SA vs IND 2nd Test Dream11 Prediction, Playing 11, Newlands Cape Town Pitch Report, South Africa vs India Fantasy Cricket Tips

South Africa and India will cross swords in the second and final test match of the tour starting on Wednesday. The game will be played at the Newlands in Cape Town at 2:00 PM IST.

South Africa vs India – 2nd Test
3 January 2024, 2:00 PM IST
Newlands, Cape Town

SA vs IND 2nd Test Dream11 Prediction

South Africa are leading the two-match series 1-0 after winning the first Test by an innings and 32 runs. The Indian team failed to adjust to the conditions as they were outplayed in both batting and bowling departments.

Batting first, India posted a total of 245/10 courtesy of a brilliant century from KL Rahul. However, Dean Elgar came out determined a played a mammoth knock of 185 to take the Proteas to 408/10. In the second innings, the Indian batting failed to manage the pressure as they were bundled out for just 131.

Now, the Proteas will look to clean sweep India by winning this match as well, while India will look to bounce back and level the series with a victory.

Form Guide

South Africa – W W W D L
India – L D W L D

Newlands Cape Town Pitch Report

The wicket has a green top and it will have pace and bounce in it. The pacers are likely to dictate the terms through the majority of the game. The second and third day are likely to be the best time to bat on this surface. The team winning the toss is expected to bowl first. Here’s Newlands Cape Town Pitch Report in detail

Last result at the venue

India (223 & 198) lost to South Africa (210 & 212/3) by 7 wickets – 11 to 14 January 2022

SA vs IND 2nd Test Playing 11

SA Playing 11

1. Dean Elgar (C)
2. Aiden Markram
3. Tony de Zorzi
4. Zubayr Hamza
5. Keegan Petersen
6. David Bedingham
7. Kyle Verreynne (WK)
8. Marco Jansen
9. Wiaan Mulder
10. Kagiso Rabada
11. Nandre Burger

South Africa Team News

• Temba Bavuma and Gerald Coetzee have been ruled out of the game due to their respective injuries.
• Zubayr Hamza and Wiaan Mulder are likely to be included in the playing 11 for this fixture.

SA Key Players

Dean Elgar Stats

Aiden Markram Stats

IND Playing 11

1. Rohit Sharma (C)
2. Yashasvi Jaiswal
3. Shubman Gill
4. Virat Kohli
5. Shreyas Iyer
6. KL Rahul (WK)
7. Ravichandran Ashwin/Ravindra Jadeja
8. Shardul Thakur/Mukesh Kumar
9. Jasprit Bumrah
10. Mohammed Siraj
11. Prasidh Krishna

India Team News

• Avesh Khan has been added to the squad in as a replacement for Mohammad Shami.
• India could replace Ravi Ashwin with Ravindra Jadeja in the playing 11.
• They could also opt for Mukesh Kumar in place of Shardul Thakur.

IND Key Players

Virat Kohli Stats

Rohit Sharma Stats

Who will win 2nd Test match between South Africa and India?

• South Africa have lost only a single Test out of their last five, while winning three.
• India have won only a single Test out of their last five while losing two.
• South Africa have won three of the last three Test matches against India.
• Furthermore, the Proteas will have the home advantage and India don’t have a great Test record in South Africa.

As per our prediction, South Africa are expected to win this match.

SA vs IND Fantasy Cricket team

Wicket-keepers: L Rahul

Batsmen: V Kohli, D Elgar, K Petersen, D Bedingham

All-rounder: R Jadeja, M Jansen

Bowlers: J Bumrah, K Rabada, M Siraj, N Burger

Who are Best Captain Options for SA vs IND Dream11 Team

For Small League, Head to Head contest: Dean Elgar and Virat Kohli are the safest captaincy picks in the SLs.

For Grand League, Mega Contest: Kagiso Rabada and Jasprit Bumrah could be the solid captaincy options in the GLs.

What are IND vs SA 2nd Test Fantasy Cricket Tips?

• Create a GL team filled with the pacers from both sides as it could turn out to be a low-scoring game.
• If South Africa bowl first, you could try Kagiso Rabada as the captain and Marco Jansen as the vice-captain together in one of your GL teams.
• You could also try the combinations of different pacers as the captain and vice-captain in a few of your GL teams.