SA against IND Playing 11: The probable starting lineups for both teams for today's first Twenty20 match between South Africa and India.
Growth.
The opening game of the three-match T20 series, which begins here on Sunday, will put India's youthful squad to the test on South Africa's bounce-back surfaces. Following the ODI World Cup, the team defeated Australia 4-1 at home in the T20 series, led by captain Suryakumar Yadav. The youthful squad will now go in hoping to win the T-20 series for the second time in a row. Captain Hardik Pandya is sidelined till the IPL begins due to injury, and Jasprit Bumrah, the primary fast bowler, is taking a break. Aside from this, nobody will be able to comment on the team's performance in South Africa because neither Virat Kohli nor Rohit Sharma's T20 future is known with certainty before the T20 World Cup in June.
It won't be evident what India's starting eleven for the T20 World Cup will be made up of until after the IPL concludes, as player fitness and form will be taken into consideration. Prior to the series against Afghanistan in mid-January, India's next important international Twenty20 series will be against South Africa.
Shreyas, Mukesh, Ishaan included in all three teams.
India have taken 17 players for the T20 series and only three of them, Shreyas Iyer, Mukesh Kumar and Ishan Kishan, are also part of the 50-over format. But the team will face many difficult issues in which the opener and number three batsman will have to change the defensive tendencies that were the bane of India in the last T20 World Cup.
Rituraj must not be disregarded.
Shubman Gill has emerged as the preferred option in all formats after Yashasvi demonstrated his ability to bat aggressively, and Rituraj Gaikwad will also be hard to ignore. The issue is that Ishan Kishan is not a great option after number four if the trio of Jaiswal, Gill, and Gaikwad bats. Suryakumar, the captain of India and their best T20 batsman, comes in at number four.
Jitesh is going to challenge Ishaan.
Next up for Kishan is a formidable challenge from Jitesh Sharma for the wicketkeeper's job, as the man appears to be developing into a 'finisher' at number six. Shreyas Iyer is anticipated to be tested by Marco Jensen, Gerald Coetzee, and Andile Phelukwayo's short-pitched balls at number five. Since both Ishan and Jitesh are wicketkeeper batsmen, Jitesh will not get a chance if Ishan is included. Rinku Singh will be selected for the playing eleven in this scenario. Players such as Ruturaj, Jaiswal, Rinku, and Jitesh will face a distinct kind of challenge due to the additional bounce at Kingsmead.
Markram, Klaasen, and Miller can cause problems for the bowlers.
Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi are injured, and Kagiso Rabada, South Africa's star fast bowler, has been rested, but the team will be formidable at home. In most of the matches, Australia posed a challenge to the Indian bowling attack; however, in South Africa, the value of length will double. The South African squad will not include Quinton de Kock, but Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Aiden Markram, the captain, Tristan Stubbs, and Matthew Britzke can pose a threat to the Indian bowlers. In this series, vice captain Ravindra Jadeja is predicted to bat at number seven. Ravi Bishnoi, the world's top T20 spinner, is a 'googly' specialist and will undoubtedly be the other spinner. Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, and Deepak Chahar are anticipated to be the three fast bowling options.
Most likely to play 11 for both teams
South Africa: Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Andre Berger, Tabraiz Shamsi, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Aiden Markram (captain), Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Britzke, Tristan Stubbs, and the others.
India's squad includes: Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Shubhman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, and captain Suryakumar Yadav.