India vs South Africa, 2nd ODI: Bowlers in focus as India look to remain alive in sequence

India and South Africa are all set to lock horns within the second recreation of the three-match ODI sequence on Sunday, October 9. The JSCA Stadium in Ranchi is about to host the encounter.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 9, 2022 00:09 IST

IND vs SA, 2nd ODI: Bowlers in focus as India look to remain alive in sequence. Courtesy: AP

By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: India and South Africa are all set to lock horns within the second recreation of the three-match ODI sequence on Sunday, October 9. The JSCA Stadium in Ranchi is about to host the encounter.

India received the T20I sequence 2-1, however didn’t make a powerful begin to their marketing campaign within the 50-over format. In the opening ODI in Lucknow, India misplaced by 9 runs.

Sanju Samsons valiant 63-ball knock of 86 went in useless because the Men in Blue didn’t chase down 250 on the Ekana Cricket Stadium.

Adding insult to harm, their quick bowler Deepak Chahar was dominated out of the final two matches resulting from a again harm. Spin-bowling all-rounder Washington Sundar changed the speedster for the rest of the sequence.

Going into the following recreation, India have to maintain their bowling, which has come below the pump in latest occasions. Shardul Thakur defended Indias bowlers, saying that even the South African bowlers had taken a pounding because of the beneficial batting situations.

The Proteas, however, could be pretty excessive on confidence after how they bowled and batted within the earlier recreation. In the rain-curtailed 40-over match, the guests by no means allowed Shikhar Dhawans males to run away with the match.

However, Temba Bavumas lack of kind stays to be a priority for the Proteas. After not performing to expectations within the T20Is, the right-handed Bavuma scored eight within the opening ODI earlier than Shardul rattled his woodwork.

Head-to-HeadTotal

Matches 88, India 35, South Africa 50, N/R 3

In India

Matches 29, India 15, South Africa 14, N/R 0

Probable XIsIndia

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson (wk), Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Avesh Khan

South Africa

Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi