India vs South Africa, 2nd ODI Toss, Playing 11 News: Visitors opt to bat; Shahbaz debuts for hosts

As
for
the
team
news,
India
has
handed
a
debut
to
all-rounder
Shahbaz
Ahmed,
who
is
a
left-arm
spinner
that
can
also
contribute
with
the
bat.
The
Men
in
Blue
has
also
brought
in
all-rounder
Washington
Sundar
into
the
playing
11.
Sundar
and
Shahbaz
replace
leg-spinner
Ravi
Bishnoi
and
batter
Ruturaj
Gaikwad.

The
visitors,
meanwhile,
have
rested
the
unwell
duo
–
regular
skipper
Temba
Bavuma
and
left-arm
spinner
Tabraiz
Shamsi
with
Bjorn
Fortuin
and
Reeza
Hendricks.

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After
opting
to
bat
first,
Maharaj
said:
“Looks
like
a
good
wicket.
Shamsi
and
Temba
didn’t
wake
up
feeling
too
well
this
morning,
so
Reeza
Hendricks
and
Bjorn
Fortuin
are
coming
in
for
them.
Hopefully
we
can
try
and
utilize
the
conditions,
assess
it
upfrontg
and
play
it
from
there.”

Meanwhile,
India
skipper
Dhawan
said:
“We
would
have
bowled
first
actually,
there
is
going
to
be
dew
in
the
second
innings
and
we
are
gonna
take
advantage
of
that.
Two
changes
for
us.
Washington
Sundar
coming
in
and
Shahbaz
Ahmed
is
making
his
debut
today.
Ruturaj
and
Ravi
Bishnoi
are
out.”

Dhawan-led
India
will
look
to
bounce
back
from
the
opening
game
9-run
loss
to
the
Proteas
at
Bharat
Ratna
Shri
Atal
Bihari
Vajpayee
Ekana
Cricket
Stadium
in
Lucknow
on
Thursday
(October
6).
The
first
ODI
was
reduced
to
a
40-over
a
side
match
due
to
rain.

In
88
ODI
matches
between
the
two
teams,
South
Africa
hold
the
edge
with
50
wins,
while
India
has
won
35
matches
and
three
matches
have
ended
in
No
Result.

India
vs
South
Africa
2nd
ODI
Playing
11:

India
XI:
Shikhar
Dhawan
(captain),
Shubman
Gill,
Shreyas
Iyer,
Ishan
Kishan,
Sanju
Samson
(wicketkeeper),
Washington
Sundar,
Shardul
Thakur,
Kuldeep
Yadav,
Shahbaz
Ahmed,
Mohammed
Siraj,
Avesh
Khan.

South
Africa
XI:
Janneman
Malan,
Quinton
de
Kock
(wicketkeeper),
Reeza
Hendricks,
Aiden
Markram,
Heinrich
Klaasen,
David
Miller,
Wayne
Parnell,
Keshav
Maharaj
(captain),
Kagiso
Rabada,
Anrich
Nortje,
Bjorn
Fortuin.

India
vs
South
Africa
2nd
ODI
Pitch
Report:
Deep
Dasgupta
and
Ajit
Agarkar
feel
the
decision
to
bat
first
will
be
tempting
as
the
wicket
may
get
slower
as
the
game
progresses.

“It
isn’t
the
biggest
ground
here,
60
meter
boundaries
and
even
the
straight
boundary
isn’t
all
that
big.
Not
a
blade
of
grass
on
this
surface,
looks
firm
and
seems
a
typical
surface,”
the
pair
said
at
the
pitch
report.

“Square
is
very
dry
and
there
could
be
some
reverse
swing
as
the
game
progresses.
A
few
cracks
but
there
won’t
be
a
lot
of
grip,
instead
could
be
a
lot
more
skid.
Winning
the
toss,
it
will
be
tempting
to
bat
first
as
the
track
can
slow
down
later.”