IND vs SA Head to Head, Playing XI, Preview, Where to Watch on TV, Online, and Live Streaming Details

The first of the three T20Is will be played on September 28, Wednesday.

Updated - 27 Sept 2022, 11:16 IST

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After a successful T20I series against Australia, India is all set to host South Africa for a three-match T20I series followed by as many ODIs. India and South Africa will be meeting for the third time in this calendar year, as the two teams earlier faced off in January, and then in June. India lost the ODI series in January while touring South Africa, whereas the T20I series in June was tied at 2-2.

Now that both teams have had some memorable outings recently, the upcoming match will be worth watching. South Africa is backed with a series win against Ireland and England, whereas India recently defeated Australia by 2-1 at home in a thrilling final game to clinch the series. Both the teams are in good form and would look for a positive result.

The last time the two teams met, India was without the services of some of the senior players like KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah to name a few. But that won’t be the case this time as India will be in with a full-strength squad as the teams now prepare for the mega event- the T20 World Cup which is set to begin in a few days.

As for India, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, and Hardik Pandya are in great form as they have played some match-winning knocks recently, contributing heavily to the team’s score. But Pandya's absence might hurt India somewhere. In the bowling department, Axar Patel will be the one to watch out for. As for South Africa, the in-form Reeza Hendricks will be the one to look out for, alongside the youngster Tristan Stubbs.

Pitch Conditions

The Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, has hosted only two games in the 20-over format, and the last one played there was back in 2019. The team batting first might not get much assistance. A score around or above 170 can be a winning total. The captain winning the toss would look to chase.

Playing Combinations for IND vs SA

India

India’s bowling attack has strengthened with the return of Jasprit Bumrah to the side, But while the senior pro is settling in, Axar Patel has been on a roll. India is likely to continue with the winning combination from the previous game against Australia. Pandya being rested, Pant might get a place in the XI. Arshdeep Singh might get in for Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Predicted Playing XI: KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal

South Africa

South Africa will have the services of their regular skipper Temba Bavuma, and thus Rilee Rossouw might not find a place in the playing combination as he would make way for the skipper. The openers De Kock and Hendricks are in great form too.

Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, David Miller(c), Tristan Stubbs, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi