.
South Africa on the other hand were completely bamboozled against the quality swing bowling in the 1st T20I and lost the match by 8 wickets. They were reeling at 9 for 5 and then notable contributions from Aiden Markram, Wayne Parnell, and Keshav Maharaj helped them to surpass the 100 run-mark that gave them something to bowl at. Skipper Temba Bavuma who made his way back into the side got dismissed for a no-score by a perfect inswinger from Deepak Chahar. Overall 4 batters bagged a duck which put a brake on their scoring rate. They benched in form Reeza Hendricks who has hit 4 half-centuries in his last 5 T20Is that proved to be costly for them. It’s a must-win game for them to stay alive in the series.
What is the pitch report for IND vs SA, 2nd T20I?
The surface is conducive for the quicks and the batters need to toil hard to put a competitive score on the board. Anything more than 160 is a defendable score on this wicket.
Injury Updates:
Jasprit Bumrah has been ruled out of the series with an injury and Mohammed Siraj will replace him in the squad.
Recent form:
India: WWWLW
South Africa: LWWWW
What is the expected, Probable Playing XIs for IND vs SA, 2nd T20I?
India
Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh
South Africa
Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Reeza Hendricks / Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
What are the Top Picks, players for Dream11, My11circle and MPL for IND vs SA, 2nd T20I?
Top Pick – Batter
Not the first time we witnessed, Suryakumar Yadav opening the account with a boundary. He did the same in the 1st T20I with an unusual six over the third man. He remained not out on 50* runs from 33 balls.
Top Pick – All-Rounder
Axar Patel is giving his everything for the side and making a statement that he wants to stay here for a longer period of time. He was economical in the 1st T20I and even bagged a wicket.
Top Pick – Bowler
Deepak Chahar was simply outstanding with the new ball in the 1st T20I. He swung the ball both ways and removed Temba Bavuma and Tristan Stubbs for no scores.
Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Quinton de Kock didn’t meet the expectations in the 1st T20I as he dragged the ball onto the stumps for just one run. He is still a good pick for your fantasy teams.
X-Factor:
On tough batting conditions in the 1st T20I, Aiden Markram scored valuable 25 runs at a strike rate of 104.16 which included 3 fours and a six.
What are the fantasy suggested teams for IND vs SA, 2nd T20I?
1. Quinton de Kock (c), Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Axar Patel, Aiden Markram, Deepak Chahar, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada
2. Quinton de Kock, Rishabh Pant, Virat Kohli (vc), David Miller, Suryakumar Yadav, Temba Bavuma, Axar Patel, Aiden Markram (c), Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
IND vs SA, 2nd T20I Probable Winners:
South Africa are expected to win this match.
