India XI vs South Africa: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy.

A bold call taken by Suryakumar Yadav and Gautam Gambhir, as they opt to leave out Kuldeep Yadav and Sanju Samson once again.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav wins the toss and opts to bowl! A rare toss win for Team India, given their record off late. SKY suggests dew as the reason for his decision. Interesting call - India are unchanged.

Legendary India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who is from Chandigarh, leads the pep talk in the Team India huddle, and exchanges embraces with some of the players!

We are just about 15 minutes away from toss time for the second T20I in Mullanpur. It will be the first time that the 38,000-seater stadium in New Chandigarh will host a T20I. Therefore, it will be interesting to see what the toss-winning captain decides.

The stadium, of course, is Punjab Kings' home ground in the IPL.

Two bold omissions were made by Suryakumar Yadav and Gautam Gambhir from Team India's playing XI for the first T20I in Cuttack, as left-arm chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav and wicket-keeper batter Sanju Samson were left out. 

However, after India's big win, it wouldn't be a surprise to see Kuldeep and Samson miss out again.

India's T20I vice-captain Shubman Gill will be under pressure to perform today. He has not managed a single half-century in his last 19 white-ball games for India. With Sanju Samson finding himself out of the team, the pressure is on Gill to flourish as an opener.

A large aspect in making India the No. 1 T20I team in the world has been their bowling attack. And they were in full flow during the first T20I in Cuttack. Every single Indian bowler took a wicket that day. Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy and Axar Patel scalped two wickets each, while Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube chipped in with one each.

South Africa will be under pressure to make a comeback. The Proteas were thoroughly outclassed in the first T20I, collapsing to their lowest-ever T20I score - 74. Aiden Markram's men will be eager to put on a more improved showing in Mullanpur today.

India captain Suryakumar Yadav is under the scanner, having not been in good form off late. A big score has eluded him for some time, and he would be keen on silencing the doubters today. Suryakumar is also 47 runs away from 9,000 T20 runs, and 5 sixes away from 400 T20 sixes.

The first T20I was a special day for Jasprit Bumrah. India's pace spearhead took two wickets, reaching 100 T20I wickets. He became the first Indian in cricket history to take 100 international wickets in all three formats.

India all-rounder Hardik Pandya was the star of the show in the first T20I. He smashed a superb 28-ball 59 with the bat, and then took a wicket with the ball, ultimately winning the 'Player of the Match' award.

Today, Hardik can make history. If he takes one wicket, he will become the first pace-bowling all-rounder in T20I history to score 1,000 runs and take 100 wickets.

Team India delivered a spectacular performance in the first T20I in Cuttack, particularly with the ball, bowling out South Africa for their lowest-ever T20I score and clinching a 101-run victory. As a result, they enter today's match with a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.

A very warm welcome to NDTV Sports, for the live coverage of the 2nd T20I between India and South Africa. We are at Mullanpur today! India won the first game of the series in convincing fashion, and the Proteas will be aiming to bounce back.

Stay tuned for all the live updates from the match.