South Africa vs India, 2nd Test – Cricket Match Prediction, Fantasy XI Tips, Weather Report & Probable XI

India will square off against South Africa in the 2nd test match of the three-match series on 3rd January 2022 at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg.

SA vs IND: Match Details:

• Date - Monday, January 3rd, 2022
• Time - 1:30 PM IST
• Venue - The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

SA vs IND Match Preview: 

South Africa's Quinton de Kock shockingly announced his retirement with immediate effect after the first test. Kyle Verreynne or Ryan Rickelton may replace him in the second test. This means the batting will heavily rely on Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram & Temba Bavuma. 

The bowling department will be led by Kagiso Rabada who bowled beautifully in the first test, along with Lungi Ngidi, who picked up 6 wickets in India's first innings. Marco Jensen also performed well enough in the first match as he registered a total of 5 wickets to his name. It is highly improbable that Duanne Olivier will get a place in the XI instead of Jensen. 

India's batting was led by KL Rahul, who was adjudged the 'player of the match' as his century in the first innings set up the victory for India. His opening partner, Mayank Agarwal also looked comfortable as he scored 60 runs in the first innings, etching an opening partnership of 117 runs with his Karnataka teammate. Ajinkya Rahane also looked in good touch. 

The Johannesburg pitch provides assistance to pace bowlers due to extra bounce and India again are expected to play with the same bowling combination. Every bowler - R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami & Mohammad Siraj, played their part in the last match and managed to pick up 20 wickets which eventually sealed the match. 

SA vs IND Match Prediction: 

India has started this series with a historic win and would be looking to win this match and seal the series. Moreover, Team India have never lost a test match at Johannesburg.

SA vs IND Head-to-Head:

• Total - 40
• South Africa - 15
• India - 11
• Draw - 10

SA vs IND: Johannesburg Weather Report

Like Centurion, thunderstorms have been predicted for the second test match as well. The first day is expected to be cloudy but without rain while there are chances of rain or thunderstorms in the next four days.

SA vs IND Probable Playing XI: 

South Africa - Dean Elgar (C), Aiden Makram, Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Kyle Verreyne/Ryan Rickelton (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada

India - KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Rishabh Pant (wk), R Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj

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SA vs IND Fantasy XI: 

• Wicket-keeper - Rishabh Pant
• Batters - KL Rahul, Temba Bavuma, Dean Elgar, Mayank Agarwal
• All-rounders - Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur
• Bowlers - Mohammad Shami, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Jasprit Bumrah