The second ODI between South Africa and India will be played at St George’s Park, Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth). In the first match of the three-game series, the Men In Blue won by eight wickets inside the first three hours of the game. Now, the home side needs to win to keep the series alive. The last time they lost an ODI series at home against India was in the 2017-18 series.
Meanwhile, talking about the venue, both teams recently played a T20I game which was impacted by rain only a few days back. While the Asian side managed to bat only 19.3 overs, the Proteas got a reduced target of more than 150 in 15 overs. With the wet outfield having its say, the home side won by four wickets. Meanwhile, the situation might be different for the upcoming game.
As per the weather report, it will be clear throughout the day. The upcoming ODI will be a day-night, starting at 1:00 PM local (4:30 PM Indian Standard Time). During the game and even before it, the skies will stay clear.
India’s updated ODI squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C)(wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Akash Deep
South Africa ODI squad: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Mihlali Mpongwana, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne and Lizaad Williams.
