New Delhi. The Indian cricket team will play South Africa in the second match of the three-match ODI series on Sunday. Team India must win this match to stay in the series. Skipper Shikhar Dhawan and VVS Laxman, who are playing the role of coach in the series, will want to come up with a different policy for this match. Few changes can be seen in the playing XI compared to Do or Die.

The opening pair of Dhawan and Gill

The responsibility of opening the innings will once again be in the hands of captain Shikhar Dhawan and Shibman Gul. The opening pair failed to score runs in the first match so both will want to get off to a good start in the second match.

Which is in the middle order.

Shreyas Iyer played a very good innings against South Africa in Lucknow. He will have the same responsibility in this match as well. Rutoraj Gaikwad could only score 19 runs in the debut match. He will try to play big innings in Ranchi. He missed the chance given to Ishan Kishan and may be replaced by benched Rahul Tripathi.

Which is in the lower level.

In the last match, Sanju Samson, who batted at number six, not only managed the innings but also tried to finish the match. Shardul Thakur had given him a lot of support. Both these batsmen, who are capable of scoring quick runs, can be crucial in the lower order.

In Joe Bowling

Avish Khan and Shardul Thakur will feature in the fast bowling along with experienced Mohammad Siraj. Shardul bowled very well in the last match and took timely wickets. Siraj and Avish will have to achieve success soon. Ravi Bishnoi proved to be a bit expensive in the spin. They will be expected to perform better in the second match.

India’s Possible Playing XI

Shibman Gul, Shikhar Dhawan (c), Rituraj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson (wk), Mohammad Siraj, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Awish Khan

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