Who will win India vs South Africa, 2nd T20?
After suffering a washout of their first match of the series, India and South Africa head to Mohali Stadium looking for better fortune with the weather. The series is now scheduled to get underway on September 18 and the live action is scheduled to start at 19:00 local time.
India go into the match looking to continue the form they showed in the West Indies, where they won all three T20i matches against the out-of-sorts hosts. Virat Kohli leads as strong Indian team on home soil.
For South Africa, meanwhile, they won each of their last four T20i series and Quinton de Kock will lead the team for this now shortened series as they bid to maintain that form.
IND vs SA, 2nd T20: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Star Sports, Willow TV, SportsMax TV, CNC 3, Play Go OTT App, NCN, TVJ, HTS, ZIZ-TV Channel 5, Cayman 27, Digicel Play, GBN, Dazn, Sky Sports, Fox Sports, OSN Sports Cricket, Econet
Live streaming: CPLT20 Official Twitter Account, Hotstar, Foxtel Sports, Willow TV Online
IND vs SA Toss Prediction
India are on a good run of fortune when it comes to the toss, having won it all three T20i matches against the West Indies last month. They have showed they are equally happy batting or bowling first, though the latter is the norm in India.
IND vs SA Weather Report
The temperatures should be more than 30 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, with clear skies and a very low chance of rain forecast.
IND vs SA Pitch Condition
A lively pitch which offered extra pace for the fast men has slowed down more recently, but there is still something to get out of the Mohali wicket for bowlers of both disciplines.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for India vs South Africa, 2nd T20...
India Team News & Playing 11
IND Team News
Rested for the tour of the USA and West Indies, Hardik Pandya is back in the India squad as Bhuvneshwar Kumar is now rested. Pandya is the only new face from the T20i squad that faced the West Indies.
IND Key Players
Rohit Sharma: Followed up his 50-over World Cup form with scores of 24 and 67 in the two T20 internationals against West Indies. He boasts a T20i strike rate of 136.91.
Virat Kohli: Scored a half-century in the third T20i against West Indies – his 21st in T20 internationals in 65 innings. He still averages 49.35 in the format, even if that is lower than his test and ODI averages.
Hardik Pandya: Back in the squad after being rested, the all-rounder was one of the stand-out players in the IPL before a decent showing at the World Cup too. He took 14 IPL wickets and hot 402 runs at a strike rate of more than 190.
IND Team Form
India’s most recent T20i series was against the West Indies. They won the first two matches in Florida and then carried that form into the Caribbean to complete a 3-0 series whitewash. The bowlers were key, limiting West Indies to 95/9 and 98/4 (from a reduced 15.3 overs) in the first two matches. In the final game, Deepak Chahar took 3-4 from three overs to restrict West Indies to 146/6, and Rishabh Pant hit 65* to top-score in a seven-wicket win.
India Predicted Playing 11
Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Navdeep Saini
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
SA Team News
Quinton de Kock will captain the team with Faf du Plessis only selected for the test matches, while there are three new faces in Temba Bavuma, Bjorn Fortuin and Anrich Nortje. JJ Smuts has been ruled out due to fitness concerns, with George Linde in the squad in his place. Aiden Markram, Theunis de Bruyn and Lungi Ngidi have been left out too, to concentrate on red-ball cricket for this tour.
SA Key Players
Rassie van der Dussen: Named vice-captain, the batsman has excelled in the last 18 months or so. This will be his 100th full T20 appearance and he has scored 3152 runs with a strike rate of 131.11 in the previous 99.
Quinton de Kock: The big-hitting wicket-keeper-batsman has not played since the World Cup, which he signed off from with a half-century. He was third top-scorer at the IPL, however, as he led Mumbai Indians to victory with 529 runs in 16 innings.
Kagiso Rabada: Another South African to have already experienced success in India this season, having taken 25 wickets in just 12 appearances at the IPL.
