India vs South Africa 1st T20 today: Both teams will clash for the first time after the World Cup final; Ramandeep can debut

The first match of the four-match T20 series between India and South Africa will be played in Durban today. The match will start at 8:30 PM IST at Kingsmead Cricket Ground, the toss will take place at 8:00 PM.

Team India became the champion by defeating South Africa in the final of the T-20 World Cup in June this year. After the final, South Africa and the Indian team are going to face each other for the first time.

India strong against South Africa So far 27 T-20 matches have been played between the two. In this, India has won 15 and South Africa has won 11. While one match remained inconclusive. The last time India toured South Africa for a T20 series was in 2023, where both the teams played out a 1-1 series draw, while one match was abandoned due to rain. So far 9 T-20 series have been played between the two, in which India won 4 and South Africa won 2. While 3 series remained drawn.

Surya scored the most runs for the team this year Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav is the highest run-scorer for the team in T-20 this year. He has scored more than 400 runs in 14 matches. These include 4 Fifty. Whereas pacer Arshdeep Singh is the lead wicket taker. He has taken 28 wickets in 14 matches.

Hendricks South Africa’s top run scorer South African opener Reeza Hendricks is the team’s top run scorer this year. Hendricks has scored 399 runs in 17 matches. Enrique Nortya is the highest wicket-taker for the team this year. But, he is not a part of the squad in this series. In this situation, Ottnell Bartman is the top wicket taker. He has taken 14 wickets in 10 matches.

Ramandeep Singh can debut Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav can give a chance to Ramandeep Singh to debut in the first match. In the Emerging Asia Cup 2024, Ramandeep had performed brilliantly with ball, bat and fielding. He also performed brilliantly while playing for Kolkata Knight Riders in the last season of IPL.

Ramandeep Singh can make T20 debut in South Africa.

Pitch Report and Records The pitch at Kingsmead Cricket Ground is bowling friendly. The pacer gets more help here. A total of 22 T-20 International matches have been played here so far. In this, the team batting first has won 11 matches. Whereas in 9 matches the team bowling first got success. Here two matches remained inconclusive. In such a situation, the team winning the toss would prefer to bat first on this ground.

weather report The weather in Durban will be clear on the day of the match. It will be sunny with some clouds throughout the day. However, there is also a possibility of 10% rain. The temperature will be between 20 to 24 degrees Celsius.

Possible playing-11 of both the teams India: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Varun Chakraborty/Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan.

South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Henrik Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Yanson, Gerald Coetzee, Otnel Baartman and Lutho Sipamla.

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