India vs South Africa, 2nd T20I toss: South Africa won the toss and skipper Aiden Markram opted to field under overcast conditions at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on Tuesday.
The Proteas are without senior pacers Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi and Anrich Nortje is yet to recover from an injury that had ruled him out of the recent ICC World Cup, and went with Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee and Lizaad Williams as their quicks along with all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo.
India, meanwhile, are without senior batter Shreyas Iyer for the second T20I, with Tilak Varma auditioning for the No 3 slot in his absence. Additionally, the Men in Blue have gone with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill as their openers with Ruturaj Gaikwad missing out, reportedly due to an unspecified illness.
As for the bowling department, left-arm spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav return to action after being rested for the Australia T20Is with leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi being benched. Additionally, Arshdeep Singh and Mukesh Kumar were included as the pacers alongside spearhead Mohammed Siraj.
India vs South Africa 2nd T20I preview: India face South Africa in the second of three T20Is in Gqeberha on Tuesday with the series level at 0-0 after the tour opener got washed out.
The first T20I was scheduled to take place at Durban’s Kingsmead on Sunday. Thanks to incessant rain though, the match got called off without the toss taking place.
Rain has also been forecast for Tuesday’s fixture at St George’s Park in Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth. Should the second game also get called off, the third T20I in Johannesburg’s Wanderers Stadium effectively becomes a one-off shoot out to decide the series winner.
Teams:
South Africa: Matthew Breetzke, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(wk), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Gerald Coetzee, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma(wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar
