India vs South Africa: Will Rain play spoilsport during the 1st IND vs ...
Durban’s Kingsmead under covers during SA vs AUS series. (FILE)
India will take on South Africa in the first T20I of the three-match series at Kingsmead in Durban. However, the weather for Sunday for the first T20I is not looking promising.
According to Accuweather, it will be a cloudy day with thunderstorms predicted through the day. There is a 55 per cent chance of rain and it increases to 58% in the night. The game is set to start at 4 PM South African local time.
The team which will win the toss might be looking to bowl first as rain in the second innings of the chase might bring the Duckworth Lewis Stern method (DLS) into play. Also with humidity around 84-85 per cent, there might be help for the fast bowlers with the new ball especially in the first innings.
A fun shoot for the two Captains with a local flavour ????????
Captain @surya_14kumar and Aiden Markram pose with the silverware ahead of the three match T20I series.#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/CsN3gMkilU
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What to expect from Team India?The team, missing a few regulars, emerged unscathed in the short series against Australia in India, winning it 4-1. However, the series in South Africa will be quite a different challenge altogether away from home
With Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s future uncertain, the top priority of the side is to groom players who can bat in those positions and deliver consistently. As regards bowling, in the absence of Hardik Pandya, the side has made a habit of operating with just five bowlers in games and we might see a similar tactic from skipper Suryakumar Yadav in the series. It has worked more often than not for Indian conditions. On overseas pitches, two spinners in a five-man bowling attack might handicap the skipper for options.
SquadsIndia T20I squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, and Deepak Chahar
South Africa T20I squad: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee (1st and 2ndT20Is), Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen (1st and 2nd T20Is), Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi (1st and 2nd T20Is), Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, and Lizaad Williams
