Match Details
Date: December 19, 2023
Time: 4:30 PM IST
Venue: St George's Park, Gqeberha
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Match Preview:
The Men in Blue continued their winning form into the ODI series after registering a dominant eight-wicket win over South Africa in the first 50-over fixture. From the early moments, Team India turned the 1st ODI into a one-sided affair with Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan running through the batting. Then in the second innings, Sai Sudharsan and Shreyas Iyer scored crucial half-centuries to ensure a clinical chase. Now teams will travel to St George's Park in Gqeberha for the second ODI.
Pitch Report:
St George's Park in Gqeberha has produced bowling-friendly tracks with an average score of 224 runs across ODIs. Here, the batters tend to struggle with seaming conditions and the moisture in the pitch. But bowlers, generally dominate as the pitch offers some movement with the new ball, especially in the second innings. Similarly, the spinners could get some turn as the pitch tends to grip with some moisture.
Team Analysis:
South Africa
The Aiden Markram-led South Africa had a dismissal batting effort in the first ODI of the three-game series. The Proteas continued with their aggressive batting approach but fell short against a disciplined bowling performance by Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan. After being bundled out for 116, the bowlers didn’t have enough to defend but still put in a decent effort creating some doubt in the early stages of the second innings.
SportsTiger Playing XI of South Africa
Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi
India:
On the other hand, Team India had a complete performance with top efforts from all departments. The fast bowling led by Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan ran through the Proteas’ batting line-up to bundle out the hosts at 116. The batters, then, comfortably chased down the total with debutant Sai Sudharsan and Shreyas Iyer scoring pivotal half-centuries.
SportsTiger Playing XI of India
KL Rahul (c & wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
Match Prediction:
Conclusion:
India has a better chance to win this fixture and defeat South Africa to register its second straight win in the three-game ODI series.
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