Team India will be eyeing an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ongoing four-match series when they take on South Africa in the second IND vs SA T20I. The game is scheduled to be played on Sunday (November 10).
The visitors thrashed the Proteas by 61 runs in the first T20I to take the lead. The Men in Blue thoroughly outplayed the hosts in the first game. Batting first, India piled up 202/8 in the allotted 20 overs thanks to a stunning century from Sanju Samson.
The visiting bowlers then came up with an equally impressive display, bowling out South Africa for just 141. With the second game all set to take place, we are taking a look at India Playing 11 for the upcoming IND vs SA T20I.
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India Playing 11 vs South Africa- 2nd T20I, India tour of South Africa 2024:
Abhishek Sharma
Abhishek Sharma squandered yet another opportunity to cement his spot in the playing eleven. The southpaw was out for just 7 runs and will be looking to bounce back.
Sanju Samson (wk)
Sanju Samson smashed his second consecutive T20I century to lead the charge with the bat. The in-form star smashed 107 runs off just 50 balls and will be looking to make the most of his form.
Suryakumar Yadav (c)
Captain Suryakumar Yadav got the start in the first game and scored 21 runs off 17 balls. He will be keen to lead the team from the front in the upcoming game.
Tilak Varma
Tilak Varma played a crucial knock in the first T20I. The southpaw hit 33 runs off just 18 balls while also sharing a 77-run stand with Samson for the third wicket.
Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya will be eyeing an impactful outing after failing to make an impact with both bat and ball in the first game. He was out for only 2 runs and went wicketless while conceding 27 runs in 3 overs.
Rinku Singh
Rinku Singh had the chance to finish the inning strongly but failed as he was out for 11 runs in the 19th over.
Axar Patel
Axar Patel got to bowl just one over in the game. In that over, he conceded 8 runs and did not pick any wicket.
Ravi Bishnoi
Ravi Bishnoi was one of India’s best bowlers in the first IND vs SA T20I as he picked up 3 wickets while conceding 28 runs in his 4 overs.
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Varun Chakravarthy
Varun Chakravarthy impressed with the ball as well and was India’s best performer with the ball. The spinner picked up 3 wickets while conceding 25 runs in his full quota of 4 overs.
Arshdeep Singh
Arshdeep Singh gave India the early breakthrough by dismissing South Africa captain Aiden Markram in the very first over. The left-arm pacer will be looking to make an impact with the new ball once again.
Avesh Khan
Avesh Khan had a good outing with the ball too. The right-arm pacer finished the game with figures of 2 for 28.
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