India will be taking on South Africa in the 2nd Test of the two-match series, which starts from Saturday (November 22) at the Barsapara Stadium.
The Indian team suffered a dismal defeat at the Eden Gardens,
which has made a huge dent in their World Test Championship prospects. As India head into the Guwahati Test, they will also miss their captain Shubman Gill.
Gill has been ruled out with a neck injury in the Eden Test, and Rishabh Pant will captain the hosts at the venue. It is also going to be a historic Test in Guwahati, which will be the 30th venue in the country.
Dhruv Jurel is set to continue as a batter, while Sai Sudharsan has come into the side as a replacement of Gill, while Nitish Reddy has replaced Axar Patel. In terms of the bowling department, India is set to stick with two pacers - Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj.
India vs South Africa Playing XI
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Washington Sundar, Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Reddy, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Senuran Muthusamy, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj
IND vs SA 2nd Test Day 1 Session Timings
The India vs South Africa 2nd Test will start from 9 am IST each day, and it will continue till 4 pm IST. The early start is to save daylight time as Guwahati belongs in the eastern part of the nation. The match will also witness a unique phenomena, as the Tea session will be taken before Lunch.
IND vs SA 2nd Test Day 1 Session Times and Breaks (in IST)
1st Session - 9 am to 11 am
Tea - 11 am to 11:20 am
2nd Session - 11:20 am to 1:20 pm
Tea - 1:20 pm to 2 pm
3rd Session - 2 pm to 4 pm
The match can be extended further 30 minutes if the light persists at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati.
