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Tilak Varma, Axar Patel Return As Aiden Markram Puts India To Bat First

Probuddha Bhattacharjee

Suryakumar Yadav and Aiden Markram during the toss in the first T20I [Source: @CricWatcher11/x.com]Suryakumar Yadav and Aiden Markram during the toss in the first T20I [Source: @CricWatcher11/x.com]

After a disheartening loss against New Zealand in their backyard, India have travelled to South Africa to play T20Is. The two teams will face off in the first T20I of the four-match series at Kingsmead in Durban.

Team Preview: India

With the change in format, there will be a change in the leadership of the Indian team. Suryakumar Yadav will be seen taking charge of the team for the shortest format of international cricket. Besides SKY leading the team, Sanu Samson, Hardik Pandya, Abhishek Sharma and other T20 specialists will be in action in the Indian Blue. The new-look team, India, will be looking to shake off the miseries of the red ball series at home and start this series strongly with a win in this game.

Team Preview: South Africa

The hosts are also coming into this series after playing a red-ball series. They have recently defeated Bangladesh in their backyard and will be confident of its achievement. Under Aiden Markram's leadership, South Africa will be eager to take revenge for the loss in the T20 World Cup 2024 final. 

With both teams ready to go head-on against each other, an exciting clash is expected between the two teams.

SA vs IND, 1st T20I Toss Prediction

Toss Update: South Africa won the toss and have decided to field first.

SA vs IND, 1st T20I - Playing XIs

India Playing XI: Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Varun Chakaravarthy

South Africa Playing XI: Ryan Rickelton, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nqaba Peter