India Will face South Africa in the second match of the five-match T20 series. IND vs SA match preview provides details of today’s match for the 2nd T20I of South Africa tour 2025.
IND vs SA Match Preview- 2nd T20I, India tour of South Africa 2025:
Date and Place:
IND vs SA match will be played from 11th December at Maharaja Yadvendra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh. The game will start at 7:00 PM IST.
Squad:
India
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma, Sanju Samson, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar.
South Africa
Aiden Markram (captain), Otneil Bartman, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brewis, Quinton de Kock, Tony De Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, George Linde, Kwena Mafaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs.
India vs South Africa Major Matches:
Shubman Gill vs Marco Johnson
Shubman Gill, who is in dire need of runs in T20I cricket, will be aiming to make a significant contribution at the top of the order in the second T20I against South Africa.
Gill will have to deal with the bowling of Marco Johnson, who has been in excellent form on this tour and will look to deliver another strong performance in the next game.
Abhishek Sharma vs Lungi Ngidi
Abhishek Shrama, who was out after a good start in the first T20I, will look to make up for it by playing a match-winning innings in the upcoming match.
Abhishek will face Lungi Ngidi, who took three wickets in the last match and will aim to do the same in the second game.
Quinton de Kock vs Arshdeep Singh
The responsibility of giving a good start to the team in the first six overs, playing his natural game, will be on experienced South African batsman Quinton de Kock, who was out without opening the account in the last match.
Quinton de Kock will face Arshdeep Singh, who did well by taking wickets in the powerplay in Cuttack, with Quinton de Kock also looking to continue his good performance.
Aiden Markram vs Jasprit Bumrah
South Africa’s T20I captain Aiden Markram will have to lead from the front in the second T20I to challenge the in-form Indian bowling attack.
Markram will face the challenge of Jasprit Bumrah, who took his 100th wicket in T20I cricket in the last match and will look to follow it up with a match-winning performance in the next game.
Key players of India vs South Africa:
IND– Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh
SA– Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brewis, Marco Jensen, Lungi Ngidi
India vs South Africa Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in New Chandigarh, with a maximum temperature of 23°C and a minimum of 7°C.
conclusion
India would like to double the lead by winning the second game of the ongoing five-match T20 series, having won the opening match by 101 runs.
As far as South Africa is concerned, the Proteas team would like to perform better in the next match after poor performance in the first match.
