South Africa vs India, 2nd T20I: Stats Preview of Players' Records and Approaching Milestones

After the opening T20 international of the series getting washed out due to incessant rains, Team India (IND) and South Africa (SA) now move ahead to face each other in the second game of the series. The encounter is scheduled for Tuesday, December 12, at St. George’s Park in Gqeberha, at 8:30 pm (IST). 

Speaking of Indian batters in the recently concluded home series against Australia, the talented opening batter Ruturaj Gaikwad led the batting chart as he was the highest run-scorer in the series with 223 runs to his name. The youngster smashed one hundred and one fifty across the five matches. Ravi Bishnoi won the Player of the Series award for his nine wickets at an average of 18.22. 

On the other hand, South Africa's last T20I assignment came against Australia in September at home where they suffered a whitewash. The Rainbow Nation lost the three-match series 0-3 on home soil. The host would look to claim a victory here and take a 1-0 lead heading into the final match of the series at the Wanderers. With the T20 World Cup inching closer, both sides will look to start strong in the upcoming 2nd T20I of the series.

Also see: SA vs IND Live Score, 2nd T20I Match

In  the same vein, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of the 2^nd T20I between South Africa and India:

Head-to-Head: South Africa and India have met each other 24 times in T20 internationals with the Proteas winning on 10 occasions and the Men in Blue on 13. One encounter ended in a No result.

15 - Suryakumar Yadav (1985) needs 15 runs to complete 2000 T20I runs.

1 - Ruturaj Gaikwad (49) needs one more four to complete 50 fours in T20I.

3 - Shubman Gill (47) requires three more catches to complete 50 catches in international cricket.

4 - Ravindra Jadeja (546) needs four wickets to complete 550 wickets across formats.

13 – Tilak Varma (1987) is 13 runs short of completing the milestone of 2000 runs in T20 matches.

5 - Washington Sundar (95) requires five wickets to complete 100 wickets in T20s.

6 - Aiden Markram (44) is six maximums away from completing 50 sixes in T20Is.

3 - David Miller (147) needs three fours to complete 150 fours in T20Is.

Check: SA vs IND Batting & Bowling Stats