India vs South Africa - Match Preview, Fantasy, Pitch Report, Probable XI & More (2nd TEST, 2021)

The second round of the three-match Test series between South Africa and India will be played at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg from January 3. India lead the series by a 1-0 edge and will be hoping to envelop things with the subsequent Test. We saw an exceptional fight among bat and ball in the main Test at the SuperSport Park in Centurion. India batted first and posted 327 on the board, because of a splendid century from KL Rahul. He was very much upheld by Mayank Agarwal and Ajinkya Rahane. Lungi Ngidi featured with the ball for the hosts, getting six wickets. The Proteas were packaged out on 197, civility of a fifer from Mohammad Shami. With a helpful lead of 130, India came out to bat however were pushed over on 174. The Proteas floundered in the pursuit as their players neglected to adjust to the conditions and they were tidied up on 191, missing the mark by 113 runs. Temba Bavuma was their solitary warrior in both the innings. The Indian pacers unleashed destruction to assist their side with getting an early lead in the series. The subsequent Test gives an extraordinary chance to Kohli's men to proceed with their strength in away Tests. South Africa will be without the administrations of Quinton de Kock and that further convolutes matters for them. They should be at their closest to perfect to keep the series alive. Pitch Report The pitch at the Wanderers is a vivacious one. The bowlers will get some additional bob off the surface and the pacers will keep on assuming a significant part. The players should be on their toes on this surface. Climate Forecast The temperature in Johannesburg is relied upon to run somewhere in the range of 14 and 26 degrees Celsius on the first day of the season of the Test. There is downpour anticipated over the course of the following five days and we may observer downpour interferences throughout the match. India Key Players : KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Mohammad Shami South Africa Key Players : Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen Probable XI India Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah South Africa Dean Elgar (c), Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Duanne Olivier, Keshav Maharaj