India registered a dominating win over South Africa in the first T20I match and they are leading the three-match T20I series by 1-0. While batting first in the first game, South Africa managed to put 106 runs on the board which the men in blue managed to successfully chase it down with more than 3 overs to spare and grabbed a crucial win. Arshdeep Singh was adjudged the player of the match for his dominating performance with the ball (4-0-32-3).
In the second match in Guwahati, South Africa will look to make a comeback and win the game to stay alive in this series while India will look to seal the series. If the Indian team manages to win the game in Guwahati, then would win 8 of the 9 bilateral T20I series they’ve contested since last year’s T20 World Cup.
In the 21 meetings between the two sides, India is leading the charts 11-8 against the Proteas in the head-to-head battles. India is ahead in the last 5 meetings with a 3-2 margin. Another electrifying contest is anticipated here at Guwahati on Sunday between these two sides.
India
The hosts have added Umesh Yadav and Mohammed Siraj to the squad should they need to bolster their bowling with experience. But they are unlikely to do so. However, India won’t be looking to make changes to the winning XI.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, R. Ashwin, Deepak Chahar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh
South Africa
The Proteas are unlikely to be making any changes in the XI as a knee-jerk reaction despite the Trivandrum reversal but they do have the option for an extra quick in Lungi Ngidi for one of their two left-arm spinners.
Probable XI: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
Fantasy XI Suggestion 1:
Quinton de Kock, Virat Kohli (vc), Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul, Wayne Parnell, Axar Patel (c), Aiden Markram, Arshdeep Singh, Kagiso Rabada, Deepak Chahar, Keshav Maharaj
Fantasy XI Suggestion 2:
Quinton de Kock, Virat Kohli, David Miller, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Axar Patel (vc), Ravichandran Ashwin, Aiden Markram, Wayne Parnell, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar
