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IND vs SA 2nd T20 Mohali New PCA Stadium Pitch Report: India take on South Africa at Mullanpur (Express Photo)
IND vs SA 2nd T20 New PCA Stadium Pitch Report: India will look to keep their momentum going in the second T20I in Mullanpur after thrashing South Africa by 101 runs in the 1st match in Cuttack. The Indian bowlers on Tuesday ripped through South Africa and skittled them out for just 74 runs, their lowest ever T20I score.
The Proteas will now look to strike back with their batters especially eager to have a good show on Thursday. Their bowlers did well initially but Hardik Pandya’s blistering 59-run innings helped India post a respectable target after the Men in Blue top order failed to create much of an impact.
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
While the New PCA Stadium has experience hosting Indian Premier League (IPL) matches, this is the first time an international match will be taking place here. With the stadium witnessing batting blitzkriegs as well as low scoring affairs in the IPL, the track which will be doled out on Thursday remains a mystery. Dew is expected to play a major factor here so the chasing team is expected to have an advantage.
Mullanpur Weather Report
According to AccuWeather, temperatures during the match will range from 19°C in the morning to 23°C in the afternoon, before dropping to around 9° by evening. The conditions are expected to be pretty hazy throughout while the air quality will remain pretty unhealthy as is the case for most parts in India.
India vs South Africa T20I squads
South Africa: Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Reeza Hendricks, Ottneil Baartman, Donovan Ferreira, Kwena Maphaka, George Linde
India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma(w), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana
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