India cricket team will take on South Africa in the IND vs SA 2nd T20I on Thursday which will mark the first international fixture to be held at the Maharaja Yadavindra Stadium Mullanpur in New Chandigarh. The hosts have already taken a 1-0 lead in the five-match series, thanks to an emphatic 101-run in the 1st T20I in Cuttack. The venue, which has hosted IPL games in the previous season, promises a mouth-watering contest on thursday.
Maharaja Yadavindra Stadium pitch report
The surface at the Maharaja Yadavindra Stadium in Mullanpur is known for assisting batters as it was seen in IPL 2025. However, there are chances that the teams may be in for a surprise in terms of a low-scoring contest as well. With that being said, the kind of pitch that is expected to be rolled out for IND vs SA 2nd T20I is still unknown.
Nevertheless, the team that wins the toss and bowls first is expected to be favoured. The dew factor could impact the team bowling second, making it easy for the batters. Meanwhile, it is pertinent to point out that four of the six IPL matches played at the venue was won by the team batting first.
India vs South Africa squads for T20Is
India: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC)*, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar
South Africa: Aiden Markram, Ottneil Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, George Linde, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs
