The Indian team will look to level the series when they take on South Africa in the 2nd and final Test match played in Cape Town from 3rd January onwards. It was a disappointing outing for the Indian team as they lost the match by an innings and 32 runs.
KL Rahul scored a superb century in the first innings allowing India to post 245. The bowling was not up to the mark as they conceded a lead of 163 runs. In the second innings, Virat Kohli looked impressive with 76 but bundled out cheaply in the 2nd innings.
Dean Elgar will lead the side in the absence of Temba Bavuma. South Africa have been dealt a big blow as Gerlad Cotezee has been ruled out due to an injury. Elgar performed brilliantly with 185 while David Bedingham and Marco Jansen played valuable knocks to help South Africa post 408.
Match Details
Details– India vs South Africa, 2nd Test match
Venue– Newlands, Cape Town.
Date and Time– 3rd-7th January, 1.30 PM IST
Pitch Report
The pitch at Newlands, Cape Town aids the pace bowlers which will be a big test for the batters. A total of 60 Test matches have been played at this venue with the team batting first won 23 times while the team batting second won 25 times.
The average first innings total at this venue is 325. As the game progresses, the spinners might get help which would be tough for the batters. It promises to be a tough encounter for the batters but would become good.
Indian team does not have a great record at Newlands with no wins from the 6 matches they have played while losing 4.
The captain that wins the toss would likely field first and put pressure on the batters initially before the team batting second could use the batting conditions.
India (Ind) vs South Africa (SA)- Predicted Playing XI
India
Rohit Sharma (C), Yashavi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna/Mukesh Kumar.
South Africa
Dean Elgar (C), Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verryene (WK), Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Kagiso Rabada, Nandie Burger, Keshav Maharaj.
Fantasy Selection- Ind vs SA
Team 1– Rohit Sharma (C), Dean Elgar (VC), Gill, Zorzi, Shreyas Iyer, Keegan Petersen, Ravindra Jadeja, Marco Jansen, Bumrah, Rabada, Siraj, Burger.
Team 2– Yashavi Jaiswal, Aiden Markram (VC), Zorzi, Virat Kohli (C), David Bedingham, KL Rahul, Wiaan Mulder, Ashwin, Rabada, Mukesh Kumar, Maharaj.
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