The Indian tour of South Africa 2023-24 will begin on Sunday, December 10 with the T20I series. The first SA vs IND T20I match is set to be played at the Kingsmead Stadium in Durban. Suryakumar Yadav is India’s stand-in captain for the SA vs IND T20I series. Many young players are part of the team and veteran players are absent from the series. Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma and Rinku Singh are some young batsmen for the men in blue.
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Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja and Ishan Kishan are some experienced players in the Indian side. In the bowling department, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj are senior members. Youngsters like Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh and Mukesh Kumar will play a key role.
Aiden Markram is the skipper of South Africa in the SA vs IND T20I series. For Proteas, David Miller, Reewza Hendricks and Heinrich Klaasen are crucial batsmen in the team. Young hitters like Matthew Breetzke, Donovan Ferreira and Tristan Stubbs are also on the team.
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Among the bowlers, Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi are the oldest members. Newcomers like Gerald Coetzee, Lizaad Williams, Ottniel Baartman and Nandre Burger have also bagged spots for the SA vs IND T20I series.
Therefore, the SA vs IND T20I series will be a challenge for the youngsters from both sides. The Indian team must be at the peak of their confidence after beating Australia in a recent series. On the other hand, South Africa will benefit from home field advantage and are considered a dominant team on home soil.
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SA vs IND Match Preview: 1st T20I, 2023
South Africa
Aiden Markram is the captain of South Africa in the SA vs IND T20I series. South Africa are missing some key players such as Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen. Below is the South Africa squad for the 1st and 2nd T20I only.
SA Team: Aiden Markram (Captain), Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Matthew Breetzke, Donovan Ferreira, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Ottniel Baartman, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lizaad Williams .
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India
Suryakumar Yadav is the captain of India in the SA vs IND T20I series. He has been chosen as skipper in the absence of Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya. Key players like Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah are not part of the SA vs IND T20I series. India has retained many young players from the recent T20I series against Australia.
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IND Team: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Ishan Kishan, Jitesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj ., Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar.