India and South Africa last faced each other at the finals of the T20 World Cup earlier this year. India won (176/7) the closely contested match.
The two teams are set to face each other again in a four-match T20 international series. The first match will be played on Friday, November 8, at the Kingsmead in Durban. The next three matches are scheduled at St George’s Park (Port Elizabeth), SuperSport Park (Centurion), and The Wanderers Stadium (Johanessburg), respectively.
It is the first time that both teams will play a four-match series in this format of the game. India last played a T20 international series against Bangladesh and won all three matches to complete a whitewash.
The Proteas have played 17 T20 international matches this year and have been victorious nine times. They faced Ireland in a two-match T20 international series in their last outing in this format. The series ended 1–1 as Ireland defeated South Africa in the second game by 10 runs after posting 195 runs for the loss of six wickets.
Today, we look at the preview and odds of the upcoming series between India and South Africa.
India vs South Africa T20 International Series 2024: Full Schedule & Match Timings (All times in EST)
Friday, November 8
Match 1 – India vs South Africa, Kingsmead, Durban, 3:00 PM
Sunday, November 10
Match 2 – India vs South Africa, St George’s Park, Gqeberha, 2:00 PM
Wednesday, November 13
Match 3 – India vs South Africa, SuperSport Park, Centurion, 3:00 PM
Friday, November 15
Match 4 – India vs South Africa, The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, 3:00 PM
Team India: Analysis and Team Preview
Suryakumar Yadav will lead the Indian side in this series. A couple of new faces have been added to the squad for this series. All-rounder Ramandeep Singh and pacer Vijaykumar Vyshak have received an India call-up for the first time.
Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar and Nitish Reddy were a part of the Indian side that faced Bangladesh last month but have found a place in the squad this time. They will be traveling to Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Axar Patel, Yash Dayal, and Avesh Khan have also been picked in the squad. Axar was the second-highest run-scorer for India in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 when India faced South Africa. Avesh last played a T20 international match against Zimbabwe in July this year. Dayal is yet to make his T20I debut for India.
Mayank Yadav, Shivam Dube, and Riyan Parag are not in the squad due to injuries.
Indian Lineup:
- Rinku Singh
- Suryakumar Yadav (c)
- Tilak Varma
- Abhishek Sharma
- Axar Patel
- Hardik Pandya
- Ramandeep Singh
- Jitesh Sharma (wk)
- Sanju Samson (wk)
- Arshdeep Singh
- Avesh Khan
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Varun Chakaravarthy
- Vijaykumar Vyshak
- Yash Dayal
India: Previous Game Results (T20 internationals)
- Defeated Bangladesh by 133 runs | Oct 12, 2024
- Defeated Bangladesh by 86 runs | Oct 9, 2024
- Defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets | Oct 6, 2024
South Africa: Analysis and Team Preview
Aiden Markram will continue to lead the Proteas in this series. Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, and David Miller will play a T20 international game for the first time since featuring in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024.
Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee, who were on a conditioning break, have returned to the squad. Mihlali Mpongwana and Andile Simelane are the two uncapped players in the final 11. It is the maiden T20 international call-up for Mpongwana. Simelane was a part of the squad that traveled to the United Arab Emirates in September this year.
Both Lungi Ngidi and Kagiso Rabada have not been picked in the squad. Ngidi will be on a conditioning break of six weeks. Rabada has been rested for the series considering the upcoming Test series that are lined up.
South African Lineup
- David Miller
- Reeza Hendricks
- Tristan Stubbs
- Aiden Markram (c)
- Marco Jansen
- Mihlali Mpongwana
- Patrick Kruger
- Donovan Ferreira (wk)
- Heinrich Klaasen (wk)
- Ryan Rickelton (wk)
- Andile Simelane
- Gerald Coetzee
- Keshav Maharaj
- Lutho Sipamla
- Nqabayomzi Peter
- Ottneil Baartman
South Africa: Previous Game Results (T20 internationals)
- Lost to Ireland by 10 runs | Sep 29, 2024
- Defeated Ireland by 8 wickets | Sep 27, 2024
- Lost to West Indies by 8 wickets | Aug 28, 2024
India vs South Africa: Recent Matches
| Winner | Margin | Date |
| India | 7 runs | June 29, 2024 |
| India | 106 runs | December 14, 2023 |
| South Africa | 5 wickets | December 12, 2023 |
| South Africa | 5 wickets | October 30, 2022 |
| South Africa | 49 runs | October 4, 2022 |
India vs South Africa: Head-to-Head
India and South Africa have played 26 T20 international matches against each other. India have won 15 out of these 26 games, while the Proteas have won the remaining 11. The last three-match series between these two teams ended 1–1 as one of the matches was abandoned.
In the nine T20 international matches that India have played in South Africa, they have managed to defeat the Proteas on six occasions. Five times out of these six, India won while defending a target. Only once, India won while chasing a target.
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