Suryakumar Yadav has again been assigned the captaincy duty of the Indian team. Under his leadership, India recently defeated Australia in the five-match T20I series. Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, and Mohammed Siraj have been added to the squad. Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Prasidh Krishna, and Avesh Khan, who were a part of the Indian team against Australia, have been omitted from this tour.

Aiden Markram will captain the Proteas in this series, and they have some new faces in the squad. Quinton de Kock has not been picked and is currently busy playing in BBL. Kagiso Rabada has been rested for the white-ball leg of the series and will be back for the Test series. David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, and Mihlali Mpongwana have been picked up on the Proteas side for the first time.

Check all the details given below regarding the match:-

IND vs SA Match Details

Match: IND vs SA, 1st T20I, India Tour of South Africa

Captains:
Suryakumar Yadav is going to lead India Cricket Team

Aiden Markram will lead South Africa Cricket Team

When: December 10th 2023, Sunday

Match is going to start at 07:00 p.m.

Venue: Kingsmead, Durban

Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 24 T20I matches against each other. Out of which India has won 13 matches and South Africa has won 10 whereas 1 match ended up in no result.

Likely playing XI

India

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Mukesh Kumar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh.

Bench : JM Sharma, RD Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Washington Sundar, KL Rahul, DL Chahar, SV Samson, Sai Sudharsan, RM Patidar, Axar Patel, Rohit Sharma, KL Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Virat Kohli, M Shami, Shardul Thakur, Ravichandran Ashwin, JJ Bumrah, Prasidh Krishna

South Africa

Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klaasen, Tristian Stubbs, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi.

Bench : D Ferreira, AL Phehlukwayo, OEG Baartman, N Burger, L Ngidi, LB Williams, K Verreynne, T de Zorzi, HE van der Dussen, Mihlali Mpongwana, Wiaan Mulder, DG Bedingham, T Bavuma, D Elgar, KD Petersen, K Rabada

Pitch report

Durban has always been kind to batters. The average score at the venue is around 170, which means that bowlers are most likely to have a tough day in the office. Teams should field first after winning the toss.

Best players from both of the teams

Best Batsman: Aiden Markram

Best Bowler: Ravi Bishnoi

Weather forecast for today in Durban

Maximum temperature: 21°C
Minimum temperature: 20°C
Wind speed: 21km/h
Chances of rain: 60%
Capacity of stadium: 25,000
Prediction to win: Team India is most likely to win the match

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