India vs South Africa 2nd Test: Who Won The Toss & What Is The Playing 11?

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India vs South Africa 2nd Test: Proteas skipper Dean Elgar won the toss and elected to bat first against Rohit Sharma's Indian side in the second and final Test of the two-match series at the Newlands in Cape Town on Wednesday (January 3).

South Africa had registered an innings and 32 runs victory over India in the series opener at the SuperSport Park in Centurion last week to take a 1-0 lead in the marquee contest.

In an attempt to give the star opener Elgar the ideal send-off, Proteas are anticipated to be up for the struggle against India in Newlands. Elgar will captain the team in the final match of his international career, after announcing his intention to retire before the series.

As for team news for the Cape Town Test, both teams have made more than one change each with India bringing in Ravindra Jadeja and Mukesh Kumar for Ravichandran Ashwin and Shardul Thakur.

The Proteas, on the other hand, were forced into two changes and made an additional change with injured Temba Bavuma and Gerald Coetzee making way for Tristan Stubbs and Lungisani Ngidi, while Keshav Maharaj replaces batter Keegan Petersen.

India vs South Africa 2nd Test Playing 11

South Africa XI: Dean Elgar (captain), Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wicketkeeper), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi.

India XI: Rohit Sharma (captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar.

What the captains said at the IND vs SA 2nd Test toss?

After opting to bat, South Africa skipper Elgar said, "The pitch looks interesting. We're in a great position. Can't win a two-match series if you don't win the first - we've crossed that hurdle. The scoreboard starts on nought. We all know that.

"Starting well is going to be key against this Indian side. Got a debutant in Tristan Stubbs coming in for Temba. Ngidi comes in for Coetzee who's also injured. And Maharaj comes in."

Meanwhile, India skipper Rohit said, "Would've batted first as well. Looks like a good pitch. We understand the challenge of batting first on that pitch, but nevertheless, there will be enough in the pitch for the seamers, so hopefully we'll cash in on it.

"Important to forget what's happened in the past. We understand the importance of getting runs on the board and getting 20 wickets. Didn't happen in the first game but we're upbeat about what we can achieve here. Two changes. Jadeja comes back for Ashwin. Shardul misses out, Mukesh Kumar replaces him."