Rain played spoilsport in Durban as it rained during the first T20 international between India and South Africa. Both teams will now restart and look to begin their campaign at St. George's Park, Gqeberha.
After a washout in Durban prevented balls from being thrown or bowled, South Africa and India will again look to start their T20I series with the second match in Gqeberha on Tuesday. The series will conclude on Thursday at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Read on as we preview this game. The game starts at 5:00 p.m. local time at St. George’s Park.
South Africa will see some of their bowling attack leave the series to prepare for the Test series with India after this game, so this could be their best chance of a win. On a pitch that supports fast bowlers, we expect South Africa's bowling attack to enjoy this surface.
The surfaces in South Africa may be a little different for India's players than on their home courts and Sunday's washout is unlikely to have helped their acclimatization. However, India has world-class players who can perform at a high level regardless of the venue.
Match Preview
South Africa (SA) will face India (IND) in the 2nd T20I of India's tour of South Africa at St. George's Park in Gqeberha on December 12. The three-game series is the first to be evenly split between the two teams. The game in Durban ended after a long wait. It would be an interesting encounter in the final games of the series as both teams will be fighting to win the series.
South Africa had faced Australia in the last game, with South Africa winning the toss and electing to bat. They didn't start well, losing two wickets early on, but their ever-reliable middle order took responsibility and scored at a brilliant pace. They led the team to a total of 190 runs by the end of the innings. Australia also lost the first wicket early but calmed themselves not to rush and had back-to-back fantastic partnerships to help their cause. They eked out an easy win by five wickets with over two overs to spare.
India played Australia in their last encounter, with Australia winning the toss and being selected to field. India started their innings decently but then lost two quick wickets which looked like they were in trouble but Shreyas Iyer held his ground at one end and scored a fantastic fifty. Jitesh Sharma and Axar Patel kept him good company, helping them score 160 runs. Australia started their innings aggressively and looked to be in a good spot at half-time. In the second half, India pulled back and managed to win the game by six runs.
Pitch Report
St. George’s Park in Gqeberha offers a place more suitable for batting in nature. The pacers could enjoy bowling here and be able to move well off the lane. Seam and swing movements can increase the workload for batsmen and they may have to work hard to score runs. Here, teams prefer to bat first after winning the toss, with the average score in the first innings being 150.
Weather Report
We can expect high humidity and plenty of cloud cover during this game at St George's Park as temperatures will be in the high teens on Tuesday.
Toss Prediction
The last two T20I matches at St George's Park were won by the team that batted first. Our prediction is that both teams will want to bat first in this game.
Head to Head
India and South Africa have played each other in 23 T20 internationals, of which 13 were won by India and 10 by South Africa. Most of the recent matches between the two teams have been played in India, but the conditions there are very different to what we will see in this series. Interestingly, India have won 5 of the 7 T20 Internationals they have played against the home team in South Africa.
Match Prediction
After the frustrating hours of waiting for the game before it was abandoned in Durban, both sets of players will be keen to get this series going on Tuesday. On a bowler-friendly surface, this could be a very exciting game and it could just take a big innings from a batsman to win the game. We believe India have a stronger batting line-up and we are supporting them on their way to victory.
SA beat India in 2nd T20
Venue Details
The live action of the second T20I between India and South Africa will take place at St George's Park in Gqeberha where the average score is 170 in the first innings and 159 in the second. A quick look at the statistics of the domestic games played here in the evening shows that 210 is the highest total scored by a team in the first batting and 189 in the chase.
Betting Tips
We believe this is a great opportunity to help South Africa win this game. Currently South Africa is the underdog in all betting apps, but we don't think this will be the case for long. Playing in home conditions, South Africa have a stronger batting line-up and also a stronger bowling attack.
Bet on South Africa to win.
Probable Playing XI
South Africa
MP Breetzke, RR Hendricks, AK Markram (C), T Stubbs, DA Miller, M Jansen, H Klaasen (wk), KA Maharaj, G Coetzee, T Shamsi, BE Hendricks.
Reeza Hendricks – Due to the strength of the South African batting line-up, the 34-year-old has had to wait patiently for his chance at times this year. He has scored over 1600 runs in T20I cricket.
Aiden Markram – The captain has a top score of 70 in this format but has scored big centuries in Tests and ODIs. The right-hander is a stylish top-class batsman.
Gerald Coetzee – The right-arm fast bowler has had an excellent start to his international career since making his debut earlier this year. He has taken 43 wickets from 19 international matches so far.
Lizaad Williams – The 30-year-old right-arm medium-pace bowler was in good form as he took four wickets from the first two T20Is against Australia in August and September.
India Key Players
Ruturaj Gaikwad - The 26-year-old became the first Indian player to score a T20I century against Australia last month and he will now look to cement his place in this Indian team.
Suryakumar Yadav – The right-handed captain was responsible for the 4-1 win against Australia. He is one of the most exciting T20I players in the world with 1985 runs and a strike rate of 171.71.
Arshdeep Singh – The left-arm pace bowler is very adept at swinging the ball. He can be expensive but is a regular wicket-taker in this format.
Ravi Bishnoi – The young spinner has excellent control over his length while turning the ball in both directions. He has a strike rate of 14.5 from 21 T20Is.
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