IND vs SA 2nd T20, Gqeberha Weather Update: Just as anticipated, rain interrupted the second T20I between India and South Africa at St. George’s Park in Gqeberha.
While there were dark clouds hovering over St. George’s Park before the toss, the match started as per schedule. But with just three balls remaining in the first innings and with India batting at 180/7, the downpour started which meant the covers came on.
India were in deep trouble after losing two wickets in two overs before captain Suryakumar Yadav (56 runs off 36 balls) and Rinku Singh (unbeaten 68 of 39 balls) sparked a revival.
The first T20I game at the Kingsmead was called off without even the toss taking place in Durban. Steady drizzle through the day meant that a capacity crowd was denied any action as the match was abandoned.
Before the second match, weather predictions had cast a shadow over the second match as well.
The weather forecast for Gqeberha had indicated cloudy conditions with a high chance of rain showers, around 70 per cent precipitation. The temperature at the venue was projected to be around 21 degrees Celsius, with humidity levels at approximately 75 per cent, and a wind speed of around 35 kmph.
The match was important from India’s perspective as the Men in Blue have only five games left in the build up to the T20 World Cup in June and the management has a very small window to try out players.
In the current scenario, form in the IPL will carry a lot of weight for selection in the Indian team bound for USA and Caribbean.
The selectors announced a 17-man squad for the series and it is highly unlikely that all of them would get an opportunity in the remaining two games.
India Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar.
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