South Africa won the toss and chose to bat against India in the second One Day International match being played at Ranchi on Sunday, October 9, 2022.
India will chase for the second straight match. Regular skipper Temba Bavuma, as well as left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi, were both ruled out of action after suffering mild infection.
Bavuma has only played four matches since returning from an elbow wound that sidelined him for three months, scoring 11 runs in total.
Reeza Hendricks, who has not played a match on this tour despite scoring four T20I fifties in a row in England, was taken in Bavuma’s No. 3 spot while left-arm spinner Bjorn Fortuin replaced Shamsi.
South Africa stuck to their plan of having only one allrounder in the XI, with Wayne Parnell, picking Andile Phehlukwayo. They also left out Lungi Ngidi, with Anrich Nortje arriving in.
That First Wicket Feeling! 🙌 🙌
Here's how debutant Shahbaz Ahmed scalped his maiden wicket in international cricket 🎥 🔽 #TeamIndia | @mastercardindia
Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/6pFItKiAHZ
Don’t miss the LIVE coverage of the #INDvSA match on @StarSportsIndia. pic.twitter.com/Rq9vRyEWCo
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 9, 2022
India made two modifications in a match they have to win to keep the series alive. Washington Sundar, who was brought into the team as a substitute for the injured Deepak Chahar, instantly found a place in the XI.
He is slated to bat at No. 6, with Ruturaj Gaikwad falling out. Left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed makes his debut and replaces Ravi Bishnoi, who played his first match on Thursday.
🚨 Toss Update from Ranchi 🚨
South Africa have elected to bat against #TeamIndia in the second #INDvSA ODI.
Follow the match ▶️ https://t.co/6pFItKiAHZ @mastercardindia pic.twitter.com/NKjxZRPH4e
— BCCI (@BCCI) October 9, 2022
Squads
South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Bjorn Fortuin, Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje.
India: Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Mohammed Siraj and Avesh Khan
