IND vs SA Head To Head
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India and South Africa go head to head in the second T20I in Guwahati on October 2, Sunday. The visitors lost the first game after putting up one of their worst performances with the bat in T20I cricket in recent times. However, given their recent track record against India, the side is expected to bounce back in the series.

South Africa scored just 106 after losing five wickets inside the powerplay. Keshav Maharaj top-scored with 41 and a couple of 20s from Aiden Markram and Wayne Parnell took them to that score. India stuttered at the start but KL Rahul (51*) and Suryakumar Yadav (50) took India home adding a 93-run stand together. 

KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav. PC- BCCI
KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav. PC- BCCI

South Africa, on the other hand, have a very good record playing T20I cricket in India. In the first series in 2015, they won the series 2-0 after winning in Dharamsala and Cuttack. The final T20I in Kolkata was abandoned due to rain.

The second T20 series took place in September 2018. The series ended 1-1 after the first game was called off without a ball being bowled. India won the second T20I in Mohali while South Africa won the third to finish the series 1-1.

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India vs South Africa
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South Africa and India last locked horns in a T20I series in June 2022. During the away tour, South Africa played 5 T20I games against the home team India. The series ended in a 2-2 tie. South Africa won the 1st T20I by 7 wickets and the 2nd T20I by 4 wickets.

India VS South Africa (Image Credits: Twitter)
India VS South Africa (Image Credits: Twitter)

India won the 3rd T20I by 48 runs and the 4th T20I by 82 runs. The 5th T20I was washed out due to rain. Thus the Proteas have never lost a series in the T20I format in India since 2018. In the 10 T20Is overall that they have played in India, South Africa have won five games and lost four.

India vs South Africa Head-to-Head Records, India’s Head-to-Head Record Against South Africa – South Africa Tour of India 2022, 2nd T20I

India vs South Africa Head-to-Head Records In T20Is

India vs South Africa 2nd T20I
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Matches Played -21

India Won – 12

South Africa Won – 8

Matches played in India: 10 (IND 4, SA 5)

Matches played in Asia: 7 (IND 5, SA 5)

IND average score against SA: 151

SA average score against IND: 154

Most Runs For India – Rohit Sharma – 362

Most Wickets For India – Bhuvneshwar Kumar -10 

Most Runs For South Africa – JP Duminy- 295

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Most Wickets For South Africa – Kagiso Radaba- 7

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Anshuman Roy is an author at Cricketaddictor. He has been working with the organization since January 2022 and he has written more than 6000 articles for the website.