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Ind Vs Sa Statistical Preview Key Stats Records And Head To Head Ahead Of 2nd Test

IND vs SA statistical preview: Key stats, records and head-to-head ahead of 2nd Test

India vs South Africa, 2nd Test will be played in Guwahati [Source- Temba_bavuma11/X.com]

India will host South Africa in the second Test at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, from November 22 to 26, at 9 am (IST). Here's what to expect from the match.

India

Following the loss in the first Test by 30 runs, India will be without their captain, Shubman Gill, who has been ruled out of the series decider due to a neck injury, which he sustained on Day 2 in Kolkata.

Rishabh Pant will be leading the team, as they look to avoid a second white-wash at home in consecutive years. Sai Sudharsan is expected to return to the line-up, and wicketkeeper Dhruv Jurel could be seen batting at 4.

South Africa

The high on confidence South Africa smells a chance to script history by winning their first series in India since 2000 and shut the naysayers, who questioned their World Test Championship win earlier this season.

Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada has been ruled out of the second match, and Lungi Ngidi will replace him in the squad. However, it is highly likely that they continue to stick to their last match's winning lineup.

IND vs SA head-to-head overview

India and South Africa have faced-off in 45 Test matches so far, and the hosts have emerged victorious in 16, while the Proteas have won 19. Ten matches between the teams have ended in a draw.

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Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati pitch report

The Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati, will host their first-ever Test match when these two teams face off from Saturday. However, the wicket at the venue has a lot of runs on it and a similar is expected to be the case in the second Test.

After the first Test, India are expected to prepare a flatter pitch, which will eventually help the spinners as it wears out. The fast bowlers will get a bit of help with the new ball in the initial phases of the match, but it is expected to produce a good game of cricket — longer than the previous one.

India vs South Africa probable lineups

India

KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

South Africa

Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickleton (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj.

Top run-scorers in IND vs SA Tests

(Only considering the current squad members)

Temba Bavuma- 431 runs

After his match-winning fifty in Kolkata, captain Temba Bavuma is the highest run-scorer among the current players from both teams. He has played 9 matches for his 431 runs and scored three fifties.

KL Rahul- 409 runs

Indian opener KL Rahul has faced the Proteas in 8 matches and scored two hundreds and a fifty for his 409 runs — only 22 runs behind Bavuma.

Aiden Markram- 408 runs

South African opener Aiden Markram has scored 408 runs in 11 innings against India in Tests. He has a century and a fifty and is currently the third highest scorer in the H2Hs.

Top wicket-scorers in IND vs SA Tests

(Only considering the current squad members)

Ravindra Jadeja- 46 wickets

The Indian left-arm spinner Jadeja has the most wickets in H2Hs vs SA, scalping 46 in 10 matches. He has 3 five-fers and best figures of 6/138 against the Proteas.

Jasprit Bumrah- 44 wickets

Just behind Jadeja, Bumrah has 44 wickets vs South Africa in 9 matches played. He has four five-fers and has the best bowling figures of 6/61.

Marco Jansen- 29 wickets

The left-arm pacer, Marco Jansen, has taken 29 wickets vs India in 7 Tests and is third amongst the current lot of players. He has the best figures of 4/31 in the H2Hs. His Bowling average of 17.06 is better than both Jadeja (18.80) and Bumrah (19.09).

IND vs SA key stats