Thu Dec 11 13:20:00 UTC 2025: ## India Opts to Bowl Against South Africa in Second T20I

New Chandigarh, December 11, 2025: India won the toss and elected to bowl first in the second T20I against South Africa at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur (New Chandigarh) today. Suryakumar Yadav is leading the Indian side, while Aiden Markram captains South Africa.

The Indian team comes into this match with a significant advantage after a dominant 101-run victory in the first T20I held in Cuttack on December 9th. They will be aiming to secure a 2-0 lead in the five-match series with a win today.

South Africa has made three changes to their playing XI, bringing in Reeza Hendricks, George Linde, and Ottniel Baartman. India, on the other hand, has retained the same team from the first match.

India’s Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh.

South Africa’s Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Aiden Markram (c), Reeza Hendricks, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Ottniel Baartman, Lutho Sipamla, Lungi Ngidi.

Historically, India holds the upper hand in T20Is against South Africa, having won 19 out of 32 matches played. In the 10 bilateral T20 series played between the two nations, India has won 5, South Africa has won 2, and 3 series have ended in a draw. India last lost a bilateral T20 series against South Africa in October 2015. This ongoing series is the 11th between the two teams.

Squads:

India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shubman Gill (vc), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar.

South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock (wk), Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Ottniel Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Lutho Sipamla.

Stay tuned for further updates on the India vs. South Africa second T20I.

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