2nd T20I: Weather update from Gqeberha ahead of South Africa vs India clash

Team India is all set to face South Africa for the second T20I, slated to take place on December 12 in Gqeberha. Notably, the first T20I between India and South Africa was washed out in Durban after rain halted the play on Sunday, December 10. However, both sides will be looking to play the remaining two T20Is.

The Men in Blue have recently won the T20I series against the new ODI World Cup 2023 champions by 4-1 and are headed to the next series with a mega boost. Moreover, Suryakumar Yadav-led Team India will be looking to defeate the hosts in the next T20I series to boost preparations for the T20 World Cup 2024, which is scheduled to take place in the months of May and June.

However, Team India has just won the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup and is still looking for their first win in the shortest format of the game. Meanwhile, Rohit Sharma, and Co. recently lost the ODI World Cup 2023 final despite performing tremendously well in the league stage and semi-final before getting dismantled by Australia on November 19 at the iconic Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium.

Check out the weather conditions of Team South Africa vs India 2nd T20I

Meanwhile, according to recent reports, the weather may show up and interfere with South Africa’s and India’s T20 World Cup preparations in Gqeberha. Notably, there are likely to be a few rains in the host city of Gqeberha, where the conditions are expected to stay gloomy. According to Accuweather, there is a 63% chance of rain and a 99 percent cloud cover in Gqeberha, while there is a six percent likelihood of rain in the evening.

SA vs IND: Probable Playing XI

South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, Donovan Ferreira, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Beuran Hendricks, Lizaad Williams, Gerald Coetzee.

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Rinku Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, and Arshdeep Singh.