IND vs SA 2nd T20 Playing 11: The Indian team won the first T20 match played in Thiruvananthapuram by 8 wickets.
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India vs South Africa T20 Match: After an exciting start to Thiruvananthapuram, the caravan of the India-South Africa T20 series has reached Guwahati. The second T20 match of the series is to be played at the Barsapara International Stadium in the city. South African captain Temba Bavuma has won the toss and decided to bowl first. The Indian team is leading 1-0 after winning the first match of the series and today they have a chance to win the first T20 series against South Africa at home.
If we talk about the playing XI of this match, then the Indian team has not made any changes this time. Captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid have expressed confidence in the team that won Thiruvananthapuram. However, this time Team India has to bat first and in such a situation, making a big score first and then defending it will be a big challenge for Team India and this will be important in terms of preparation for the World Cup.
The South African team has made a change in this match and has included fast bowler Lungi Ngidi in the team. Left-arm spinner Tabrez Shamsi has made room for him.
This series is the last chance for both the teams to test themselves before the T20 World Cup starting this month in Australia. In the absence of Jasprit Bumrah, eyes are on the bowling of Team India. In the first T20 in Thiruvananthapuram, the pace duo of Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar had set South Africa’s defeat in just 15 balls. India won that match by 8 wickets. Will Team India be able to repeat the same performance again?
IND vs SA: Today’s Playing 11
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel.
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Riley Russo, David Miller, Aidan Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Pernell, Kagiso Rabada, Enrique Norkhia, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj