Delhi: Under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team is ready to play the first match of the 4-match T20 series against South Africa on Friday. Team India can try some new faces in this series, while South Africa will aim to avenge the defeat in the final of ICC T20 World Cup 2024. India had recently achieved a clean sweep against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the T20 series, due to which the team’s confidence is high. However, the team had to lose the Test series against New Zealand 3-0.
SA vs IND: Indian team with Suryakumar will face the ‘injured lions’ of South Africa in the T20I series.
At the same time, there is a possibility of giving a chance to new players against South Africa. Star all-rounder Ramandeep Singh, fast bowler Yash Dayal and Vijay Kumar Vaishakh may get a chance to debut.
On the other hand, South Africa has a strong batting line-up, which includes veteran players like Aiden Markram, David Miller, Reeza Hendricks and Heinrich Klaasen. Indian bowling will face a tough challenge against them. Also, Indian batsmen will have to be cautious of the bowling of Gerald Coetzee and Keshav Maharaj.
Dream XI team suggestion
Dream XI team for the first match between India and South Africa – 1
- wicket keeper: Sanju Samson, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickleton
- Batter: Suryakumar Yadav
- Allrounder: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Abhishek Sharma (Vice-Captain), Marco Jansen
- Bowler: Otniel Baartman, Arshdeep Singh, Gerald Coetzee
Dream XI Team – 2
- wicket keeper: heinrich classen
- Batter: Reeza Hendricks, Suryakumar Yadav (Captain)
- Allrounder: Hardik Pandya, Abhishek Sharma, Marco Jansen, Patrick Kruger (Vice-Captain)
- Bowler: Arshdeep Singh, Gerald Coetzee, Otniel Bartman, Varun Chakraborty
Probable playing eleven of both the teams for the first T20 match
South Africa – Ryan Rickleton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Otniel Baartman.
India – Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Akshar Patel, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.
FAQ
IND vs SA T20I Series: When and where to watch live telecast of the series?
Live telecast of these matches will be available on Sports 18 network and Jio Cinema.
IND vs SA T20I Series: When will the series be played?
According to Indian time, the first, third and fourth matches of the series will start at 8:30 and the second match will start at 7:30. The series will be played in South Africa.