IND vs SA 2nd Test today: India must win to draw the series

IND vs SA 2nd Test today: India must win to draw the series, IND vs SA fantasy cricket tips for today match

The second match of the 2-Test series between India and South Africa will be played in Cape Town from today. The match will start at 2:00 pm at Newlands ground. The toss will take place at 1:30 pm.

South Africa is leading 1-0 in the series after winning the first match. Therefore, the Indian team must win this match to draw the series. The match is also important for both teams to reach the final of the World Test Championship (WTC).

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IND vs SA Head-to-Head

A total of 15 test series have been played between India and South Africa so far. India won 4 series, while South Africa won 8 and 3 series were drawn. Overall 43 tests were played between the two teams. India won 15 and South Africa won 18 matches, while 10 tests were drawn.

The Indian team is on South Africa tour for the series of all three formats. It started with the T-20 series. This three-match series was a 1-1 draw. After this the ODI series was played, which Team India won 2-1. The last match of the tour will start from today.

Top run scorer of Kohli series in this year

Former Team India captain Virat Kohli is the top run scorer of this series. He had scored 114 runs in both the innings of the first match. Not only this, Kohli is also the team's top run scorer for the year 2023. The team's top wicket taker in the series is fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah. He had taken four wickets in the last match.

Changes can be seen in the playing-11 of Team India in the Cape Town Test. Fast bowler Avesh Khan may get a chance to debut. Ravindra Jadeja, who was injured in the first test, can replace Ravichandran Ashwin in the second test.

Elgar scored the most runs

Dean Elgar has scored the most runs for South Africa in this series. He had scored 185 runs with the help of a century in the first match. This is also the last test of Elgar's career. He will take command of the team in the absence of injured Temba Bavuma. Debutant Nandre Berger took maximum 7 wickets for the team in the first match.

Pitch report

The pitch of Cape Town Stadium is considered favorable for bowling. A total of 59 test matches were played at Newlands Stadium. The team batting first has won 23 matches and the team batting later has won 25 matches. While 11 matches were also drawn.

India looking for first win at Newlands

Team India is looking for its first win at the Newlands Stadium in Cape Town. The team played 6 tests here, lost 4 and only 2 matches were drawn. India drew 2 tests under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Mohammad Azharuddin.

The team lost twice under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, while the team also lost once each under the captaincy of Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar. India played its last Test match here in 2022, in which it lost by 7 wickets.

Whether report IND vs SA 2nd Test

There is good news about the weather in Cape Town on Wednesday. There is no possibility of rain here today. The wind speed will be up to 20 kilometers per hour. The temperature can range between 19 to 28 degrees Celsius.

Possible playing 11 of both teams

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna/Avesh Khan.

South Africa: Dean Elgar (captain), Aiden Markram, Tony De Georgi, Keegan Pietersen, David Bedingham, Kyle Varian (wk), Marco Yanson, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Nandre Berger.