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India Vs South Africa LIVE Score: India will take on South Africa© TwitterIndia vs South Africa, 2nd T20I, Live Updates:India's Playing XI will be in focus when they take on South Africa in the second T20I of the three-match series. With so many big names in the squad, it will be interesting to see that who will find a place in the team. India will also look to try new combinations, in order to prepare for the T20 World Cup. The first match of the series got washed out due to the heavy rain in Durban on Sunday but the weather forecast has predicted rain in today's match as well. Suryakumar Yadav and Co will be aiming to repeat their heroics of the T20Is against Australia. (Live Scorecard)Here are the Live Updates of the 2nd T20I match between India and South Africa, straight from Durban:December12202319:18 (IST)IND vs SA Live Score: India's win over AustraliaTeam India, which was led by Suryakumar Yadav, is coming to this series after registering a thumping win over Australia. In the five-match T20I series, India defeated Australia with a 4-1 scoreline. They will now aim for the same performance in the series against the Proteas. December12202318:58 (IST)December12202318:40 (IST)IND vs SA Live Score: Head-to-headSouth Africa and India have battled against each other on 24 occasions in T20Is. While South Africa have won 10 matches, India have emerged victorious in 13 encounters and one match has yielded no result. The last five T20 contests have seen South Africa win on two occasions and India on two occasions. The highest score in these five encounters is 237 by India while the lowest has been 28 by India.December12202318:39 (IST)India vs South Africa Live Score: Pitch reportThe average score in the first innings in the last 10 matches at St George's Park in Gqeberha, is 142. Padding up first should be the preferred option at this stadium, with the team batting first winning 67 per cent of the matches.December12202318:32 (IST)India vs South Africa Live Score: Live streamingThe second T20I match between India and South Africa will begin at 8:30 PM (IST). The toss will be taking place at 8:00 PM. Here are all the details where you can watch the live telecast of the match for free. Read here. December12202318:09 (IST)IND vs SA Live Score: Here's what Accuweather has predictedAccording to AccuWeather, there is about an 84% chance of rain during the day in Gqeberha, with the cloud cover being 85%. However, the chances of rain reduce during the night to about 6%, with the cloud cover being 73%. The weather forecast does suggest that things will improve as the day progresses but that doesn't take away the rain threat away from the second T20I.December12202318:06 (IST)IND vs SA Live Score: Rain threat looms largeThe first T20I between India and South Africa got washed out due to rain in Durban on Sunday. However, the rain threat still looms large on the second match in Gqeberha as the weather forecast has predicted rain in today's match. December12202318:02 (IST)IND vs SA Live Score: HelloHello and welcome to our live coverage of the second T20I of the three-match series between India and South Africa, straight from St George's Park, Gqeberha. Stay tuned for all the live updates. Topics mentioned in this article

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The hunt for India's T20 World Cup 2024 squad is intensifying with every passing match. For the wicket-keeper's role, the likes of KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, and Jitesh Sharma have emerged as the biggest candidates. While Rahul looks like a certainty in the team, the second spot could be decided between Jitesh and Ishan. Though Ishan have the experience, former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan feels Jitesh should edge the Mumbai Indians batter as he is a lower-order batter.When it comes to India's T20I team, the selectors are spoilt for choices in the top order. Ishan Kishan, Yashavi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and even Virat Kohli all like to open in T20Is. As the batting order goes lower, the options are reduced. Irfan, hence, feels Jitesh is a better option in comparison to Ishan."I will play Jitesh hands down. I have maintained from earlier that if you have to play Ishan, whether it is ODIs or T20Is, you have to play him at the top, and there is a traffic jam at the top," Pathan said on Star Sports."It's very difficult for Ishan Kishan to make his place. This is my belief. I don't know at all what the team management thinks but his ability that I have judged for many years, I feel he needs the hard new ball and then he plays spin well," he added.Irfan also feels Jitesh is a Suryakumar Yadav kind of player and offers a better creative profile in comparison to Ishan."When you bat in the middle order, you will get spin in front of you, and there you (Kishan) might have difficulties at times. Jitesh Sharma is a slightly creative player. He is a Suryakumar Yadav-mold type player. You will see him playing the lap and different types of shots," he elaborated."His growth in T20 cricket in the last one to one-and-a-half years has been fantastic. He has been doing the finisher's role extremely well for the Punjab Kings in the IPL and he recently played two very good innings (for India). His strike rate is always impressive and he plays both spin and fast bowling well," Pathan further said.Topics mentioned in this article