IND vs SA 2nd ODI Match Prediction
Indian pacers thrashed South Africa in the Bull Ring in Johannesburg. Bowlers Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh took advantage of favorable circumstances to find lateral movement and completed their demolition job in 15 overs. However, the host team was spared the humiliation of being skittled out for less than 100 because of all-rounder Andile Phelukwayo’s late-order rearguard effort. Indian hitters cruised to victory in less than twenty overs as South African bowlers were unable to match their opponents’ output.
It is not good for South Africa to win the toss and then be folded in 30 overs, so the hosts will be motivated to make a statement. They may breathe a sigh of relief as the action moves to Gqeberha, where they won the second Twenty20 International against India.
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South Africa Preview
For the host team, this season’s pink ODI was one to forget. Other than the toss, everything went wrong for them. Under favorable circumstances, Indian pacers made the South African batsmen dance to their music from the first ball.
The South African batting unit collapsed to less than 120 without putting up much of a fight after being humiliated in the third Twenty20 International. All of the team, with the exception of opener Zorzi and all-rounder Phelukwayo, had difficulty placing the bat on the ball. It’s difficult to bounce back from consecutive batting disasters, particularly when there is little time to rest. However, South Africa needs to swiftly overcome their dismal batting performances and present a completely different team.
They must adhere to their methods and have confidence in their ability to recognize threats when the ball starts to go in the right direction, play their shots, and score runs when things get easier. Technical changes are not achievable in such a short amount of time. The South African bowlers will be hoping that their batsmen perform well and put enough runs on the board to give them something to work with, since they haven’t had much to work with in the last two matches.
South African Predicted XI:
Tony de Zorzi, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Aiden Markram (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen (wk)
India Preview
India’s ODI series has gotten off to the best possible start. Indian bowlers, particularly Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan, asked questions that the South African batsmen were unable to respond to during the first ODI. With a combined haul of nine wickets, the two pacers held the hosts to their lowest-ever home ODI score.
Yes, they had an easier time of it because of South Africa’s foolish batting, but their bowlers’ discipline in advantageous conditions was impressive. Following their economic demolition of the South African top order, Arshdeep and Avesh continued to bowl sharp spells to prevent the home team from rallying. They hunted in unison, taking nine wickets in total, and finishing the South African innings well within thirty overs. They carried out the bulk of the work themselves, and before Axar Patel could take the field to bowl, the innings was essentially over.
India lost Ruturaj early in their reply, but rookie opener Sai Sudarshan and Shreyas Iyer combined to form a partnership that won the game, allowing India to end the innings with 33 overs remaining. Shreyas Iyer, who departed the ODI team to start preparing for the impending test series, can be replaced in the starting XI by Rajat Patidar.
India Predicted XI:
Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, and KL Rahul (c & wk)
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The pace and spin are sufficiently assisted by the local conditions, which may be advantageous to Indian bowlers. Since the pitch is typically low, slow, and dry, it may be challenging to score runs in the middle overs unless batters rack up 1s and 2s to keep the scoreboard moving.
Location Details
The second match of the ODI series is being played at St George’s Park, which is also the site of the second T20I. The highest total here is 656 runs in 99.1 overs from an ODI between South Africa and Australia in 2002, while the lowest total is 240 runs in 68.1 overs from a match between South Africa and England in 2009.
Toss: To Bowl
This ground has never before seen the result of a match determined by a coin flip. Teams batting first have won 20 of the 42 games played here so far while chasing teams have triumphed 21 times. Given the constant problems with the South African batting order, India might ask the hosts to bat first and challenge them to produce a large number of runs, particularly if the bowling conditions are favorable.
Winning Prediction
India will win this match
Although the hosts are excellent at batting, two setbacks with the bat must have severely damaged their confidence. They are vulnerable when their batting fails to click, and as many of the players on the side don’t appear to be settled yet, they will likely break under duress if the pitch and circumstances suit Indian bowlers. When the weather favors swing and seam or spin bowling, it will be difficult for the South African hitters to compete because India possesses a respectable pace and spin attack.
