India vs South Africa T20I: After an amazing win against Australia, team India is now heading to play against South Africa for the 3-match T20I series. This will be a warm-up game for both before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. The 1st T20 match will be played at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram on 28th September 2022.
Match: India vs South Africa, T20 match 1 of 3
Date: 28th September 2022
Time: 07:00 PM IST
Venue: Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.
Pitch Condition: The first T20 match will be played at Greenfield International Stadium. The pitch here is generally a bowling-friendly one and offers huge assistance to both pacers and spinners. Batsmen will have to spend quality time in the middle to get a score. The average first innings score will be 119. The team batting second has a winning record here.
India vs South Africa – Squad
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, R. Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh, Axar Patel, Mohammad Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.
South Africa:Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rilee Rossouw, Tristan Stubbs.
India vs South Africa – Team Performance in the Past Matches
The South Africa tour of the India T20 series will begin today as a precursor to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Team India came back with an excellent victory over Australia in the 3-match T20 series. With the win, Rohit Sharma-led Men in Blue is in full confidence to begin the match. India’s top order batters Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Suryakumar Yadav showcased excellent performance in the recent match. Also, India is currently standing at the top of the ICC Men’s T20 Ranking. South Africa placed third on the list. The hosts played the 5-match T20 series four months back on home soil. South Africa won the first two matches and then India fought back to win the next two games. But the series decider game was abandoned due to rain and the series ended in a tie.
India vs South Africa – Face to Face
India and South Africa have faced each other in 20 T20I matches so far. India has won 11 matches out of it whereas South Africa has come out victorious on 8 occasions. 1 match ended without a result.
Here our experts at FCL are giving a prediction for the coming match. Hope you could find it helpful by any means.
Wicket-Keepers: Quinton de Kock.
Batsmen: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav.
All-Rounders: Dwaine Pretorious, Axar Patel, Aiden Markram.
Bowlers: Anrich Nortje, Jasprit Bumrah, Kagiso Rabada, Tabriaz Shamsi.
Captain: Suryakumar Yadav.
Vice-Captain: Aiden Markram.

Wicket-Keepers: Quinton de Kock.
Batsmen: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav.
All-Rounders: Dwaine Pretorious, Axar Patel, Aiden Markram.
Bowlers: Anrich Nortje, Jasprit Bumrah, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh.
Captain: Aiden Markram.
Vice-Captain: Quinton de Kock.

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