India vs South Africa 2nd T20I: Second match of the T20 series between India and South Africa
India vs South Africa 2nd T20I: The second match of the five-match T20 series between India and South Africa is being played today (December 11) at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur (New Chandigarh). The Indian team won the toss and elected to bowl first. South Africa has lost 2 wickets. Quinton de Kock and Dewald Brevis are at the crease.
With the T20 World Cup 2026 not far away, this series is crucial for both teams in terms of preparation.
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The Indian team registered a resounding 101-run victory against South Africa in the first match of the T20 series. That match was played on December 9 at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Now the Indian team will aim to win this match and take a 2-0 lead in the T20 series.
South Africa had a good start
Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks put together a 38-run partnership for the first wicket. Varun Chakravarthy broke this partnership by dismissing Hendricks (8 runs). After that, de Kock and Markram added 83 runs for the second wicket.
India vs South Africa 2nd T20I
India's Playing XI for the second T20: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, and Arshdeep Singh. South Africa's playing XI for the second T20: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Ottniel Baartman, Lutho Sipamla, and Lungi Ngidi.
Indian team gets its second wicket
So far, 10 bilateral T20 series have been played between India and South Africa. During this time, Team India won 5 and South Africa won 2 series, while 3 series ended in a draw. The Indian team last suffered a defeat against South Africa in a bilateral T20 series in October 2015. The 11th bilateral T20 series between India and South Africa is currently underway.
India vs South Africa (Head-to-Head)
Total T20I matches: 32
India won: 19
South Africa won: 12
No result: 1
Second match of the T20 series between India and South Africa
India's squad for the T20 series: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, and Washington Sundar.
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South Africa's squad for the T20 series: Aiden Markram (captain), Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Ottniel Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, and Lutho Sipamla
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