IND vs SA Fantasy Prediction Today | Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report – 2nd ODI, South Africa tour of India, 2025

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Buoyed by the return of two of its most senior players, India put up an inspiring performance in the first ODI to clinch a last-ball thriller. They will now look to play with the same intensity in the second match and claim the series. While India’s batting was top-notch, they will have to bowl better as some of their bowlers were leaking runs.

While South Africa did lose its previous match, there are some positives that the team will take from that match and build on them. While the seniors like Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram failed to get going, it was players like Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, and Matthew Breetzke who got them tantalizingly close to a win.

With both teams playing well, we expect another cracking contest on Wednesday.

Team Stats

India	Vs	South Africa
10	Matches Played	10
80%	Win	50%
258	Average Score	227
356	Highest Score	332
136	Lowest Score	72

Head to Head Record

Teams	Matches Won
India	6
South Africa	4

Probable Playing XI

India Expected Playing 11

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul (C & WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana

South Africa Expected Playing 11

Aiden Markram (C), Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock (WK), Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Corbin Bosch, Prenalan Subramanyan, Nandre Burger, Ottneil Baartman

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Injuries & Illnesses

There are no reports of injuries from either side.

Pitch Report & Weather Conditions

We are expecting a balanced surface for this match. The only ODI that was played here happened a couple of years back, and the seamers had the upper hand there. The new ball is expected to move around a bit, and the batsmen will have to settle down before playing the big shots. A score of around 280 is a par score here.

The surface is likely to get better for batting as the match progresses. The weather will remain clear with temperatures between 18 and 25 degrees.

IND vs SA Fantasy Top Picks

Wicketkeeper

KL Rahul played well in the previous match, scoring a half-century and is the obvious choice. We are also selecting Quinton de Kock.

Batters

Virat Kohli scored a brilliant century on Sunday and is our top pick. We are also bringing in Rohit Sharma and Matthew Breetzke, as they both batted well.

All Rounders

Marco Jansen and Corbin Bosch were the best all-rounders in the previous match. We are also selecting Ravindra Jadeja.

Bowlers

The seamers are likely to have the upper hand, and we are selecting three frontline seamers in Harshit Rana, Nandre Burger, and Arshdeep Singh. Kuldeep Yadav is the specialist spinner.

IND vs SA Captain and Vice-Captain Choices

Captain

Marco Jansen is our choice as the captain of our team. He has been South Africa’s best player on this tour and has done an excellent job with the bat and the ball.

Vice-Captain

We are nominating Virat Kohli as the vice-captain of our team. He scored a brilliant century in the previous match and appears to be in fine form.

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IND vs SA Team Expert Advice

As not much is known as to how the pitch will behave in this match, we have selected a balanced side, giving equal weightage to bowlers and batsmen. We have selected a mix of experienced and young players who can adapt to the conditions. Our bowling unit is skewed in favour of seamers because they did better compared to the slower bowlers in the previous match.

Notable stats

Most Fantasy points

Rohit Sharma has 639 points from the last 5 matches at an average of 127 points per game.

Most Runs

Rohit Sharma (335), Quinton de Kock (244), Virat Kohli (210)

Most Wickets

Harshit Rana (14), Nandre Burger (10), Kuldeep Yadav (9)