South Africa will lock horns against India in the second T20I at St George’s Park, Gqeberha on Tuesday after the first game was washed out due to rain. With the T20 World Cup almost six months away, both teams will look to put their best step forward and prepare in the best possible manner.
In fact, India has only five T20Is to go before they play their first match of the T20I showpiece and thus the young players will want to make a case for their selection.
We look at the current form, head-to-head, players to look out for, and squads of both teams in our match preview.
Current form for India: W W L W W
India convincingly defeated Australia by 4-1 and they will aim to continue the good show against the Proteas. All eyes will be on players like Rinku Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Mukesh Kumar, who impressed against the Aussies.
Current form for South Africa: L L L L W
South Africa had lost their last four matches and they will look to turn the tables against India. In the absence of Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks will aim to grab his opportunity with both hands and provide a solid start to his team at the top of the order.
Head to Head: Matches: 24, Won by India: 13, Won by South Africa: 10, NR: 1.
India holds a slight advantage against South Africa in the H2H battle.
Players to look out for: Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and Mukesh Kumar will hold the key for India.
Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen, Aiden Markram, and Keshav Maharaj will be the crucial players for South Africa.
South Africa Squad: Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Tristan Stubbs, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Donovan Ferreira, Lizaad Williams
India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan, Mukesh Kumar, Washington Sundar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav
