Banking on a dominating victory in the IND vs SA 1st Test, South Africa are sky high in confidence. While the Proteas will miss the services of Temba Bavuma and Gerald Coetzee, the hosts will still aim for a whitewash in Cape Town. Deal Elgar will don the skipper’s armband on his last Test match, Zubayr Hamza will slot in for injured Bavuma. Lungi Ngidi is expected to fill in for Coetzee.
Dean Elgar is set for a perfect farewell from red ball cricket. In the previous match, he went on to dominate the Indian bowlers after slamming a stunning 185 run knock. Elgar captained the side in the previous game too after Bavuma went off injured.
The one thing that the Proteas will be banking on will be their strong bowling attack. The visitors have bowled out India on both innings courtesy of their pacers. Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger breathed fire on the India batting line-up. The batting line-up too depicted their worth against the Indian bowling line-up.
What to expect from South Africa Playing XI?
Dean Elgar will captain the side and open the proceedings with Aiden Markram. Markram fumbled with the bat in the first Test and will be willing to showcase his mark in the upcoming IND vs SA 2nd Test. Elgar on the other hand hammered 185 runs and will look to continue his fine form on his last Test match.
Down the order Tony de Zorzi is likely to pair with Zubayr Hamza who comes in as a replacement for the injured Temba Bavuma. David Bedingham slammed a fine fifty in the previous game will pair with Keegan Petersen in the lower order.
In the lower order Kyle Verreynne will slot as the anchor. Then comes Marco Jansen. The dependable all-rounder played a crucail unbeaten knock of 84 runs in the previous game.
Kagiso Rabada bagged a fifer in the first innings and 2 in the second innings as he breathed fire. Nandre Burger on his debut was also the highlight in Proteas attack, scalping a four-fer in the 2nd innings. Lungi Ngidi will replace Gerald Coetzee and will slot in as the fourth pacer in the team.
Predicted South Africa Playing XI vs IND in 2nd Test
- 1. Dean Elgar (C)
2. Aiden Markram
3. Tony de Zorzi
4. Zubayr Hamza
5. Keegan Petersen
6. David Bedingham
7. Kyle Verreynne (wk)
8. Marco Jansen
9. Lungi Ngidi
10. Kagiso Rabada
11. Nandre Burger
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