IND vs SA 2nd T20I LIVE SCORE: Even though the first T20I of the three-match series between India and South Africa was abandoned without a ball being bowled, the action now shifts to Gqeberha for the second fixture of the white-ball leg of India’s tour. Both the teams only have five T20Is remaining before they feature in the T20 World Cup 2024 set to take place in USA and West Indies in June 2024. This means there are limited opportunities for both these teams to figure out a working combination which they will then take to the ICC event next year.

Weather did play a spoilsport so much so that both the captains did not even get a chance to announce their Playing 11s. This means fans have no idea what the management is thinking. Will Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad continue opening or will Shubman Gill get back into the scheme of things as an opener? Similarly it would be interesting to see what happens to Kuldeep Yadav who had a great run in the ODI World Cup but will have to compete for a place with Ravi Bishnoi who was the Player of the Series in India’s home series against Australia.

As far as hosts South Africa are concerned, they too have a few selection issues to consider. While Andile Phehlukwayo could be a tempting choice to pick, who will he replace? Will he come instead of Marco Jansen? So there are unsolved puzzles to solve for both India and South Africa which makes the second T20I all the more fascinating.

Probable Playing 11s:

South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markam, Tristan Stubbs/Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen/Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill/Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar/Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav/Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh