SA vs IND 2nd T20I Preview: Key Players And Stats, Live Streaming, Pitch Report, Probable XIs

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Hosts South Africa and the visiting Indian team will collide in the second T20I of their four-match series on Sunday, November 10 at the St George's Park Cricket Ground in Gqeberha. Team India, under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav, won the first T20I in Durban a couple of days ago to take a 1-0 lead in the series.

SA vs IND 2nd T20I: Match Details And Live Streaming

SA vs IND 2nd T20I Preview: South Africa

Since the conclusion of the 2024 T20 World Cup this year, the South African cricket team has suffered a 0-3 drubbing in the West Indies, and failed to defeat Ireland in the UAE. Moreover, the Proteas have now lost its series-opener to T20 World Cup winners India by a huge 61-run margin. Batting seems to be a primary area of concern for South Africa, as none of their top-order stars have managed to click off late. The bowling department, on the other hand, has been ably helmed by Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee as well as by senior spinner Keshav Maharaj.

SA vs IND 2nd T20I Preview: India

The Indian cricket team crushed hosts South Africa by 61 runs in Durban in the series opener. The outcome extended India’s T20I dominance this year, as it marked their 22nd win in just 23 matches since the start of January.

Centurion Sanju Samson and middle-order star Tilak Varma played starring roles with the bat to headline India’s 200-plus total. In the South African innings, Indian spinners Varun Chakravarthy and Ravi Bishnoi demonstrated admirable composure on a batting-friendly surface to orchestrate a huge win for the ‘Men in Blue’.

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SA vs IND 2nd T20I Pitch Report: How Will St George's Park Surface Behave? 

Batters might find it easy to play their strokes on the St George's Park Cricket Ground. The average first innings total at the venue in T20Is in the past four years has amounted to 170. While toss will not play that big of a factor in the game, the captain winning it might be inclined to bat first owing the outcome of the first T20I of the ongoing series.

SA vs IND 2nd T20I: Key Players And Stats

• Sanju Samson: 218 runs in last 2 matches, Batting Average: 109.00, SR: 224.74
• Tristan Stubbs: 236 runs in last 10 matches, Batting Average: 33.71, SR: 150.31
• Arshdeep Singh: 9 wickets in last 5 matches, Economy: 7.14, SR: 10.55
• Patrick Kruger: 8 wickets in last 6 matches, Economy: 9.33, SR: 13.75
• Suryakumar Yadav: 225 runs in last 7 matches, Batting Average: 32.14, SR: 182.92

SA vs IND 2nd T20I: Probable Playing XIs

South Africa Probable XI: Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj and Nqabayomzi Peter.

India Probable XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan.

SA vs IND 2nd T20I: Winner Prediction

The Indian cricket team will be considered as favourites to defeat South Africa once again and extend their lead further in the four-match T20I series.

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