India vs South Africa, India Predicted XI, 2nd T20I: Will Arshdeep Singh Get A Chance?

India and South Africa will be squaring off in the second T20I of the five-match series on Sunday at Barabati Stadium. The Rishabh Pant-led side had lost the first game by seven wickets even after posting 211/4 in 20 overs. A below-par performance with the ball cost the hosts dearly and the Proteas chased down 212 with seven wickets in hand and five balls to spare. Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Avesh Khan were unable to execute their yorkers in the death overs, and hence David Miller and Rassie van der Dussen made them pay. So it would be interesting to see whether the hosts make any changes to their lineup, with the likes of Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik waiting in the wings.

Here's what we think should be India's playing XI for the second T20I against South Africa:

Ishan Kishan: The left-handed batter was at his best in the first T20I as he scored a quickfire 76, hitting both spinners and seamers at ease. With T20 World Cup set to be played this year, he would look to put forward a strong case for his inclusion in the squad.

Ruturaj Gaikwad: The right-hander found it tough initially as he was unable to rotate the strike. He scored 23 runs off 15 balls with the help of three sixes, but he would hope to rotate the strike more often to keep the number of dot balls down.

Shreyas Iyer: He might have scored 36 runs in the first T20I, but the problems against seamers were out there for everyone to see. The likes of Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada are expected to test him out with bouncers so it would be interesting to see how Shreyas goes.

Rishabh Pant: The skipper played a quickfire knock in the first T20I, scoring 29 off 16 balls. The batter has all the arsenal to get going from ball number one so it would be