KL Rahul remains with unchanged line-up

The Indian cricket team has decided to stick to an unchanged line-up for the 2nd ODI IND vs SA at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur. This means Rishabh Pant, Tilak Varma, Dhruv Jurel and Nitish Kumar Reddy will continue to warm up the bench. India will aim to seal the series with a win in the 2nd ODI, having already taken a 1-0 lead in the series with a 17-run win in Ranchi.

India Plays XI for IND vs SA 2nd ODI:

Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna
On the bench: Tilak Varma, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Nitish Kumar Reddy

“We haven’t won the toss for a long time. We did really well in the last game. They pushed us and we know what to expect. Before the series, we talked about it, we expect dew everywhere we play. Put runs on the board, pick wickets early. The wicket looks good. We play with the same team” said captain KL Rahul after India lost another toss.

An unchanged XI means Yashasvi and Gaikwad will get yet another chance to prove their worth. The opener, who managed to score just 18 runs in his 2nd ODI, got another opportunity. Meanwhile, Gaikwad – who replaced Shubman Gill in the XI – also got another chance despite scoring just 8 runs in Ranchi.

India stuck to the combination of 3 pacers and spinners in the form of Kuldeep-Jadeja-Sundar and Rana-Arshdeep-Krishna.

Indian team for ODIs IND vs SA

Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (C) (week), Rishabh Pant (week), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel.