The first Twenty20 international match between India and South Africa takes place at Kingsmead, Durban, on Sunday, December 10, and is the much-awaited start of India’s tour of the country.
Aiden Markram will lead South Africa, and Suryakumar Yadav will lead the Indian team. After their devastating semi-final loss to Australia, the Proteas will play their first game on the pitch. India will aim to improve on their 4-1 T20I series victory over Australia at home. In the final Twenty20 International series South Africa played at home, the ‘Men in Yellow’ thrashed them 0–3.The two sides will try to focus on a few of the players who might be included in the squad for the major tournament, the T20 World Cup, which is scheduled for June of next year.
India tour of South Africa 2023, 1st T20I Match, India vs South Africa
Venue: Kingsmead, Durban
Date & Time: Sunday, 10 December, 07:00 PM IST
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Pitch Report: Usually, hitters may get decent results from the Kingsmead surface. First-inning averages in the three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) held at this venue during the recent series against Australia came to 193. With 13 balls remaining, the tourists overcame a 191-run target, demonstrating that the pitch experiences relatively minimal deterioration throughout play. In order to determine the total they must chase down, the captain who wins the toss may choose to bowl first.
PROBABLE PLAYING XI
South Africa:
Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klaasen (WK), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi
India:
Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Ravindra Jadeja/Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar
