1st T20I of five match series between India and South Africa(Ind vs SA) series will be played on 9th June 2022 at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi. Match will start at 07:00PM IST.
Head-to-Head
India and South Africa have played 15 T20s against each other, India have won 9 matches whereas South Africa have won on 6 occasions. Last time T20 series between India and South Africa was played in 2019 where series remain level by 1-1.
Teams
Before the start of series, Indian skipper KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav got ruled out of T20 series because of injuries. Rishabh Pant will be leading the Indian side for the first time in international cricket whereas Hardik Pandya will be vice-captain of side.
After the injury of KL Rahul, India most probably will go with Ruturaj Gaikwad at the top with Ishan Kishan. Lot of responsibility of Indian bowling will be upon Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant. Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik will be playing the role of finisher.
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Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be leading pace attack with Harshal Patel as wicket-taking option in the death. Chahal will be main spinner against South Africa in the 1st T20. India may also play Ravi Bishnoi as 2nd spinner. It is expected India will go with 4 pacers and 2 spinners.
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