India vs South Africa 2nd ODI will be played on Wednesday, 3rd December in Raipur. The role of toss will be important here, but India’s luck in this matter has been going bad for the last 2 years. KL Rahul lost the toss in Ranchi. Till now, Team India has lost the toss in ODIs 19 consecutive times. The good thing for Team India is that their experienced batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are in form. Know with which playing 11 India and South Africa can field in the second ODI. What has been the record of Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium and how will be the behavior of the pitch here.

Indian batsmen had scored a lot of runs in the last match, 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.

South Africa’s top order flopped badly in the last match. 3 batsmen including captain Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock returned to the pavilion on the score of only 11. However, the middle order batsmen of the visiting team (Matthew Britzke, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch) performed well, who can prove to be dangerous in Raipur as well.

Raipur Stadium 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.

If we look at the weather now, dew falls in Ranchi at night, in such a situation the role of toss will be important. The captain who wins the toss will want to bowl first, because due to dew, it will become difficult for the bowlers in the second innings.

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 11 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 11: 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.

India or South Africa, who has the upper hand?

Rohit, Kohli, KL Rahul are in form, Yashasvi undoubtedly did not play in the last match but if his bat works then he can prove to be the most dangerous in Raipur. He plays fast bowlers well, Rohit also takes advantage of the fast pace. But South Africa’s batsmen are also no less, this can be gauged from the fact that even after the top order flop in the last match, the visiting team was close to victory till the last over.

There seems to be depth in South Africa’s batting, if Temba Bavuma comes then surely the visiting team will become stronger. South African batsmen play pace well, so the visiting team will have the upper hand in the second ODI.

Where to watch live match?

India vs South Africa 2nd ODI will be telecast live on Star Sports channel. The match will start at 1:30 pm, toss will take place at 1 pm. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.

India vs South Africa 2nd ODI will be played on Wednesday at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Cricket Stadium, Raipur. There is a possibility of rain in Raipur on this day. Is there a danger of the match being cancelled? Read how will be the weather in Raipur on Wednesday?

Under the captaincy of KL Rahul, Team India is coming after winning the first ODI by 27 runs. The good thing is that the most experienced batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are in form, both of them had made a century partnership in the last match. Kohli had scored his 83rd international century. There is a possibility of rain in Raipur on Wednesday, although it is not so much that there is a danger of the match being canceled.

How will the weather be in Raipur on 3rd December?

India vs South Africa 2nd ODI will be played on Wednesday, December 3 at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium. The match will be played in ideal conditions. The maximum temperature of the day will be 28 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will be 14 degrees Celsius. There is very little chance of rain in Raipur on Wednesday, which means there will be no interruption in the match and even if it happens, there will be a possibility of the match resuming soon.

However, more dew may fall in the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in the evening, due to which the team batting in the second innings will have an advantage.

Indian squad

Rohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Verma, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wicket keeper), KL Rahul (captain and wicket keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket keeper), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.

South African squad

Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Matthew Bretzke, Dewald Brewis, Rubin Harman, Marco Janssen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Berger, Lungi Ngidi, Ryan Rickelton, Otniel Baartman, Tony De Zorzi, Prenlan Subraine.

When and where to watch India vs South Africa 2nd ODI live?

India vs South Africa 2nd ODI will start at 1:30 pm on 3rd December. The toss will take place at 1 pm. The match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.

India vs South Africa 2nd ODI is to be played on Wednesday in Raipur. Earlier on Tuesday, a sad news came from the cricket world, former England cricketer Robin Smith passed away at the age of 62. He died in his apartment, although the cause of death is not yet known.

Robin Smith’s family confirmed the news of his death. He was part of the runner-up team of the 1992 World Cup. Paying tribute to Smith, England Cricket wrote, “Everyone at the England and Wales Cricket Board is very saddened to hear the news of the death of Robin Smith. A great player for England and Hampshire. Rest in peace.”

Everyone at the England & Wales Cricket Board is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Robin Smith.

An England and Hampshire legend.

Rest in peace, Judge

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 2, 2025

There is mourning in the cricket world due to the sudden death of Robin Smith.

According to English media, Robin Smith died in his apartment. According to the news that has come out now, he was not ill. Everyone is shocked and shocked by his sudden death. The cause of death has not been known yet.

Robin Smith played a total of 133 international matches between 1988 and 1996, in which he scored more than 6 and a half thousand runs. He was considered a great batsman, who scored 13 centuries and 43 half-centuries in his international career.

RIP Judge…My hero x

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 2, 2025

Robin Smith scored 4236 runs for England in 112 innings of 62 test matches. His highest score in the test was 175. He scored 9 centuries and 28 half-centuries in Tests.

Robin scored 2419 runs in 71 One Day International matches. In this format he scored 4 centuries and 15 half-centuries. Robin Smith’s highest score in ODI is 167. His statistics show how great a batsman he was.