SA Team Form
South Africa are unbeaten in their last four T20i series, all of which were played last winter. They whitewashed Sri Lanka most recently, having previously beaten Pakistan, Australia and Zimbabwe. Pakistan were the only team to even win a game against the Proteas. The Sri Lanka series, their most recent, ended in a big win against the tourists. Reeza Hendricks and Dwaine Pretorius scored half-centuries in a total of 198/2 before Andile Phehlukwayo took 4-24 to help bowl Sri Lanka out for 137.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
Quinton de Kock (c, wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Temba Bavuma, Andile Phehlukwayo, Bjorn Fortuin, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Junior Dala
India vs South Africa Head to Head
India have won eight of their 13 T20i matches against South Africa, most recently winning 2-1 in their series in South Africa in February 2018. After the first game of IND vs SA 2019 series was rained off, it means the most recent meeting between the two – in T20i cricket – was the decisive final game of that series. India posted 172/7 despite three wickets for Junior Dala, before they held South Africa to 165/6 – JP Duminy’s half-century ultimately counting for nothing.
IND vs SA Head to Head Stats
Matches Played |
IND Won |
SA Won |
Tie |
No Result |
13 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
India vs South Africa Betting Odds
India are big favourites to beat South Africa on home soil.
IND Bet365 Odds
- IND to Win the Match: India are huge favourites at 1.40 to beat South Africa with Bet365.
- IND Top Batsman: Virat Kohli is 3.25 to be India’s top batsman with Bet365, while Rohit Sharma is 3.60 and fellow opener Shikhar Dhawan is also with considering at 4.00. Rishabh Pant top-scored in their most recent game and he can be backed at 5.00.
- IND Top Bowler: Deepak Chahar is 4.50 to be India’s top bowler, as is Khaleel Ahmed. Ravindra Jadeja and the two Pandyas – Hardik and Krunal – are 5.00.
SA Bet365 Odds
- SA to Win the Match: South Africa are 3.00 outsiders to beat India in Mohali with Bet365.
- SA Top Batsman: Quinton de Kock is 3.50 favourite to be South Africa’s top batsman, while his vice-captain – Rassie van der Dussen – is 4.50, as is Reeza Hendricks. David Miller is 5.50, Dwaine Pretorius is a potential dark horse at 11.00 and Temba Bavuma is 5.00.
- SA Top Bowler: After his stunning IPL form earlier this season, Kagiso Rabada is 3.50 to be South Africa’s top bowler on his return to India. Tabraiz Shamsi is 4.00, while Bjorn Fortuin and Anrich Nortje are both 4.33. Junior Dala is 4.50.
IND Betway Odds
- IND to Win the Match: India have been priced as 1.40 favourites to beat South Africa with Betway.
- IND Top Batsman: Virat Kohli is 3.00 favourite to be India’s top batsman with Betway, while Rohit Sharma is 3.75 – the same price as KL Rahul. Rishabh Pant is 5.00, while Manish Pandey (10.00) and Hardik Pandya (11.00) are among the middle-order outsiders.
- IND Top Bowler: Khaleel Ahmed has been priced as favourite to be India’s top bowler with Bet365. He is 3.60, while Deepak Chahar is 4.00. Hardik Pandya is a generous 7.00, while Krunal Pandya is 5.50.
SA Betway Odds
- SA to Win the Match: South Africa are 2.87 outsiders with Betway to beat India.
- SA Top Batsman: Quinton de Kock is narrow favourite to be South Africa’s top batsman at 3.25, ahead of Rassie van der Dussen at 3.50. Reeza Hendricks is 4.00, while David Miller is 6.50.
- SA Top Bowler: Kagiso Rabada is 3.25 to be South Africa’s top bowler. Anrich Nortje can be backed at 3.75, while Tabraiz Shamsi is 4.00 and there are a trio of bowlers – Beuran Henricks, Bjorn Fortuin and Junior Dala – who can be backed at 4.33.
🏆 India vs South Africa Prediction
India, on home soil, remain a formidable team to come up against. South Africa’s good T20i run could be coming to an end.
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