South Africa Playing XI vs India- 2nd T20I, South Africa Tour of India 2025

India will be up against South Africa in the second of the five-match T20I series. This article provides details about South Africa's Playing 11 vs India for the second match of the series.

South Africa Playing XI vs India- 2nd T20I, South Africa Tour of India 2025:

Openers: Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram (c)

South Africa would aim to make a strong comeback in the five-match T20I series against India after a 101-run loss in the last game, as the team was bowled out for its lowest total in this format of the game.

It was the batting of the Proteas that let them down while chasing a manageable target of 176 runs, as none of the batters tried to bat sensibly and take the game deep, which the Indian batters did after losing early wickets.

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The team management would hope for a better effort from the batters against a strong Indian bowling lineup, which was on the money from the first ball in the series opener.

The onus will be on the opening pair of captain Aiden Markram and experienced wicketkeeper batter Quinton de Kock to get the team off to a good start.

Middle-order batsmen and all-rounders: Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen

The openers will be followed by a middle order which has a good blend of you and expierence with the presence of Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, and Marco Jansen

All the above-mentioned batters will have to take the responsibility and take control of things in the middle overs for South Africa to post an above-par total while batting first, or to accomplish whatever score is set by the opposition.

The South African team management can also bring in fast bowling all-rounder Corbin Bosch for one of two specialist pacers to extend the team's till number eight, which is the norm in modern-day white ball cricket.

The reason for this move is the length of South Africa's batting lineup in the previous match, which ended at number seven, which may be a batter less in this format of the game, considering the nature of it.

Having said that, the team will back its top five batters to score the bulk of the team's runs and make the Indian bowlers rethink their plans.

Bowlers: Keshav Maharaj, Lutho Sipamla, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje

Unlike South Africa's batting, the team's bowling was right on the money for the better part of the Indian batting innings.

The South African bowling attack, which comprised Marco Jansen, Lutho Sipamla, Lungi Ngidi, and saw the return of Anrich Nortje, had plans in place for the top three batters of the home side and were able to stick to it in the first six overs.

As a result, India lost wickets early in the innings and were made to rebuild after they were reduced to 104-5 after 14 overs.

The team would expect the fast bowling department to deliver similar performance in the next match and also sort out its spin bowling department, which comprised of only one specialist spinner in the form of Keshav Mahraj in the series opener.