IND vs SA 5th T20I Toss Report: India will lock horns with South Africa for the fifth and last T20I in Ahmedabad. The 4th T20I in Lucknow was called off owing to dense fog, and the hosts are leading the series by 2-1. With one remaining, the visitors still can bounce back.

Shubman Gill has been ruled out of the last T20I owing to an injury, and that has been a huge blow for the host, who will try to win the series in Ahmedabad. Before the match, let's take a look at what happened at the toss and what change the team made.

IND Vs SA toss updates:

South Africa has won the toss, and Aiden Markram chose to bowl first on a pitch where chasing might become easier as the match goes on. The Proteas have made one change in the playing XI as George Linde has replaced Anrich Nortje.

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As far as the host is concerned, Shubman Gill has been ruled out and has been replaced by Sanju Samson as an opener. Jasprit Bumrah, too, gave the third T20I owing to personal reasons, has now been included in the playing XI. At the same time, Washington Sundar comes in place of Kuldeep Yadav.

IND Vs SA playing XIs

India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah

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South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman


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