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India vs South Africa, 2nd T20I – Dafanews Match Preview

 

India will face South Africa in the second T20I at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati on Sunday. The hosts had taken a 1-0 lead after winning the first T20I by eight wickets and they will look to continue the good show while South Africa will aim to bounce back stronger.

We take a 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 W L W

India has done a decent job in the recent past while chasing the targets but their death bowling while defending a target has remained a concern. The hosts had dominated with the ball in the PowerPlay overs as Deepak Chahar and Arshdeep Singh were right on the money. Moreover, KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav did a fine job in the run-chase.

Current form for South Africa: L W W L W

South Africa was not at their best with the bat and they will be looking to turn the tables in the all-important game. The Proteas’ batting line-up crumbled like a pack of cards and they would want to come up with a better show.

Head to Head: Matches: 23, Won by India: 12, Won by South Africa: 8, NR: 1, Abandoned: 2.

India holds a slight edge in the head-to-head battle against South Africa.

Players to look out for: Players to watch out for: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, and Yuzvendra Chahal will hold the key for India.

Temba Bavuma, Kagiso Rabada, Quinton de Kock, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Anrich Nortje, and Reeza Hendricks will hold the key for the visitors.

India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Umesh Yadav, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shreyas Iyer.

South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Bjorn Fortuin, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo.

 

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