Suryakumar Yadav’s India is hoping to play before the T20 World Cup. India had just six international matches left to prepare for the T20 World Cup 2024, which is scheduled to take place in June of that year, following the Australia T20I series.
After Sunday, December 10, rain forced postponed the first match in Durban, the preparation period was reduced to five hours. Even the toss was postponed due to the unceasing rain in Durban, and India will be hoping for some team action prior to the world tournament.
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India has now traveled to Gqberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, to play the Proteas in the second Twenty20 International, which is scheduled for Tuesday, December 12, and may be affected by rain. There’s a chance of rain on Tuesday during the match.
We may start the game later than expected because there is a greater chance of rain at that time. Before the second game, not much has changed for India, barring the possibility of rain.
In the second game, it is anticipated that India will field their strongest lineup. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, and bench centurion Ruturaj Gaikwad could be India’s starting lineup. Given his performance in the T20I series against India, one can anticipate that India will continue to use spinner Ravi Bishnoi.
Young Indians will have a great opportunity to qualify for the T20 World Cup, just as Rinku Singh has already done. The young players’ ability to adjust to the radically different conditions in South Africa will also be tested during the game.
The opening duo for South Africa, Rezza Hendricks and Matthew Breetzke, have already been confirmed. Andile Phehlukwayo might start ahead of Marco Jansen, and Tristan Stubbs might get a chance against India.
Details of the Match
SA vs. IND: Second Twenty20 International
Place: Gqeberha’s St. George’s Oval
Time: 8:30 p.m. IST
Channel: Star Sports
Pitch and Circumstances
One can anticipate the ball to seam around, even for a brief period of time, with rain forecast for the beginning of the game. In the SA20 match earlier this year, Gqeberha’s pacers received respectable assistance.
Estimated Starting Lineups
South African
Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Tristan Stubbs (wk), Aiden Markram (c),
India
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Rinku Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Mukesh Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, and Arshdeep Singh are the individuals involved in Suryakumar Yadav (C).
