India’s hopes for their inaugural series triumph in South Africa suffered a significant setback with a comprehensive loss in the first Test. As they gear up for the next match, South Africa is determined to bid farewell to Elgar on a winning note. Elgar, captaining in place of the injured Bavuma, is in excellent form after scoring an impressive 185 in the previous Test. India, looking to revamp their bowling attack, is expected to bring back Jadeja for Ashwin. Additionally, changes in the bowling lineup are likely, with Avesh Khan or Mukesh Kumar in contention. The Indian batsmen, apart from Kohli and Rahul, struggled against South Africa’s pace attack in the previous Test. Conditions at Newlands may offer some assistance to the bowlers, despite being less favorable to fast bowling than Centurion. South Africa faces selection challenges, with Bavuma and Coetzee ruled out, and decisions to be made regarding Maharaj, Hamza, and Stubbs. Ngidi is expected to be fit, providing a boost to the host team. The squads for both teams and the match officials are as follows:

South Africa:

Dean Elgar (capt), Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Keegan Petersen, David Bedingham, Tristan Stubbs, Zubayr Hamza, Kyle Verreynne (wkt), Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Nandre Burger.
India:

Rohit Sharma (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wkt), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, KS Bharat (wkt), Abhimanyu Easwaran.
Match Officials:

Umpires: Ahsan Raza (PAK), Langton Rusere (ZIM)
TV umpire: Paul Reiffel (AUS)
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)