New Delhi: After being blanked by New Zealand 0-3 in the home Test series, the focus for Team India now shifts to the T20 format. The T20I squad is practising hard ahead of the 4-match series against South Africa beginning with the first game on November 8, Friday at Kingsmead Durban.
The Suryakumar Yadav-led side would be keen on continuing their superb run in the shortest format, where they have been exceptional this year.
After clinching the T20 World Cup 2024, India thrashed Zimbabwe 4-1 in the T20I series and followed it up by beating Sri Lanka 3-nil in another T20I series. India’s last T20I encounter was against Zimbabwe, where they emerged victorious clinching victories in both the games. This will be the first meeting of both the teams since the Men in Blue thrashed the Proteas in T20 World Cup final.
South Africa to avenge loss
While India will aim to continue their seamless run in the shortest format, for the Proteas, it will be an opportunity for the Proteas to avenge their loss suffered against the Indian team in the T20 World Cup 2024. Since the showpiece event, the Proteas have been struggling big time as they went down against the West Indies 0-3 and later managed a 1-1 result against Ireland.
Ahead of the India-South Africa T20I series, let’s take a look at the head-to-head stats between the two teams.
India-South Africa head-to-head in T20Is
India and South Africa have met 27 times in the shortest format till now. India enjoy a better record as they have emerged victorious 15 times while South Africa have won on 11 occasions. One game between the two teams has concluded without a result.
Squads
India: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Simelane, Lutho Sipamla (3rd and 4th T20Is), Tristan Stubbs.
