Team India will look to start the T20I series against South Africa played at Kingsmead, Durban on 10th December 2023. It promises to be an exciting series with the likes of Ravi Bishnoi, and Rinku Singh in the fray for a spot in the ICC T20 World Cup. The question remains who would be open with Yashasvi Jaiswal?
This series also marks the return of Ravindra Jadeja in the T20I format. Both teams would be looking to showcase their skills and prepare well for the mega event. Suryakumar Yadav would lead the side and hope for a great series.
The Indian team will be high on confidence as they defeated Australia by 4-1 in the recently concluded T20I series at home.
Match Details
Details– India vs South Africa, 1st T20I
Venue– Kingsmead, Durban
Date and Time– 10th December 2023, 7.30 PM IST
Head-to-Head Record
India and South Africa played a total of 24 T20I matches so far with Men in Blue winning 13 matches while Proteas won 10 matches while 1 match ended in no result.
The previous T20I match between these two nations was played during the World T20 2022 where South Africa defeated India by 5 wickets at Optus Stadium, Perth.
A total of 18 T20I matches have been played at Kingsmead, Durban with the team batting first has won 9 times while the team chasing down targets winning 8 times 1 match ending in no result. Australia posted the highest score at this venue 226 for 6 against South Africa this year.
India has a great record at Durban in the T20I format with 4 wins out of the 5 matches they played while 1 match ended in no result.
The captain that wins the toss would likely field first before restricting the opponents and then chase down the target easily.
India (Ind) vs South Africa (SA)- Predicted Playing XI
India
Yashavi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill/Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Ishan Kishan, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh.
South Africa
Reeza Hendricks, Donovan Ferreria, Aiden Markram (C), David Miller, Klassen, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Beuran Hendricks, Lizaad Willams, Gerlad Coetzee.
Fantasy Selection- Ind vs SA
Team 1– Yashavi Jaiswal, Reeza Hendricks, Suryakumar Yadav (C), David Miller (VC), Ishan Kishan, Stubbs, Ravindra Jadeja, Marco Jansen, Ravi Bishnoi, Lizard Willams, Mukesh Kumar.
Team 2– Shubman Gill, Donovan Ferreria, Shreyas Iyer, Aiden Markram, Rinku Singh (C), Klassen (VC), Bishnoi, Keshav Maharaj, Siraj, Coetzee, Arshdeep Singh.
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