After a thumping defeat in the first T20I, India will look to bounce back when they lock horns against South Africa in the second game of the three-match series. Cuttack’s Baramati Stadium will host the match on Sunday (June 12).
The spotlight will be on the Indian bowlers who failed to defend 211 runs in the last ball. Head coach Rahul Dravid and bowling coach Paras Mhambrey will have to sort out the bowling woes if India have to bounce back in the series against an in-form South African team.
The Proteas, on the other hand, have largely benefitted from David Miller‘s form. The southpaw continued his superlative run from IPL 2022 to international to spearhead South Africa’s run chase in the first game. Temba Bavuma and Co. will hope to keep the momentum going in the next few games of the series.
Match Details
2nd T20I – India (IND) vs South Africa (SA)
Venue: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack.
Date & Time: 9th June at 7:00 pm IST and Local time
Pitch Report
The pitches at Barabati have traditionally been on the slower side irrespective of the format, so the spinners on both teams should do better than their forgettable outings in Delhi.
Predicted Playing XI
India (IND): Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan
South Africa (SA): Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
Match Prediction
The visiting side stunned India in the series opener on Thursday, beating them by seven wickets. They will have the momentum on their side and will enter the match as the outright favourites to go 2-0 up in the series.
Betway has also placed their odds in favour of South Africa at 2.10.
IND vs SA – Fantasy Team Predictions
Fantasy Team 1: Quinton de Kock, Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Van der Dussen (c), David Miller, Hardik Pandya (vc), Dwaine Pretorius, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Anrich Nortje
Fantasy Team 2: Quinton de Kock, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (c), Van der Dussen, Wayne Parnell, David Miller (vc), Hardik Pandya, Dwaine Pretorius, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Kagiso Rabada
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