IND vs SA T20i: After the end of the ODI series, the T20 International series will start between India and South Africa. In the Test, the team led by Temba Bavuma won the series, while the Indian team won the ODI series.
India vs South Africa 1st T20i: After the end of the Test and ODI series between India and South Africa, now T20I is going to start. South Africa made a clean sweep in the 2-match test series. In response, Team India won the ODI series 2-1 under the captaincy of KL Rahul. Now we will get to see 5 matches of quick cricket between the two teams. The Indian team led by Suryakumar Yadav is fully prepared for this. Let us tell you when and where the first match will be held…
When is India-South Africa 1st T20I?
Under the captaincy of Aiden Markram, the South African team is now fully prepared to avenge the ODI series defeat. On the other hand, Suryakumar Yadav’s young Team India is also ready for this challenge. The first match of the series will be played on 9 December. The match will start at 7 pm Indian time. The pair of Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill will once again be seen making a splash in T20i cricket.
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Where will India-South Africa 1st T20I be held?
The first T20 International match between India and South Africa will be played at Barabati Cricket Stadium, Cuttack. After a long time, Team India is coming to this ground to play quick cricket. A total of four matches have been played on this cricket ground, in which the team bowling first has won more. Here the team batting first has won only 25% of the matches, the team chasing the target has won 75%.
What is the nature of the pitch in Cuttack?
If we look at the pitch report of Cuttack, the average score of the first innings here is 128 runs, while in the second it comes down to 107 runs. The highest total of this ground is 180/3, which was made by Sri Lanka against the Indian team. At the same time, the lowest total also belongs to this team. In front of India, the entire team was out for 87 runs in 16 overs. Not only this, the highest run chase of this ground is 146. Whereas, the lowest defend is 180.
Team India for T20I series: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill*, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Harshit Rana, Arshdeep Singh.
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