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Sanju Samson stays on bench as Suryakumar Yadav opts to bowl first in IND vs SA 2nd T20I

Anurag Dasgupta

India set to bowl vs SA [Source: AFP Photo]India set to bowl vs SA [Source: AFP Photo]

After an emphatic victory in the first T20I against South Africa in Cuttack, the caravan moves towards Mullanpur as the two sides will lock horns in the second game of the series. The Men in Blue inflicted a crushing defeat in the first T20I, and they would be eager to continue the same pattern in Mullanpur.

The Indian batting looked a bit weak against the moving ball before Hardik Pandya did the rescue act. Coming back after an injury, Hardik played a blinder to score a quick-fire fifty and also scalped a solitary wicket to bag the Player of the Match award.

Apart from him, every other bowler chipped in as the Proteas side had no chance to make a comeback with the bat. Now, with the Aiden Markram-led side eager for a comeback, we take a look at what transpired at the toss in the second T20I.

Who won the toss today in IND Vs SA 2nd T20I?

India won the toss and with dew likely to come in later in the day, Suryakumar Yadav decided to bowl first. Team India have gone in with an unchanged XI as Sanju Samson once again finds himself on the bench.

For the South Africans, Reeza Hendricks, George Linde and Corbin Bosch are in. Tristan Stubbs, Keshav Maharaj and Anrich Nortje are out.

IND Vs SA playing XIs

IND: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh

SA: Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Reeza Hendricks, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Lutho Sipamla, Lungi Ngidi

Who holds the advantage after toss

With dew already there, as mentioned by SKY during the toss, bowling will become tough as the bowlers will find it hard to grip the ball. It will come onto the bat nicely and that gives India an advantage in the second innings as chasing will become easier for them with plenty of dew around.