The 2nd T20 match of the South Africa tour of India, 2022 is scheduled to be held on Sunday, 12th June 2022 at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack.

India was a favorite team in the 1st T20 match and they were also good in the first inning where they scored more than 200 runs but the bowling department destroyed all the efforts made by the batters. We mentioned in today prediction of the first match that India will with some young bowlers. All young bowlers were good in the recent edition of IPL 2022 but could not give the best performance in a bilateral series against South Africa. RSA came in the first match with full strength and that was the main reason why they won the opening match with a handsome margin. Now they are leading the series of five T20 matches. Another win in this match will brighten their chances to win this series against India.

The batting order of India was just outstanding in the first match and scored 211 runs in 20 overs. This is the highest total for India in any T20 match against South Africa. Almost all batters from the side of India put some runs on the board. Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad opened the batting inning and provided a good opening start of 57 runs for the partnership of the first wicket. Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, and Karthik are handling the middle and lower batting order. Ishan Kishan was the highest run-scorer in the first match with 76 runs to his name on 48 balls with the help of 11 boundaries and three huge sixes. Shreyas Iyer was the other batter who put some runs on the board. He scored 36 runs and smashed three huge sixes during his inning. Hardik Pandya remained not out after scoring 31 runs on just 12 balls with the help of two boundaries and three huge sixes.

Rishabh Pant scored 29 runs while Ruturaj Gaikwad had 23 runs to his name. India lost the previous match due to the worst performance by their bowling department. They failed to defend the target of 212 runs and leaked this target in 19.1 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya, Harshal Patel, and Axar Patel were leading the bowling department of India in the first match. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked one wicket in four overs against 43 runs while Axar Patel was the other bowler who had a wicket to his name. He also picked one wicket while he was charged for 40 runs in four overs. No other bowler from the Indian side could manage to pick any wicket. Hardik Pandya, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Avesh Khan were the bowlers who remained wicket-less. We think that India will make some changes in the bowling department for this match.

South Africa had a winning start against a strong team from India and this should boost the morale of the team. The bowling department of RSA is strong and experienced but they were not good in the first match as they leaked 211 runs in 20 overs. Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Tabraiz Shamsi, and Dwaine Pretorius are the leading bowlers of South Africa. Pretorius, Parnell, Nortje, and Maharaj picked one wicket each while Rabada and Shamsi were the bowlers who could not manage to pick any wicket. We think that the conditions in Arun Jaitley Stadium were not in the support of the bowling department of South Africa and we are expecting the same in this match at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack.

We have to doubt that the batting order of South Africa is strong and experienced which is led by Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma, Dwaine Pretorius, Rassie van der Dussen, and David Miller. These all batters performed well in the first match and chased a high total of 212 runs with five balls to spare. Rassie van der Dussen was the most successful and highest run-scorer with 75 runs to his name on just 46 balls with the help of seven boundaries and five huge sixes. He remained not out till the chase of the target. David Miller was the other batter of South Africa who almost destroyed the bowling department of India. he smashed the inning of 64 runs on just 31 balls with the help of four boundaries and five huge sixes. Dwaine Pretorius scored 29 runs while Quinton de Kock could manage to score 22 runs.

India
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Ishan Kishan.

South Africa
Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Quinton de Kock.

India had played a total of 160 T20 matches so far. They won 104 matches while other teams won 52 matches. 4 matches of India were ended with no result.

South Africa had played 148 T20 matches right now with 87 wins to their name while they had lost 60 matches. Their one match was ended with no result.

India had played 16 T20 matches against South Africa where they won 9 matches while South Africa had won 7 matches.

According to our match prediction, India is the favorite team to win this match. There are many factors that make India a favorite team in this match, Some of the key factors are mentioned below:

• The batting order of India is in superb form
• India will play this match with some young players
• India has a deeper and far more powerful batting lineup
• The bowling unit of India is much stronger than in South Africa
• India has better six-hitting capability when we compare it with South Africa

India has a strong batting order and bowling unit as compared to South Africa, so the winning chances of India for today’s match have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

India has a 52% chance to win this match
South Africa has a 48% chance to win this match

The toss is going to play an important role in the decision of each and every match of this series. According to toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to bat first.

The 2nd T20 Match match between India and South Africa is going to be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. The pitch at this stadium is excellent for batting. The boundaries at this venue are short and will bring the spinners into play. The pitch will continue to be good for batting throughout the match. A total of 190 can be difficult for batting second to chase.

The weather forecast in Delhi on match day is good for a cricket match. There are some chances of rain but that is possible that we may have an interrupted match.

Captain: Hardik Pandya
Vice-Captain: Quinton de Kock
David Miller, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Aiden Markram, Dwaine Pretorius, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kagiso Rabada

Date: Sunday, 12th June 2022
Time: 01:30 PM GMT / 07:00 PM LOCAL / 07:00 PM IST

Stadium: Barabati Stadium
Location: Cuttack, India
Opened: 1958
Capacity: 45000
Ends: Mahanadi River End River End, Pavilion End
Time Zone: UTC +05:30
Home to: India, Odisha
Floodlights: Yes

Total matches: 2
Matches won batting first: 1
Matches won bowling first: 1
Average 1st Inns scores: 136
Average 2nd Inns scores: 91
Highest total recorded: 180/3 (20 Ov) by IND vs SL
Lowest total recorded: 87/10 (16 Ov) by SL vs IND
Highest score chased: 96/4 (17.1 Ov) by RSA vs IND
Lowest score defended: 180/3 (20 Ov) by IND vs SL

Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Hooda, Venkatesh Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Umran Malik.