New Delhi:
India vs South Africa 1st T20: India and South Africa will face off each other in the first T20I match of their four-match series at Kingsmead, Durban on Friday.
This is the first time since T20 World Cup 2007 Semi-Final win over Australia that India will feature in a T20I match at iconic venue. In their last T20I against Bangladesh in Hyderabad in October, India smashed the highest score (297/6) by a full member squad with Sanju Samson scoring his maiden T20I hundred.
The Suryakumar Yadav- led side is likely to continue a similar combination in their playing XI besides a few changes with Riyan Parag, Mayank Yadav and Shivam Dube being forced out due to injuries. Instead, a fresh set of players in Ramandeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak and Yash Dayal will be in line to make their debuts against the proteas.
Predicted Line up for both sides
India predicted XI for the 1st T20I vs SA: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav (Capt), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Varun Charkaravarthy/ Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh.
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South Africa predicted XI for 1st T20I vs India:Â Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram (Capt), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klassen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Nqaba Peter, Ottneil Baartman.
India and South Africa will lock horns against each other for the first time after their previous meeting in the T20 World Cup Final in Barbados earlier this year.
