South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has won the toss and elected to bat first against India in the second Test at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.

“We will bat first. We want to stay fresh, and the boys are willing to perform for the next five days. The wicket looks better, and hopefully it remains the same. We will try to put a big score on the board. The wicket will play well for the first two days, and then it will help the spinners. Happy to be a part of the first Test in Assam,” Temba Bavuma said.

India skipper Rishabh Pant is not worried about the outcome of the toss.

“A proud moment to lead India in Test cricket, and I am thankful to the BCCI for giving me a chance. We are focused, and we want to fight every moment. The wicket looks good for batting, but bowling first is not a bad option. Shubman Gill wanted to play the match, but his body didn’t allow it. We have made two changes with Nitish Kumar Reddy replacing Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan coming in for Axar Patel,” he said.

Playing XIs

India: 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 KL Rahul, 3 B Sai Sudharsan, 4 Dhruv Jurel, 5 Rishabh Pant (capt, wk), 6 Nitish Kumar Reddy, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Washington Sundar, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Mohammed Siraj

South Africa: 1 Aiden Markram, 2 Ryan Rickelton, 3 Wiaan Mulder, 4 Tony de Zorzi, 5 Temba Bavuma (capt.), 6 Tristan Stubbs, 7 Kyle Verreynne (wk), 8 Marco Jansen, 9 Senuran Muthusamy, 10 Simon Harmer, 11 Keshav Maharaj

Toss Result Today India vs South Africa 2nd Test

Q1: Who won the toss today in India vs South Africa 2nd Test?

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat first.

Q2: What was the toss time today?

The toss was held at 8:30 am IST.

Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first?

Temba Bavuma wants to capitalise on the favourable batting conditions, as the pitch is expected to assist the spinners after two days.

Q4: Where is today’s match being played?

Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati