The Men in Blue put on a dominant performance with both bat and ball in the first ODI and now have an opportunity to seal the series 2-0. On the other hand, the Proteas suffered an embarrassing loss by eight wickets and will aim to win the second ODI at all costs to avoid a series loss.
India tour of South Africa 2023-24, SA vs IND, 2nd ODI:
- Date and time: December 19; 11:00 am GMT/ 1:00 pm local/ 04:30 pm IST
- Venue: St George’s Park, Gqeberha
St George’s Park Pitch Report:
The wickets at St George’s Park initially favour batters but provide assistance to spin or seam bowlers as the game progresses. Teams batting first have had the edge over those chasing, so the captain winning the toss might opt to bat first.
SA vs IND Dream11 Prediction Picks:
- Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Heinrich Klaasen
- Batters: David Miller, Rassie van der Dussen, Ruturaj Gaikwad
- All-rounders: Axar Patel, Aiden Markram, Andile Phehlukwayo
- Bowlers: Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh
SA vs IND Dream11 Prediction Captain and Vice-Captain:
- Choice 1: Arshdeep Singh (c), Aiden Markram (vc)
- Choice 2: KL Rahul (c), Heinrich Klaasen (vc)
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SA vs IND Dream11 Prediction Backups:
Reeza Hendricks, Tabrez Shamsi, Sai Sudharsan, Yuzvendra Chahal
SA vs IND Dream11 Team for today’s match (Dec 19, 11:00 am GMT):
SA vs IND, Dream11 Team (Image Source: Screenshot Dream11)
Squads:
South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Mihlali Mpongwana, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, Lizaad Williams
India: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer (1st ODI), KL Rahul (c & wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep.
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