India will play South Africa in the 2nd game of a three-match Test series at the Maharashtra Cricket Stadium in Pune. Day 1 of the second Test match between India and South Africa will begin at 09:30 am IST (Indian Standard Time). India currently hold a 1-0 lead and can seal the Test series with a victory at Pune. From information on how to find the live score updates to the latest scorecard details, fans can everything related to the 2nd India vs South Africa Test match. Virat Kohli’s men have been in terrific form at home where they are now chasing an 11th successive Test series victory – a feat never achieved by any other Test-playing nation. Meanwhile, scroll below for all details related to the live score updates and latest scorecard of the IND vs SA 2nd Test match. India Vs South Africa, Cricket Score 2nd Test Match.
Kohli’s boys are also atop the ICC World Test Championship points table with 160 points from three Test matches. India remains the only side with a clean slate in the WTC team standings. They beat South Africa by 203 runs in the opening game at Visakhapatnam and will look to complete the series win at Pune, where Test cricket after a hiatus of two years. The first and only Test played in Pune finished inside three days with India thrashing Australia by 333 runs in the 2017 Border-Gavaskar Test series. The pitch was rated “poor” by the ICC later and therefore a similar kind of pitch is not expected to be on offer when Kohli and his counterpart Faf du Plessis walk out for the toss on October 10, 2019 (Thursday). India vs South Africa Latest Scorecard.
Day 1 of the 2nd India vs South Africa Test match will begin on October 9 (Thursday) and has a scheduled start time of 09:30 am IST (Indian Standard Time). Toss is expected to take place on 08:30 am IST (Indian Standard Time). India is expected to go with the same team in the 2nd Test, while South Africa, who looked innocuous in their bowling attack, is expected to make some changes. Lungi Ngidi – if he is passed fit – could return to the playing XI for the second game. Fans
India Squad: Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami, Rishabh Pant, Shubman Gill, Kuldeep Yadav, Umesh Yadav.
South Africa Squad: Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar, Theunis de Bruyn, Faf du Plessis(c), Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock(w), Zubayr Hamza, Vernon Philander, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Dane Piedt, Heinrich Klaasen, Anrich Nortje, Senuran Muthusamy.