India-South Africa India South Africa second test today in Cape Town. The series is crucial for India who lost by an innings and 32 runs in the first test. Rohit Sharma and his team are aiming to level the series with a win and have a good start to the new year. At the same time, South Africa is going to win the final test and get a complete victory. The match will start at 1.30 pm at Newlands Cricket Ground.
South Africa crushed India by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test at Centurion’s Supersport Park. With this, India’s dreams of overturning the shame of never having won a bilateral Test series in South Africa have been dashed. Rohit’s attempt to become the second captain to avoid defeat in the Test series in South Africa. Earlier, the Indian team led by MS Dhoni held on unbeaten. India have played eight Test series in South Africa since 1992, including seven wins and one draw.
Both India’s batting and bowling units failed in the first Test. South Africa were bowled out for 408 on the back of Dean Elgar’s 185 while India were bowled out for 245 and 131 runs. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma’s effort can improve his Test record in South Africa. The star has so far managed to score only 128 runs from 10 innings at an average of 12.80. The star’s top score is 47 runs.
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Meanwhile, pacer Josht Khan has been called up by India for the second Test after his good performance in the tour match against South Africa A. India A held South Africa A to a draw in the four-day match due to rain on the first day. Achuth took five wickets in the match.
Ravindra Jadeja, who was out of the first Test, may return to the team. It is reported that the player will return to the starting XI instead of Ravichandran Ashwin or Shardul Thakur. In the first match, Ashwin conceded only 41 runs in 19 overs. But Shardul, who gave 101 runs in 19 overs, could not perform well.
Fast bowler Prasid Krishna, who made his Centurion debut, also had an average performance. But the player is likely to remain in the final eleven. Now, if the team tries to change, Mukesh Kumar can play the second game.
The absence of captain Temba Bavuma, who suffered a hamstring injury while fielding at Centurion, is weighing on the hosts. Elgar will lead the team in his farewell Test match. Zubair Hamza, who has been selected for South Africa’s two-match Test series in New Zealand, may replace the injured Bavuma in the starting XI. Fast bowling all-rounder Gerald Coetzee was also injured. Spin bowling all-rounder Keshav Maharaj may play in Cape Town instead of the star.
Possible XI
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashaswi Jaiswal, Subhman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicket keeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Siraj, Jaspreet Bumrah, Mukesh Kumar.
South Africa: Dean Elgar (c), Zubair Hamza, Tony De Sorsi, Aiden Markrum, Keegan Pietersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Verrian (wicket keeper), Marco Janssen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Andre Berger.
2024-01-03 06:35:31
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