The second match of the three-match ODI series between India and South Africa will be played on Wednesday, December 3 in Raipur. Both the teams will clash at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur. Team India would like to win this match and win the series. At the same time, the South African team will keep its eyes on staying in the series. Both the teams reached Raipur on Monday. Team India is ahead 1-0 in the series.
The second ODI match between India and South Africa will be played on Wednesday, 3 December at Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium, Raipur. The toss of this match will take place at 1 pm. The match will start at 1:30 pm. You will also be able to watch this match on TV on the channels of Star Sports Network. The commentary of the match will be in both English and Hindi languages ​​on different channels of Star Sports. Whereas viewers watching the match on mobile will be able to watch this match live on JioHotstar.
The teams of India and South Africa reached Raipur on Monday. The players of both the teams left for the hotel directly from the airport. There were tight security arrangements during this period. Extensive security arrangements were made at every nook and corner. It has been told by the police that more than 1500 police personnel and officers will take care of the security of the match.
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Team India’s star players will practice tomorrow
Team India will practice in the stadium tomorrow i.e. on Tuesday. Many star players including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul will participate in the practice session tomorrow. Cricket fans of Raipur are very excited to see their favorite players after a long time.
There may be changes in the South African team
South Africa’s regular captain Temba Bavuma did not play in the first ODI played in Ranchi. He may return in the match to be played in Visakhapatnam. If Temba comes then Ryan Rickleton may be released from the team. In such a situation, Aiden Markram and Quinton de Kock can open in the second ODI. Captain Temba Bavuma can be seen at number three. Tristan Stubbs also did not play in the first ODI, but it is difficult for him to play in the second match also.
Team India can enter without any changes
India defeated South Africa by 17 runs in the first match and took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Now Team India will enter Visakhapatnam to win the series. The captain of Team India in this series is KL Rahul. He can enter the second ODI without any changes. In such a situation, Rishabh Pant and Tilak Verma can once again remain sitting on the bench.
