Sun Nov 10 04:18:53 UTC 2024: ## India Eyeing 2-0 Lead in South Africa T20 Series Amidst Rain Threat

**Gqeberha, South Africa:** The Indian cricket team, led by Suryakumar Yadav, is poised to face South Africa in the second T20I match at St. George’s Park Cricket Ground in Gqeberha on Sunday, November 10th. India aims to build upon their 61-run victory in the first T20I, securing a 2-0 lead in the four-match series.

South Africa, however, will be eager to bounce back from their recent 0-3 T20I series defeat against the West Indies. The match will also see the return of former Indian player VVS Laxman as the head coach for the series, while regular coach Gautam Gambhir focuses on preparing for the Border Gavaskar Trophy.

While India holds a slight 16-11 head-to-head advantage over South Africa in T20Is, rain could disrupt the match. AccuWeather forecasts a 63% chance of precipitation and a 13% chance of a thunderstorm, with cloudy conditions throughout the day.

The pitch at St. George’s Park is known to favor batters, although spinners gain an advantage as the match progresses. Teams winning the toss are likely to opt for batting first.

The match is scheduled to begin at 8:30 PM IST and will be televised on Sports18 channels and live-streamed on Jio Cinema.

**India Squad:** Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy/Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan

**South Africa Squad:** Aiden Markram (C), Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton, Tristian Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Ottneil Baartman, Lutho Sipamla

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