India captain Suryakumar Yadav won the toss and chose to bowl first in the second T20I against South Africa at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh, on Wednesday.

With the series delicately poised and India holding a 1–0 lead, the decision to chase reflects both the team’s strategic comfort and the expected impact of dew under lights.

The Mullanpur surface, still relatively new to international cricket, has so far behaved as a typical north-Indian evening wicket — offering early movement for fast bowlers before easing into a true batting pitch. Given these conditions, India’s call to bowl was hardly surprising.

Chasing has been a preferred formula for the side in recent T20 assignments, particularly with a batting order packed with pow

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