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This is how India’s playing XI could be in the second T20
Ishan may have to make way for Jitesh Sharma
The first T20 between India and South Africa was washed out due to rain.
New Delhi. India and South Africa cricket teams will face each other in the second T20 match on Tuesday. Both teams have reached Port Elizabeth. Suryakumar Yadav and company are set to face the hosts at the St. George’s Park Cricket Stadium. The first T20 match of the series played in Durban was washed out due to rain. The second T20 match of the 3-match series has become important for both the teams. Team India now has to play only 5 T20 matches including today’s match before next year’s T20 World Cup. During this time, the Indian team wants to give many young players a chance and try them out. In the second T20 match, captain Suryakumar Yadav may face a lot of trouble from opening to wicket keeping. Will Yashaswi Jaiswal get a chance to open or will fortune favor Rituraj Gaekwad? Will Ishan Kishan be seen behind the wicket or will Naseeb support Jitesh Sharma?
The return of Shubman Gill, the team’s regular opener, will see a lot of confusion in the playing XI. Coach Rahul Dravid and captain Suryakumar Yadav will have to choose between Jaiswal (Yashwi Jaiswal) and Gaekwad (Ruturaj Gaekwad). Recently, Rituraj Gaekwad opened with Yashaswi Jaiswal in the home T20 series against Australia. Gill is sure to play. In such a situation, Yashshwi Jaiswal may get a chance in the second T20 in place of Gaekwad.
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Because Jaiswal is an aggressive left-arm opener. So, Indian team can open with left and right combination. Jaiswal scored 138 runs in 5 innings of T20 series against Australia. While Gaekwad was the highest run scorer in the series with 223 runs. He also scored his first century in T20 international cricket.
Ishan Kishan or Jitesh Sharma? Who will be responsible for wicketkeeping?
It is a tough challenge for the Indian team management to choose between wicketkeepers Ishan Kishan and Jitesh Sharma. Ishan Kishan scored 110 runs in 3 matches of the T20 series against Australia, while Jitesh Sharma was given an opportunity in the last two T20 matches against Australia where he scored 35 runs and 24 runs respectively. Ishan Kishan has scored 796 runs in 32 T20 International matches played so far.
Team India’s Probable Playing XI for Second T20 against South Africa: Shubman Gill, Yashshwi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi/Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar.
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Tags: ind vs sa, India vs South Africa, Ishan Kishan, Jitesh Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Yashaswi Jaiswal
First published: December 12, 2023, 09:15 IST