India vs South Africa Live Score Updates, 2nd ODI: Nandre Burger dismisses Ruturaj Gaikwad on 2nd ball, IND at 31/1

India

Sai Sudharsan 12

Tilak Varma 4

South Africa bowling

Nandre Burger 1/10 (3)

Lizaad Williams 0/12 (3)

India vs South Africa Live: Nandre Burger is giving some tough time to Tilak Varma, who seems to be very restricted in his batting today. Sai Sudharsan is still trying to open his arms and shift some pressure on the South African pacers. Nandre Burger is already using the extra bounce of the pitch to scare Indian batters with some bouncers 

India vs South Africa Live: Sai Sudharsan displayed his skills as he slammed a beautiful cover drive against Lizaad Williams. The Indian batters are slowly getting that confidence back and are looking more stable on the crease. Some mature batting is expected today from these young Indian stars as the team has lost one wicket early. 

India vs South Africa Live: Team India is continuing with their cautious approach as South African batters continue to increase pressure in hope for more wickets. Tilak Varma is looking very careful and not giving any chances to the pacers, who are waiting for just one mistake. 

India vs South Africa Live: Pacer Lizaad Williams is in for the second over and the young Indian batters look extremely cautious now. The pitch of Gqeberha is relatively slow and Indian batters must settle properly before trying something out of the box. 

India vs South Africa Live: Ruturaj Gaikwad slammed a beautiful FOUR on the first ball of Nandre Burger, but the pacer fought back harder as he dismissed Gaikwad on the 2nd ball of the match. Tilak Varma is the new batter on crease. 

India vs South Africa Live: Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sai Sudharsan are on crease and the Indian openers will look to provide their team with a good start. Nandre Burger is starting with South Africa’s pace attack. 

India: KL Rahul (C & WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, and Mukesh Kumar

South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (WK), David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Beuran Hendricks, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lizaad Williams

India vs South Africa Live: Team India’s 22-year-old opener Sai Sudharsan, who started with a half-century in his debut match will garner much interest today. In the first ODI, the pressure was relatively less as India was chasing a low target, but today his potential on the difficult conditions will be visible. 

India vs South Africa Live: As per AccuWeather, there is a potential for rainfall during the second match of the ODI series. The likelihood of precipitation stands at 60 percent from 7 AM to 10 AM. Encouragingly, the positive aspect in Gqeberha is that there is a 20 percent chance of rain at the commencement of the match. St. George’s Park in Gqeberha will host the second ODI, commencing at 4:30 PM IST.

India vs South Africa Live: South African skipper Aiden Markram won the toss and the South African skipper has decided to bowl first. Rinku Singh will replace Shreyas Iyer in the playing XI. Aiden Markram said that his team was back to the drawing board after the defeat in the previous match and they hope to do better. 

India vs South Africa Live: As per the reports, the Rinku Singh’s inclusion in the playing XI is final. The explosive batter will replace senior p

India vs South Africa Live: Guiding the charge in the bowling department for the Indian team during the South Africa ODI series will be the quick and agile Arshdeep, accompanied by the versatile Harshal Patel, a former RCB standout who has recently joined Punjab Kings for the upcoming IPL 2024 season. In the context of IPL 2023, the pace duo of Harshal and Arshdeep is expected to operate in tandem. Additionally, Punjab Kings’ bowling lineup boasts the inclusion of South African speedster Kagiso Rabada, although he is not currently participating in the ODI series against India.

India vs South Africa Live: Team India pacers Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan entered the world of One Day International (ODI) cricket with a bang as the ‘dangerous’ South African batters collapsed against the two young seamers. KL Rahul-led young Team India won the first ODI with 8 wickets and will look to seal the series on Tuesday. As KL Rahul looks to recover from the scars of a 0-3 series defeat in 2022, the second ODI will also see one new face as Rajat Patidar or Rinku Singh are preparing for their ODI debut. Read More 

India vs South Africa Live: India and South Africa have engaged in a total of 92 One Day International (ODI) contests. Out of these, South Africa emerged victorious in 50 encounters, while India secured triumph in 39 matches. Additionally, three matches concluded without yielding any decisive results.

India vs South Africa Live: As per AccuWeather, there is a potential for rainfall during the second match of the ODI series. The likelihood of precipitation stands at 60 percent from 7 AM to 10 AM. Encouragingly, the positive aspect in Gqeberha is that there is a 20 percent chance of rain at the commencement of the match. St. George’s Park in Gqeberha will host the second ODI, commencing at 4:30 PM IST.

India vs South Africa Live: “Credit should go to the Indian bowlers for the way they bowled. We failed to build partnerships and lost wickets regularly. We were behind the game from the get-go and failed to find a way to crawl our way back into it,” Aiden Markram said after the first ODI

India vs South Africa Live: India will take on South Africa on December 19 at St George’s Park in Gqeberha. This is the second of the three ODI cricket matches in the series. On December 17, India beat the Proteas in the first ODI match by 8 wickets at the Wanderers Stadium. KL Rahul leads the Men in Blue whereas Aiden Markram leads the hosts. Read More

Rinku Singh has been a part of India’s ODI team for the first time. However, he is yet to debut in the 50-over format. However, Rajat Patidar, who has recovered from heel surgery, will also be a contender for the batting position vacated by Shreyas Iyer, who will now focus on the Test series.

Deepak Chahar is not available for the ODI series against South Africa due to a family emergency. Check the updated team HERE.

“Completely different to what we expected. The plan was to get the spinners in the game. The boys did really well. The boys did well to stay disciplined. The ball kept moving around,” skipper KL Rahul said after India’s 8-wicket victory against the Proteas on December 17.

Sai Sudharsan, bought by Gujarat Titans for ₹20 lakh, made his ODI debut for India in the first match against South Africa. The opening batter was the highest-paid cricketer for the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2023. He is likely to keep his place in the Indian team in the 2nd ODI as well.

India and South Africa have played 92 ODI matches against each other so far. South Africa have won 50 and India won 39 matches. Three matches did not produce any results.

St George’s Park is expected to favour spinners. The expected score is around 250-260 runs. 

Gqeberha will remain cloudy in the morning and clear up later in the day. The chance of rain is low (2-9%). The humidity will be extremely high at 92%. During the match, the temperature will remain comfortable at 19-23 degrees.