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India and South Africa are all set to lock horns in a five-match T20I series which is going to start on 9 June (Today). Indian team management has rested senior players for this Series. KL Rahul was selected as the acting skipper in the absence of Rohit Sharma.
Although his name has been withdrawn from the team. So, the 24-year-old wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant will replace him in the T20I Series as the captain. From South Africa's Point of view, they would be quite confident while going for the first encounter against the hosts. Here, we'll have a look at everything you need to know about this five-match T20I series between two giants of world cricket.
IND vs SA T20I Series - Squads
India
Indian team management has given a maiden call-up for the young players who performed exceptionally well in the IPL 2022. This list includes the likes of Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik. After KL Rahul's withdrawal from the series, Pant has been named as the skipper of the team for the Series.
India will pick their best XI from this squad:
Rishabh Pant (Wk & C), Arshdeep Singh (Bowler), Avesh Khan (Bowler), Yuzvendra Chahal (Bowler), Ruturaj Gaikwad (Batter), Deepak Hooda (All-rounder), Ishan Kishan (Wk-batter), Venkatesh Iyer (All-rounder), Shreyas Iyer (Batter), Dinesh Karthik (Wk-batter), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Bowler), Hardik Pandya (All-rounder), Axar Patel (Bowling All-rounder), Harshal Patel (Bowler), Ravi Bishnoi (Bowler), Umran Malik (Bowler), Kuldeep Yadav (Withdrawn Player - Bowler), and KL Rahul (Withdrawn Player - Batter).
South Africa
Visitors will be quite confident as the senior players including the likes of Quinton De Kock and David Miller are in amazing form. Both of these delivered some stellar performances for their respective franchises in the IPL 2022. To note, De Kock ended up as the second leading run-scorer for the Lucknow Super Giants in the 15th edition of the IPL.
South Africa's India tour will start with the first T20I which is to be played at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium. There will be many positives for the visitors including the absence of senior batter KL Rahul for India.
South Africa has come with this squad to face off India in T20I series:
Temba Bavuma (C), Quinton De Kock (Wk-batter), Reeza Hendricks (Batter), Marco Jansen (Bowling All-rounder), Heinrich Klassen (Wk-batter), Keshav Maharaj (Bowler), Aiden Markram (Batter), David Miller (Batter), Lungi Ngidi (Bowler), Anrich Nortje (Bowler), Wayne Parnell (Bowler), Dwayne Pretorius (Bowling All-rounder), Kagiso Rabada (Bowler), Tabraiz Shamsi (Bowler), Tristan Stubbs (Wk-batter), and Rassie Van Der Dussen (Batter).
IND vs SA T20I Series - Schedule
Five-match series is going to start on June 9 (Today) with the first match at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium followed by the second T20I in Cuttack on June 12 and the third one in Vishakhapatnam on June 14. The last two matches of the series will be played in Rajkot and Bengaluru on June 17 and June 19 respectively.
Here is the complete itinerary of the T20I series between India and South Africa.
- First T20I (N), Delhi, June 9 (Thursday), 7.00 PM
- Second T20I (N), Cuttack, June 12, 2022 (Sunday), 7.00 PM
- Third T20I (N), Vishakhapatnam, June 14 (Tuesday), 7.00 PM
- Fourth T20I (N),, Rajkot, June 17 (Friday), 7.00 PM
- Fifth T20I (N), Bengaluru, June 19 (Sunday), 7.00 PM
Both teams have strong bowling and batting line-ups. Some of the players of India and South Africa are coming out with good outings in the IPL 2022. So, we can see an interesting battle between bat and ball in the series ahead. If it is to talk about that who are the players to watch out for in this series then Quinton De Kock and David Miller of visitors may get tough competition from Yuzvendra Chahal or Umran Malik of India or vice versa.
Apart from that, the Indian skipper for this series, Rishabh Pant can also make a difference in any match with his amazing batting skills. So, the 24-year-old wk-batter will be the one to watch out for.
IND vs SA T20I Series - Broadcast Details
The series will be available for the viewers on the Star Sports Network and it will also be streamed live on the online platform of Disney+ Hotstar. All matches of the series will be played under the lights from 7.00 PM according to the Indian time.
IND vs SA T20I Series - Grounds
- Arun Jaitley Stadium - Delhi
- Barabati Stadium - Cuttack
- Y.S Rajashekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium - Visakhapatnam
- Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium - Rajkot
- M. Chinnaswamy Stadium - Bengaluru.