India’s three-match T20 series with South Africa is set to begin on September 28. In the recently concluded India vs Australia T20 series the former won the series, 2-1. Their last tour in the country was in June when the series ended in a draw after the decider got washed out.
It will be a competitive series since South Africa has been in their top-notch form winning four matches in a row out of the last T20I matches. They defeated Ireland by 2-0 in August and England by 2-1 in July. This year, this is the third time that the two teams are going to clash.
The South African team has already announced their squads for T20Is and ODIs but India is yet to announce their ODI squad. Rohit Sharma will lead the Men in Blue while the South African team is set to be led by Temba Bavuma.
When the two teams met in June, the Indian squad didn’t have its senior players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Jasprit Bumrah. This time, they’ll be facing each other with the senior members in the squad, it is expected to be a very tough fight.
Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (C), Quinton De Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Bjorn Fortuin, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo
Schedule
- September 28, 1st T20I – Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, 7.30 pm IST
- October 2, 2nd T20I – Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, 7.30 pm IST
- October 4, 3rd T20I – Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, 7.30 pm IST
- October 6, 1st ODI – Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 1.30 pm IST
- October 9, 2nd ODI – JSCA International Stadium Complex, Ranchi, 1.30 pm IST
Where to watch India vs South Africa T20 series?
The series will be telecast on Star Sports Network, on channels like Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi, and Star Sports 1 HD Hindi. Digitally, it will be available on Disney+ Hotstar.
When will the match start?
The match will start from 7:00 pm IST.
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