South Africa will square off against India in the second Test match at the Newlands, Cape Town from Wednesday. The Proteas were able to draw first blood in the series, winning the opening Test by a convincing margin of an innings and 32 runs.
The home team was able to dominate with both bat and ball and completely outplayed Rohit Sharma’s side. We 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 South Africa: W W W D L
South Africa was right on the money in the opening Test as they ticked all the correct boxes. Dean Elgar was the star of the show for the Proteas, scoring a majestic knock of 185 runs on a difficult pitch. Furthermore, Nandre Burger, Marco Jansen, and Kagiso Rabada played a key role in the team’s win.
Current form for India: L D W L D
India could not deliver with both bat and ball in the opening Test. While they scored a competitive score of 245 runs in the first innings, their fast bowlers, excluding Jasprit Bumrah, could not make the most of the favorable conditions on offer.
Head to Head: Matches: 43, Won by South Africa: 18, Won by India: 15, Drawn: 10.
South Africa holds a slight edge in H2H against India.
Players to look out for: KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Siraj will hold the key for India.
Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, and David Bedingham will be the crucial players for South Africa.
India Test squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KS Bharat (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna.
South Africa Test squad: David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar ©, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs and Kyle Verreynne, Zubayr Hamza.
