Riding high on a dominant 101-run win in the first T20I, Suryakumar Yadav's India will face Aiden Markram's South Africa in the second T20I at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on Thursday. The match promises another competitive clash in the series.
In the first T20I played in Cuttack on Tuesday, South Africa won the toss and invited India to bat first. India posted 175 thanks to Hardik Pandya's blistering 59 off 28 balls. In response, South Africa's innings folded for just 74 as the Indian bowlers struck at regular intervals. Reduced to 68 for five, the Proteas' lower order crumbled, handing India a thumping 101-run victory to open the series in style.
For the second match, India's predicted XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (vc), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy.
South Africa's predicted XI: Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla.
Eyes will be on India's Arshdeep Singh. The left-arm pacer became the first Indian to reach 100 T20I wickets. In the first match, he dismissed Quinton de Kock in the first over and Tristan Stubbs a few overs later, putting South Africa under pressure.
For South Africa, Quinton de Kock could shine. With a tremendous record against India, de Kock has been dismissed for two ducks recently—one in the ODIs and one on Tuesday. If the stylish left-hander survives the initial burst from Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah, he has the shots to make India pay.
India's full squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar.
South Africa's full squad: Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lutho Sipamla, Lungi Ngidi, Reeza Hendricks, Corbin Bosch, George Linde, Tony de Zorzi, Ottneil Baartman, Kwena Maphaka.
