SA vs IND 2nd T20 Match- when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
This will be the first time both teams will be in action against each other after India pipped South Africa to win the T20 World Cup 2024 in June. India are the number one ranked team in T20Is, whereas South Africa have slipped further in the rankings after they lost T20I series by 3-0 to West Indies in August. They are now placed sixth.
India, under their new T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav are in roaring form in T20Is. They won the T20I series against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh by 3-0 each. They will enter the Rainbow Nation with a relatively young squad and the last time they visited the country for a T20I series, they had levelled the three-match series 1-1.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
SA vs IND 2nd T20 Match Details
Match: SA vs IND 2nd T20 Match, India tour of South Africa
Captains:
Suryakumar Yadav is going to lead India Cricket Team
Aiden Markram will lead South Africa Cricket Team
When: 10th November 2024, Sunday
Match is going to start at 07:30 p.m.
Venue: St George’s Park, Gqeberha
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 28 matches against each other. Out of which India has won 16 matches and South Africa cricket team has won 11 matches with 1 match ended up in no result.
Likely playing XI
South Africa
Aiden Markram ©, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter
India
Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav ©, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Ravi Bishnoi
Pitch report
A good blend of pace and bounce for the fast bowlers is expected early on. As the game progresses, spinners might come into play, especially during the phase in the middle. There have been only four T20Is that have been played here, with the last one seeing the hosts defeat India in December 2023.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Sanju Samson
Best Bowler: Varun Chakravarthy
Weather forecast for today in Gqeberha
Maximum temperature: 21°C
Minimum temperature: 14°C
Wind speed: 8km/h
Chances of rain: 10%
Capacity of stadium: 19,000
Prediction to win: India is most likely to win the match
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