India looking to bounce back at Wanderers
After a humiliating loss in the Durban game, India will be looking to level the five-match series when they face South Africa in the second ODI at the Wanderers on Saturday.
Injuries to key players ? Gautam Gambhir, Virender Sehwag and Praveen Kumar ? has left India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni with few options.
Dhoni accepted that the Indian team does not have many alternatives when it comes to bowling.
Paceman Sreesanth missed the first match due to an elbow injury and is likely to replace Ashish Nehra, who gave away 61 runs from his six overs.
“Honestly speaking, these are the four-five fast bowlers we have got. We do not have many options to play with. So we have to back them to do well,” said Dhoni.
After a top order collapse in Durban, Dhoni will be expecting a far discipline performance from the batsmen.
For Yuvraj Singh, who is struggling with his form, it is the final chance to impress the selectors and book a berth in the World Cup squad.
South Africa, on the other hand, will take on the visitors in a right state of mind and it is unlikely to see any change in their playing XI.
They were brilliant in all three forms of the game and would love to continue the momentum.
The top-order with the likes of Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers and JP Duminy, can intimidate any bowling attack.
With Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Lonwabo Tsotsobe, the Proteas have enough firepower to feel confident.
Teams (from):
India: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain/keeper), Sachin Tendulkar, Murali Vijay, Yuvraj Singh, R Ashwin, Piyush Chawla, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Virat Kohli, Praveen Kumar, Ashish Nehra, Munaf Patel, Yusuf Pathan, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, S Sreesanth.
South Africa: Graeme Smith (captain), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, AB de Villiers (wicketkeeper), Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Colin Ingram, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe.
