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IND vs SA 2nd T20I Playing 11: Suryakumar Yadav-led India will square off against Aiden Markram-led South Africa in the 2nd T20I match on December 11, 2025, at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Stadium, Mullanpur.

India secured a 1-0 lead in the five-match T20I series after a mammoth 101-run victory against South Africa.

The T20I series will serve as preparations for the upcoming Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 which is set to begin on February.

India and South Africa has played 32 T20I series where India has advantage with 19 wins while Proteas men has 12 wins.

India won the toss and opted to bowl. Speaking at the toss, Suryakumar Yadav said, “This has always been a wonderful ground. When we played here during franchise cricket, and recently saw a women’s game also happen here, it was wonderful.”

“And the first men’s game, I heard, is happening here – international, so very excited for it. I’m sure the crowd are also excited. It’s really important for the boys to understand their responsibilities and see what the team demands in that situation,” said SKY.

“They batted perfectly looking at the situation. 175 on that wicket, was a little over par. The way we bowled, I think it was a lovely effort. The balance which he (Hardik Pandya) provides in the team is amazing,” added Suryakumar Yadav.

“The way he batted, the way he keeps calm on the ground when he’s batting, when it’s a pressure situation. And the way he bowled also; I think that’s more important. His overs are also really important for the side. The way he carried himself throughout the game, it didn’t look like he was injured. We go with the same team,” concluded SKY.

Meanwhile, Aiden Markram said, “We would have done the same. Looked a pretty good wicket to the eye. Not a lot of cricket being played international-wise, so we would have bowled first.”

“But having said that, we can put it up on the board early and hopefully get them under some pressure. There are always lessons to take, but I don’t think you want to dive too deep into things,” added Markram.

“Make peace with the fact that we can have nights like that, and we unfortunately had that in the first game. But the opportunity is there for us tonight to get it right and make some strides,” further said Aiden Markram.

“I think that’s where a lot of the focus is. I haven’t thought of that to be honest. I’m not too sure. We’ll get feedback after the first few balls are over and sort of plan it from there,” added Markram.

“But yeah, I’m hoping to get off to a good start, build some good partnerships tonight, and it gives us a good chance to put up a good total. Not because of the pitch, but just from a rotation point of view, we’ve got three changes,” Markram concluded.

IND vs SA 2nd T20I Playing 11

India Playing 11: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh

South Africa Playing 11: Resistance Henricks, Aiden Markram, Dewald Brevis, Deacon, George, Marco, Jansen.