Rain or Shine: India vs South Africa 2nd T20, Weather Report

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India vs South Africa 2nd T20 Match Prediction: After the first match was washed away due to rain, South Africa will now host India for the 2nd T20 match at St Georges Park.

India’s team gave young players a chance in the T20 and ODI series to prepare for the future series. However, talks are going on about whether Kohli and Rohit Sharma should be in the T20 squad in the World Cup or not. India will be one of the favorites to win the tournament as they recently failed to secure the ODI World Cup against Australia. Still, they won the t20 series against them quite comfortably.

South Africa is going to test their newly forming squad, and it is going to be quite a hustle for them to replace Quinton de Kock as the opener batsman because he was the only batter in the recent 10 years who has been consistent with the performance for the South Africa team.

Aiden Markram was given the captaincy after the selectors dropped Temba Bauma from the squad, which is the right decision because he is not meant for the T20 matches as his playing styling is staying on the pitch while rotating the strike and playing with a 100-strike rate. South Africa never won any World Cup, which is a big miss for a team like them who had produced many greats in cricket but still failed to give their all in the semi-finals and finals as they are known for choking in the crucial matches.

When and Where To Watch India vs South Africa 2nd T20 Match

Match	India vs South Africa 2nd T20 Match
Date & Time	December 12, 2023, 7:30 PM IST
Venue	St George’s Park, Gqeberha
Where to Watch	Hotstar

Player Injury Report For India vs South Africa 2nd T20 Match

There is no Injury news from the team.

India vs South Africa Head-to-Head T20 Record

Match Played	25
India Won	13
South Africa Won	10
Tie/NR	0/2

Weather Conditions For India vs South Africa 2nd T20 Match

The weather for the 2nd T20 match will have overcast conditions, and there is a 90% chance it will rain.

Pitch Report of St George’s Park, Gqeberha, In India vs South Africa 2nd T20 Match On December 12, 2023

Match Played	2 Matches
Batting first won	2 Matches won
Batting second won	0 Matches won
Average 1st innings scores	168.5 Runs
Highest Team innings total	179/4 by RSA
Lowest Team innings total	146/1 by AUS

St George’s Park, Gqeberha pitch has been great for the bowlers and also for the batter, but there have been only 2 men’s matches played on the pitch.

Team Preview Of India

India will have almost the same team that is used against Australia, but some players need to come up, such as Arshdeep Singh and Jitesh Sharma, given the chance to shine and prove themself because India is looking at both as the core member of the T20 squad.

Important players for the India Team in the match against South Africa

1- Shubman Gill has been in off form and has not had a good World Cup with the bat, but he has been one of the core members of the Indian T20 and ODI teams for a year. If he does not perform well in this series, then there might be a chance that India will drop him from the T20 squad because Ishan Kishan and a few other players have better records.

2- Suryakumar Yadav has been the best T20 batter for a long time, and he has a 62.33 average against South Africa as he scored 187 runs in just 4 matches with a strike rate of 185.14.

3- Ruturaj Gaikwad was the top scorer of the Indian team against Australia in the T20 series, in which he scored 223 runs in 5 matches, the highest of 123 runs not out. He is seen as a future captain and core player of the T20.

Team Preview Of South Africa

South Africa will be looking to win the T20 series at home as during their visit to India; they suffered defeat in the T20 and ODI series. There are a few young players like Donovan Ferreira and Tristan Stubbs looking to get a chance to show their skill, which they did in the South African T20 league.

Important players for the South Africa Team in the match against India

1- Aiden Markram will need to lead the side from the front but improve his performance in the T20. His average in T20 is good, and he can bowl a few overs for the team. He has a 36.66-run average against India in the T20I.

2- Reeza Hendricks has been Shewag of South Africa who either scores big or gets out on 0, which is why he has consistently been in and out of the team for the last three years. He scored 273 runs in the last 6 matches with an average of 45.5 and a strike rate of 164.45.

3- Lungi Ngidi has been getting hammered recently, but he has great bowling skills in T20 cricket. He took 10 wickets against India in 5 Matches of T20 but can be lethal on the South African surface.

India vs South Africa 2nd T20 Match Prediction

South Africa will be the favorite to win the match, but if India is going to chase, then they will have a better chance.

India vs South Africa 2nd T20: Probable Playing 11 of India

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Mukesh Kumar

India vs South Africa 2nd T20: Probable Playing 11 of South Africa

Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Tristan Stubbs, Aiden Markram (capt), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi