India vs South Africa 2nd ODI is being played at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium, Raipur. Team India lost the toss in ODI for the 20th time. The captain of the visiting team, Temba Bavuma, who was rested in the last match, has returned. Bavuma won the toss and decided to bowl first, saying batting might become easier due to dew falling in the evening. South Africa has finished 3rd in the playing 11, India is playing with the winning team.

India’s playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (captain, wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna.

South Africa’s playing 11

Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Mathieu Bretzke, Tony De Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Berger, Lungi Ngidi.

In the first ODI played in Ranchi, Indian batsmen had scored a lot of runs, Kohli had scored a century and made a century partnership with Rohit Sharma. Kohli had scored 135 runs. Captain KL Rahul also scored important runs in the lower order and took the team’s score to 349. The South African team lost the match by 17 runs.

pitch report

Unlike Ranchi, bowlers may get more help in Raipur, here batsmen may have to struggle a bit. Fast bowlers will get more help here, due to this the role of Harshit Rana and Arshdeep Singh will become important with the new ball. Rohit and Yashasvi will have to be careful in the beginning.

The only ODI match at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium was played between India and New Zealand in 2023, when the Kiwi team was all out for 108 runs. It was only Rohit Sharma who scored a half-century. There will be a surge here. But the role of toss will be important in all this.

Bavuma’s return possible, India can enter with a winning team

After the Test series, Temba Bavuma was rested from the first ODI, in whose absence Aiden Markram took over the captaincy. Team India would not like to tamper with the winning team. In the first ODI, Harshit Rana performed brilliantly with the new ball, he took 2 big wickets in his very first over. Kuldeep Yadav took 4 wickets, although Ravindra Jadeja proved to be very expensive. Jadeja gave away 66 runs in 9 overs.

Probable playing eleven of South Africa- Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock (wk), Mathieu Bretzke, Temba Bavuma (c), Dewald Brewis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Prenlain Sabran, Nandre Berger, Otniel Baartman.

India’s probable playing eleven- Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul (wicket keeper and captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.

The first match of the three-match ODI series was played between India and South Africa in Ranchi on Sunday. A total of 681 runs were scored in this match. Both the teams scored more than 300, but in the end Team India won by 17 runs. Now the second ODI match will be played between the two teams on Wednesday, 3 December. Know here what South Africa’s playing eleven could be like in the second ODI.

South African team can make 3 changes

The second ODI match between India and South Africa will be played on Wednesday, 3 December at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium, Raipur. The toss of this match will take place at 1 pm. The match will start at 1:30 pm. The South African team can make 3 major changes in its playing eleven for this match.

Temba Bavuma may return

In the first ODI, Ryan Rickleton and Aiden Markram opened the innings for South Africa. Whereas wicketkeeper batsman Quinton de Kock played at number three, but regular captain Temba Bavuma may return in the second ODI match to be played in Raipur. In such a situation, DeKock and Markram can open. Whereas Bavuma can bat at number-3.

This Hindu cricketer may get a place in the final eleven

Keshav Maharaj, one of the most successful spinners of the South African team, did not play in the first ODI. Prenelon Subrayan was the only spinner in Ranchi, who gave 73 runs in 10 overs without taking any wicket. In such a situation, Keshav Maharaj can get a place in the playing eleven in place of Prenelan Subrayan in the second ODI match.

Lungi Ngidi replaces Otniel Bartman

Otniel Bartman proved to be very expensive in the first ODI played in Ranchi. He gave away 60 runs in 10 overs. In the second ODI match to be played in Raipur, experienced fast bowler Lungi Nagidi can be included in the playing eleven in his place.

Probable playing eleven of South Africa for the second ODI- Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (captain), Matthew Britzke, Tony De Georgi, Dewald Brewis, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Berger and Lungi Ngidi.

The second match of the three-match ODI series between India and South Africa will be played on Wednesday, December 3 in Raipur. Both the teams will clash at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur. Team India would like to win this match and win the series. At the same time, the South African team will keep its eyes on remaining in the series. Both the teams reached Raipur on Monday. Team India is ahead 1-0 in the series.

The second ODI match between India and South Africa will be played on Wednesday, 3 December at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium, Raipur. The toss of this match will take place at 1 pm. The match will start at 1:30 pm. You will also be able to watch this match on TV on the channels of Star Sports Network. The commentary of the match will be in both English and Hindi languages ​​on different channels of Star Sports. Whereas viewers watching the match on mobile will be able to watch this match live on JioHotstar.

The teams of India and South Africa reached Raipur on Monday. The players of both the teams left for the hotel directly from the airport. There were tight security arrangements during this period. Extensive security arrangements were made at every nook and corner. It has been told by the police that more than 1500 police personnel and officers will take care of the security of the match.

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Team India’s star players will practice tomorrow

Team India will practice in the stadium tomorrow i.e. on Tuesday. Many star players including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul will participate in the practice session tomorrow. Cricket fans of Raipur are very excited to see their favorite players after a long time.

There may be changes in the South African team

South Africa’s regular captain Temba Bavuma did not play in the first ODI played in Ranchi. He may return in the match to be played in Visakhapatnam. If Temba comes then Ryan Rickleton may be released from the team. In such a situation, Aiden Markram and Quinton de Kock can open in the second ODI. Captain Temba Bavuma can be seen at number three. Tristan Stubbs also did not play in the first ODI, but it is difficult for him to play in the second match also.

Team India can enter without any changes

India defeated South Africa by 17 runs in the first match and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Now Team India will enter Visakhapatnam to win the series. The captain of Team India in this series is KL Rahul. He can enter the second ODI without any changes. In such a situation, Rishabh Pant and Tilak Verma can once again remain sitting on the bench.