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CLAIM NOWSouth Africa vs India, SA vs IND 2023, Today Match Prediction 12 December 2023
Toss Winner - South Africa won the toss and choose to bowl first
South Africa won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining) (D/L method)
With the Durban encounter proving to be a damp squib, India and South Africa will be raring to get down on the park and test their skills at the St.George’s Park in Gqeberha. A short turnaround from the first game means players won’t have a lot of time to reset and may have to quickly jump into game mode after a forced break due to rain.
- Aiden Markram and Reeza Hendricks are the batters to watch for Team SA, with Hendricks in particular scoring 7 half centuries in 11 hits this year.
- Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad would be key to India getting a quick start in the powerplay overs.
- David Miller, if selected, will play his 100th T20I for the Proteas. The swashbuckling southpaw has whacked 106 sixes so far in his T20I career,
We are backing India as the winners of this contest.
| Tournament: | India tour of South Africa, 2023-24 |
| Format: | t20 |
| Venue: | Saint George's Park, Gqeberha, South Africa |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 16.0°C|Light drizzle |
RSA vs IND Match Prediction & Analysis
Rain washed out the first T20I game between Proteas and Team India at Durban, and the match was called off without a ball bowled. Now the action shifts to St George’s Park, Gqberha for the second T20I.
Scheduled to be a day game with a 4pm local start, this contest should pose an interesting challenge for the hosts and visitors. But both the teams have enough ammunition in the arsenal to face off against a quality team at tricky conditions and come out winning.
Both teams have a new-look squad with no obvious shortcomings other than lack of experience for a few players so they would be looking to make a mark and get some wins under their belt, with the debutants and young players eager to build a case for future selections.
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TEAMS PREVIEW
South Africa Preview
A lot of fresh players in the squad and new faces in the XI, so South Africa will be looking at these four remaining matches as a platform for the T20 world cup.Quinton De Kock is busy playing T20 at BBL, which means Matthew Breetzke will open the innings along with in-form batter Reeza Hendricks.
Captain Aiden Markram will slot in at #3, whereas Heinrich Klaasen will combine with David Miller, and either of Donovan Ferreira or Tristan Stubbs to fortify the middle order.Both Ferreira and Stubbs can launch the long ball with ease, but the team needs someone to bunt the ball around in the middle overs against Indian spinners to keep the runs coming, and click into higher gear during the late overs. It seems like the SA team will be curious to see what Donovan Ferreira does in that role.
Andile Phehlukwayo, Marco Jansen are two talented all-rounders, with paceman Gerald Coetzee capable of bringing out the big strokes if required. Keshav Maharaj is going to be the main spinning option with captain Markram ready to roll his arm over with his offies if need be.
South Africa Predicted Playing XI:
Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram(C), Heinrich Klaasen(wk), David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Andile Phelukwayo, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lizaad Williams.
South Africa Actual Playing XI:
Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Matthew Breetzke, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Gerald Coetzee, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lizaad Williams
India Preview
Indian team will be happy to see some known faces come back after a break, especially Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav. But will they be happy to chop and change the XI, given their replacements were instrumental in securing a series win against Australia 4-1? That’s a difficult choice to make.
However, we see India sticking to their gun opening pair in Yashashvi and Ruturaj. The blitzkrieg starts that they gave team India in the powerplay against Australia proved to be the difference in some games, and they’ll be hoping to give this duo another run. Another talking point is the wicket keeper’s slot. With 3 openers in the fold, Ishan Kishan cannot open and is most likely to lose his spot to Jitesh Sharma at #6. Axar Patel has not been selected for T20s in this tour, and that’s a clear indication that Ravindra Jadeja will be playing instead of him.
Kuldeep Yadav looks all but certain to start ahead of Ravi Bishnoi, despite the right arm leggie's excellent show against the Aussies that saw him rise to #1 in T20 bowling rankings. With Deepak Chahar’s participation uncertain, Mukesh Kumar could get another chance to lock his place in the XI alongside Arshdeep Singh and Mohammed Siraj.
India Predicted Playing XI:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar.
India Actual Playing XI:
Suryakumar Yadav, Jitesh Sharma, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The forecast is not 100% clear, with rain expected to play some spoilsport at some point during the match. A coastal city, Gqeberha would make Indian bowlers and batsmen Indians feel at home with conditions mimicking certain grounds back home, where the pitch is dry and run scoring is easy in the first innings, only to slow down drastically with the ball not coming on to bat.The wicket and the conditions at this ground take pace and spin, but runs typically dry up in the middle overs when spinners operate from both ends. The team scoring more runs in this phase have a higher chance of winning the game, as the pitch starts wearing down.
RSA vs IND Pitch Report
Live action from the second T20I between these India and South Africa unfolds at St George's Park at Gqeberha, where the average score in the first innings is 170 and 159 in the second. A quick run through the stats of domestic games held here in the evening shows 210 is the highest total notched up by a team batting first, and 189 while chasing.
Toss: To Bat
There is no clear advantage to batting first at this venue after winning toss, but most teams figure that it is always good to have runs on the board here to put pressure on the team chasing with the pitch slowing down. By that token, expect the team winning the toss to bat first.
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Winning Prediction
Team India is certainly better placed than Team South Africa in of match preparation. Having clinched the series against Australia, they’ll be looking to put on a show on foreign soil especially here where the conditions are not so remote. SA players begin their first assignment after the world cup so they may take time to limber up and shake off their rustiness.
We are backing India as the winners of this contest.
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