IND vs SA, 1st T20I: India is locking horns with South Africa for the 1st T20I on Friday, November 8th in Durban. Suryakumar Yadav would be leading the team from the front as this is India's last white-ball series before the year ends. South Africa have won the toss and opted to bowl first.
After winning the 2024 T20 World Cup, the Suryakumar Yadav-led side won consecutive T20I series against Bangladesh and Sri Lanka by 3-0.
Sanju Samson is set to keep for India whereas he is also likely to open the batting with Abhishek Sharma. Arshdeep Singh will spearhead India's pace attack while Ravi Bishnoi is set to be the main instigator with spin.
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South Africa has also named a strong lineup as the likes of Heinrich Klaasen and Aiden Markram will be aiming to punish the Indian bowling attack.
India vs South Africa Playing XI: IND vs SA 1st T20I Lineups India Playing XI:
India: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Varun Chakaravarthy.
South Africa Playing XI: Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Aiden Markram (c), David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Gerald Coetzee, Ottneil Bartman, Tristan Stubbs, Keshav Maharaj, Nkabayomezi Peter
IND vs SA, 1st T20I Weather Report: The rain in South Africa is often expected, and this series opener seems to be having trouble during the play. As per Accuweather.com, the temperature will be around 24 degrees, however the weather doesn't seem to be in the favor, and playing is likely, not good. The cloud cover will be there, while there are chances of rain with 40% chances and thunderstorms likely to occur.
India vs South Africa Full Squads India:
India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal
South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottneil Bartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Simelane, Tristan Stubbs, Lutho Sipamla (3rd and 4th T20Is)