India vs South Africa 2nd T20I Highlights: SA beat IND by five wickets

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20, IND vs SA: Bishnoi or Kuldeep? Jaiswal or Gaikwad? Mukesh or Chahar? These are the questions Indian fans will find the answers to when Suryakumar Yadav announces the team at the toss. But, we have made our own predictions on how the team could shape up and you can read that here.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20, IND vs SA: Or so say the good folk of Gqeberha in the online universe. "I work across St Georges Park, trust me the rain has stopped and it is not going to rain again, its going to overcast and cold for the rest of the day," says one X user in reply to the BCCI's tweet of the venue.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20, IND vs SA: These two sides have faced each other eight times in bilateral T20I series, of which three were one-off matches. Among the last four series between he two sides, two were drawn while Indai won the other two. It has to be noted, though, that the last three of these were all played in India. The last time South Africa beat India in a bilateral T20I series was in 2015/16.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20, IND vs SA: Gerald Coetzee was one of the standout young players in the 2023 World Cup. Well, he might just be the leader of this pace lineup now in the absence of South Africa's three regular fast bowlers. Anrich Nortje is injured, Lungi Ngidi also pulled out with an ankle sprain just before the first T20I while Kagiso Rabada has been rested.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20, IND vs SA: The ground hosted its first Test match all the way back in March 1889 but it has been sparingly used for men's T20Is. The first T20I to be hosted was between South Africa and the West Indies in December 2007, then another was played between South Africa and New Zealand in December 2012. The last T20I to be played here was between South Africa and Australia on February 23, 2020. South Africa had lost that first match to the West Indies by five wickets but won the other two.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20, IND vs SA: Shubman Gill is bound to be an automatic choice in the Indian squad for the day and that means that either Yashasvi Jaiswal or Ruturaj Gaikwad will have to sit out. The rest of the slots are also pretty much locked in, with Ishan Kishan set to play from the middle order due to the presence of Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer ahead of him. It means that neither of Gaikwad or Jaiswal would be able to play in any other position if they are to make way for Gill at the top of the order.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20, IND vs SA: Like India, South Africa are missing a number of senior players, one of whom is Quinton de Kock. The benefactor of the former captain sitting out is Reeza Hendricks, who could probably get one of his longest runs yet in T20Is at his preferred place at the top of the batting order. Hendricks was South Africa's fourth-highest T20I run-scorer in 2022 but played half the number of games of the second- and third-highest players, and three fewer than their top scorer. This year, Hendricks is South Africa's leading run-scorer. In his last 11 T20I innings, he has made seven half-centuries

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20, IND vs SA: Ravi Bishnoi's performances in the five-match series at home against Australia helped him rise to the top of the T20I rankings for bowlers. However, Kuldeep Yadav returns today and if the conditions are not conducive to spin, India may have to choose between the two. Kuldeep has been in scintillating form this year in ODIs and is far more experienced compared to Bishnoi. But Bishnoi is ranked best T20I bowler in the world at the moment. Decisions, decisions.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20, IND vs SA: With Mohammed Siraj returning, one could assume that Arshdeep Singh would retain his spot which means India would have to choose between Deepak Chahar and Mukesh Kumar. Chahar had missed the fifth T20I against Australia due to a medical emergency and if he is unavailable for selection in this match as well, India would have a more straightforward call to make.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20, IND vs SA: The Durban washout dented India's hopes of finding a combination for its playing XI ahead of the ICC World Cup. Team India has rested seasoned campaigners for the entire T20I series. Skipper Rohit Sharma, ex-skipper Virat Kohli, pace Jasprit Bumrah and all-rounder Hardik Pandya are all unavailable for the South Africa T20Is. With Suryakumar leading the Indian side in South Africa, India are hoping to audition its youngsters against the Proteas.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20, IND vs SA: The T20 World Cup next year could sneak up on most sides playing in it before they realise if they are not able to find a winning combination as soon as possible. For South Africa, these are pretty much the last T20Is they will play before the deadline arrives to name their squads for the tournament. India have this series and one more against Afghanistan in January before getting their own team together. Both sides, though, will have enough time to factor in performances in the IPL and the SA20.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20, IND vs SA: That question can be answered with one word - rain. It caused the toss to be delayed and eventually, the whole match itself was washed out with showers returning intermittently even before efforts began on drying and preparing the ground for the match. The players never got out of their training gears.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20, IND vs SA: First and foremost, let's address the big elephant in the stadium. As per the latest developments, rain gods can make their presence felt and disrupt the T20 World Cup preparations for India and South Africa in Gqeberha. The weather in Gqeberha will remain cloudy and a couple of showers are likely in the host city. According to Accuweather, the cloud cover is 99 per cent in Gqeberha and there is a 63% probability of precipitation. In the evening, the probability of precipitation is 6 per cent.

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20, IND vs SA: Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Tristan Stubbs, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Donovan Ferreira, Lizaad Williams

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20, IND vs SA: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan, Mukesh Kumar, Washington Sundar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav

India vs South Africa Live Score, 2nd T20, IND vs SA: What's up, cricket fans? Feeling disappointed about last Sunday's game that failed to live up to expectations? Worry not! Today offers a fresh start as India's tour of South Africa kicks off with the much-anticipated 2nd T20I, following the washout of the first match. Team India, defending an unbeaten T20I series record in South Africa from victories in 2011 and 2018, is set to put their streak on the line. And of course, there are special memories tied to this country for any Indian T20I squad for obvious reasons. HINT: The year was 2007 and a certain MS Dhoni-led Team India did something pretty monumental here.