India will lock horns against South Africa in the second T20I at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, Chandigarh on Thursday. The hosts won the opening T20I by a mammoth margin of 101 runs and they would want to carry the good show.

On a challenging wicket, Hardik Pandya showed why he is one of the best seam-bowling all-rounders in the world. Pandya smashed a blistering knock of 59 runs off just 28 balls with the help of six fours and four sixes to help India post 175 runs on the board and he is once again going to hold the key.

Furthermore, India came up with a collective bowling effort as Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel bagged two wickets apiece to deliver the goods for the team.

On the other hand, South Africa bowled decently in the first 10 overs before Hardik Pandya took the game away from the tourists. But the Proteas were bowled out for a paltry score of 74 runs and they would look to come up with an improved batting show.

This would be the first time that Mullanpur will host a T20I match. The track is expected to be batters’ friend and the spinners will come into action.

Head to Head: Matches: 32, Won by India: 19, Won by South Africa: 12, No Result: 1.

India squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar

South Africa T20I squad: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs.