IND vs SA Match Preview- 2nd Test, South Africa Tour of India 2025

India will face South Africa in the second of the two-match Test series. The IND vs SA Match Preview provides today's match details for the second Test of the South Africa tour of India 2025.

IND vs SA Match Preview- 2nd Test, South Africa Tour of India 2025:

Date and Venue:

The IND vs SA match will be played from November 22-26 at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati. The game will start at 9:00 AM IST.

Squads:

India

Shubman Gill (c), Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Sai Sudharsan, Devdutt Padikkal, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Akash Deep, Nitish Kumar Reddy

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South Africa

Temba Bavuma (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Tony de Zorzi, Zubayr Hamza, Simon Harmer, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne

IND vs SA Key battles:

KL Rahul vs Simon Harmer

KL Rahul will play an important role in ensuring that Team India gets off to a good start in the second match, being one of the most experienced batters in the squad.

Rahul will have to tackle the bowling of Simon Harmer, who was the pick of the bowlers in both innings of the first Test for South Africa and would want to keep up the good work.

Rishabh Pant vs Keshav Maharaj

Rishabh Pant, who might captain India if Shubman is ruled out of the second Test, will look to take down the South African spinners, something which he is known for.

Pant will go head-to-head against Keshav Maharaj, who will look to get the batter out as early as possible to put South Africa ahead in the game.

Aiden Markram vs Jasprit Bumrah

Aiden Markram, the South African opener, will be entrusted to use all the expierence that he has at his disposal at the top of the order and make a significant contribution in the team's batting innings.

Markram will be up against Jasprit Bumrah, who will once again look to pick wickets for the home side as he did in the first Test.

Temba Bavuma vs Mohammed Siraj

South Africa's captain, Temba Bavuma, who led from the front and played a knock which brought his team back in the game on the third day of the first Test, would hope to keep up the good work in the final game as well.

Bavuma will face the challenge of Mohammed Siraj, who found his rhythm back after going for a few runs in the first spell of the first innings during the series opener would want to be right on the money from the first ball in the next match.

IND vs SA Key Players:

IND- Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja

SA- Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma, Corbin Bosch, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj

IND vs SA Weather Report:

There is no chance of rain during the game in Guwahati with a maximum temperature of 28°C and a minimum of 15°C.

Conclusion

India will be in desperate need of a win in order to level the two-match Test series against South Africa, having lost the first game by 30 runs.

As far as South Africa is concerned, the Proteas would also like to replicate the same performance they delivered in the opening game so as to increase their chances of winning the match and the series.