India vs South Africa 2nd T20 Highlights: Klaasen's blistering 81 helps SA beat IND by 4 wickets, gain 2-0 series lead

It's time for match No. 2 in the series of five!!! Fireworks and cheers welcome both teams. Bavuma leads his side out as SA players form a huddle. India openers Ishan and Gaikwad also walk to the middle.

Trailing 0-1, the Rishabh Pant-led Indian unit remains unchanged. Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan are set to open the innings at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack.

"There was nothing wrong with what India did. South Africa were just better," says Sunil Gavaskar on Star Sports about the loss in 1st T20I.

“We realised the wicket was good, but we were taken aback by that (India's batting). There are areas where we call always improve, but I think we batted phenomenally well,” says Kagiso Rabada about the T20I series opener at Delhi.

“It's about taking it game by game. It's about tweaking as and when required, as a team and personally. You don't really need to do too much different.”

In QDK's absence, Reeza Hendricks will partner Temba Bavuma, while Heinrich Klaasen will don the keeping gloves. Live action to start soon... stay tuned for live updates!!!

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ishan Kishan will eye another brisk start today evening. India eye comeback but powering Proteas power won't be an easy task! 

"Ruturaj Gaikwad finished the IPL strong. He is a very strong front foot player but South Africa are going to test him with the short ball," says former SA captain Graeme Smith on Star Sports.

Deep Dasgupta reckons the pitch that is being used tonight is right in the center which means the boundary is equal on either side, 65 meters and straight is 74 meters. It has a fair bit of grass but it is dry grass, it will not help the seamers too much.

There's fair amount of cracks as well but doesn't seem to grip too much as well. It is going to skid through and not much for the spinners.

Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan

India have got no changes in the playing eleven.

"We would have bowled first as well. The track is really nice. We would want to have a big score on this. There wasn't many things we did wrong. We are playing the same team," says Rishabh Pant.

Temba Bavuma(c), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Dwaine Pretorius, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje

Two forced changes for South Africa. "We will have a bowl first. We don't know how the wicket will play. It was easier to bat second in the last game. You can chase anything with smaller boundaries, You need to stay in the fight as bowlers. We have two forced injuries. QDK has a hammy injury," says Bavuma.

Temba Bavuma has won the toss. South Africa elect to bowl first.

India are walking at the top when it comes to aggressive batting. Ishan was super at the start at Delhi. Shreyas, Pant and Hardik also chipped in with useful batting cameos. But the focus will be on the bowling display tonight. We are minutes away from the flip of coin... stay tuned!!!

The T20 series can perhaps be termed as an audition for ticket to this year's T20 World Cup. India may have missed out on a 13th consecutive T20I victory, but the players will look to stay in contention for a World Cup spot if given a chance. 

Avesh Khan filled the third pacer's slot in the first T20I. But Arshdeep Singh, who impressed in the IPL with his ability to bowl yorkers, can also be tried out in home conditions. Umran Malik's debut also remains a hot topic of debate.

The likes of Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje would look to stop the Indians from posting another 200-plus score, while Van der Dussen and David Miller eye another successful outing away from home conditions. Toss coming up shortly... 30 mi stay tuned for live updates!

For South Africa, Quinton de Kock remains key at the top. The left-handed opener had amassed 508 runs in the just-concluded IPL. He has got 159 runs in the last four innings versus India.

Another slip-up would lead to Rishabh Pant's men facing the tricky challenge of winning three straight games in the five-T20I series. Unlike Delhi, pinners from both sides are expected to do better tonight.

South Africa didn't have the greatest of starts as their two spinners cumulatively gave away 70 runs in five overs. The economy rate was 14.00 and Indian batters found a boundary on every three balls. 

Shamsi, who conceded 27 runs in his two overs in the series opener, has taken just four wickets against India in the T20 format. Keshav Maharaj bled 43 runs in his three overs at Delhi.

Umran Malik, who comes from the Jammu, bowled the second-fastest ball of the tournament at 156.9 kph (97.5 mph). 

The 22-year-old Indian quick took 22 wickets in 14 matches. His thunderbolts rattled even the best of batting attacks in the IPL. But will he win rave reviews in India colours? Stay tuned for live updates and team sheets. Toss coming up at 6:30 PM IST.

Umran Malik emerged as a future star in the IPL 2022 and earned a place in the Indian T20 side alongside Arshdeep Singh, who bowled exceptionally well at the death for Punjab Kings. It remains to be seen whether Rahul Dravid alters the bowling line-up tonight.

Umran Malik, who made heads turn by clocking speeds above 150kmph consistently in IPL 2022, is a member of India's ongoing T20I series. But will he make his international debut?

The speed demon has been backed my many pundits and former players, who feel Umran is ready for the international challenge. "I feel he deserves to play after showing that kind of speed and accuracy in the IPL. Also when you are playing (international cricket) at home, that's the right time to test somebody like him," said Dilip Vengsarkar was quoted as saying by Khaleej Times.

South African players including David Miller didn't show any fatigue despite being a part of just-concluded IPL. Proteas seamer Wayne Parnell said it will be a challenge to keep them "mentally ready" over the course of the five games.

"It's important to get them fresh and ready for the matches, it's been 10-12 weeks in the IPL with a lot of time in the bubble. Getting guys mentally ready is going to be key for us," said Parnell ahead of the second T20.

South Africa keeper-batter Quinton de Kock needs just one catch to complete 50 catches in T20 Internationals. He is set to become second stumper after MS Dhoni to complete 50 catches as WK in the shortest format.

Shreyas Iyer is the leading run-getter for India this year with 265 runs in five innings. Notably, he has only been dismissed twice so far. 

The right-handed batter has gathered runs at 165.62 strike rate, which is the second-highest by an Indian batter in a calendar year. Rohit Sharma had scored 283 runs at 171.51 in 2017.

India and South Africa have faced one another on 16 occasions. The Men in Blue have recorded nine wins, while the Proteas have seven victories to their name.

South Africa have a 1-0 lead in the five-match series and the Proteas will be looking forward to continuing the winning momentum. Having not lost a T20I series in India against the Men in Blue, they will be looking forward to adding another series win under their belt.