India vs South Africa Prediction: India to level the series in the second game

The hangover from IPL has not worn down and we find ourselves in a new T20 series between India and South Africa after the first game loss India will be needing to get back into the groove in Orissa. Will South Africa dominate this game or will India have something else in mind?

India

India has played well in the first game while batting and scored over 200+ runs but was not able to defend it which will be a major concern for the team. KL Rahul who was to lead the team is out of the tournament due to injury. The owners will be on bowlers to help the team win the game. India lacked good bowling at the end of the innings and for that Arshdeep can come into the side. 

India Predicted Lineup

Ishan Kishan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel Harshal Patel, Umran Malik/Arsdheep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar

South Africa

The South Africans chased down their highest ever t20 total in the first game against India. Rassie and Miller dominated the Indian bowling attack and scored some quick runs from a nearly impossible situation. Like India, South Africa will be also looking to restrict the opposition at a low score. With a good wicket for bowlers, the expectation is high for them. 

South Africa Predicted Lineup

Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorious, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje

Expert betting tips

We are expecting a high-scoring game again at Orissa. The pitch helps both the batters and bowlers but it will get better as the game progresses. The toss will be the key and the team winning will definitely like to bat first. We are expecting India to come back in this game and level the series.

Prediction

• India to win for 1.75;
• Team 2 Total Runs In First 6 Overs Over 46.5 for 1.832;
• Each Team To Score Over 169.5 Runs for 1.91