IND vs SA 1st T20i: Today the 5-match T20i series between India and South Africa is going to start. The first match is being played at Barabati Cricket Ground in Cuttack. Suryakumar Yadav will captain Team India, while Aidan Markram will be in command of the opposition team.
India vs South Africa 1st T20I Toss: The first T20 International match is being played between India and South Africa. Both the teams are facing each other at the Barabati Cricket Stadium in Cuttack. The African captain has won the toss and decided to bowl first. Team India is being led by Suryakumar Yadav, while Adam Markram is in charge of the visiting team. A series of 5 matches will be played. There are many good players in both the teams, who can change the course of the match at any moment.
Team’s eyes on Indian opening pair
From Team India, all eyes are going to be on the opening pair. Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill will be seen opening the innings. Left-handed explosive batsman Abhishek is the batsman with the highest strike rate in T20 International cricket in the world. Apart from this his form is excellent. At the same time, Shubman Gill is making a comeback after injury. In such a situation, he will have a big responsibility for the team. Gill also has the responsibility of vice-captain. Both the batsmen would like to start the innings well so that pressure can be created on the opposing team. Abhishek is a complete expert in this and has done this before also.
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How many targets are safe on the Cuttack ground?
The ball is about to move on the ground of Cuttack. This can be estimated from the earlier matches played. Here the average score of the first inning is 128 runs, while that of the second inning is 107. The highest total on this ground is 180, which was made by Sri Lanka against India. In this match, Team India’s batsmen were not able to chase 181 runs. Apart from this, the lowest total is 87 runs. The biggest run chase in Cuttack is 149 runs, which was done by South Africa against Team India. Similarly, if the team batting first scores 160 runs, then chasing the target will not be easy. Here fast bowlers get help in the beginning, while spinners dominate later.
Team India Playing 11: Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Shivam Dubey, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty.
South Africa playing 11: Adam Markram (captain), Quinton de Kock (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brewis, David Miller, Denovan Ferreria, Marco Jensen, Keshav Maharaj, Enrique Narkia, Lutho Sipamla, Lungi Ngidi.
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