India and South Africa will clash in the second T20I match of the five-match series on Thursday, December 1, at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh. India will aim to continue their winning momentum, while South Africa will aim to bounce back after a defeat in the opening game. India India has been playing phenomenal cricket in the shorter format lately, and they continued the same momentum into this series--starting with a dominant 101-run victory in Cuttack. After getting invited to bat first, India were crumbling at one point with four wickets down on a mere score of 78, but then arrives Hardik Pandya, who was playing his first game after recovering from his injury and scored a brilliant half-century. Hardik's unbeaten 59 runs helped the team reach a total of 175 in the 20 overs. With their great in-form bowling attack, India bundled out the Proteas team for just 74 runs. Bumrah, Arshdeep, Chakravarthy, and Axar Patel grabbed two wickets each, while Pandya and Dube scalped one each. South Africa South Africa, under the leadership of Aiden Markram, will look to bounce back in the second match after going down in the opening match by 101 runs. On a tough batting surface at Barabati, the Proteas struggled with their batting lineup, only able to score just 74 while chasing a challenging total of 176 runs. Lungi Ngidi was the pick of the bowlers, taking three wickets in his bowling spell and wreaking havoc on the Indian batting lineup. While the series is of five matches, South Africa will be keen to bounce back in Chandigarh. IND vs SA T20I Match Details IND vs SA T20I Match Details Match India vs South Africa 2nd T20I Match Date and Time Thursday, December 11; 7:00 p.m. IST Venue Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh Broadcasting and live streaming TV - Star Sports Network, Live Stream - JioHotstar IND vs SA 2nd T20I Pitch Report The surface at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium pitch is likely to offer a batting-friendly surface, which might help batters play their desired shots while picking the best of the deliveries. But as the match progresses, the dew is likely to come in and help the batters in the second innings as well. IND vs SA 2nd T20I Weather Report The weather in New Chandigarh on Thursday is likely to be cold and chilly, with no chances of rain predicted for the game. The temperature, though, is unlikely to drop much, hovering around 14°C with a low humidity of around 35%. The wind speed is likely to be around 8km/h, which might assist fast bowlers early on in the match. IND vs SA Head-to-Head Records IND vs SA head-to-head (in T20Is) Match Played 32 Won by India 19 Won by South Africa 12 Tied 0 No Result 1 IND vs SA 2nd T20I Probable XI India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch/George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi Players To Watch Out For In IND vs SA 2nd T20I Match Hardik Pandya | IND: Hardik Pandya yet again proved why he is considered one of the great assets of this current Indian T20I setup. After recovering from an injury, he played his first game and scored an unbeaten 59 runs and also scalped one wicket. He is one player in the current squad who can win any game single-handedly. Axar Patel | IND: Axar Patel remains one of the key players for the team in this format, capable of playing a good knock from his bat and delivering a crucial spell with his bowling too. So far in his T20I career, he has scored 660 runs and picked 81 wickets. He was one of the standout performers from the team in the opening game, scoring 23 runs and taking two wickets. Lungi Ngidi | SA: Lungi Ngidi is the top player to watch from South Africa. The right-arm fast bowler picks up crucial wickets with the new ball and also scores runs in the lower order. In 53 T20Is, he has taken 74 wickets. He was the pick of the bowlers, taking three wickets in Cuttack. He is a player to watch out for in this game as well. IND vs SA 2nd T20I Toss Prediction Historical Toss-Winning Stats at the Venue In the 3 T20I matches played here, the toss-winning teams have opted to bowl on two occasions while batting once. Advantages of Batting First on This Pitch In the 34 T20 matches played at this venue, it has been recorded that he team batting first has registered victory in 20 games, while teams batting second have won in 14 matches. IND vs SA T20I Today's Match Scenario Scenario 1 Toss Winner: India (opts to bat first) Power-Play Score: 45-50 IND Total: 175-180 Match Winner: India Scenario 2 Toss Winner: South Africa (opts to bat first) Power-Play Score: 42-48 SA Total: 165-170 Match Winner: South Africa Who will win today's IND vs SA 2nd T20I match? India has shown some dominating performances in this format in the last few months, and they started the series with a commanding victory--making them favourable to win the second game as well. South Africa's morale might be low after their recent defeat, but if they can tweak some changes to their batting lineup, they can challenge India in the second game.