India vs South Africa Live Score Updates, 1st T20: Surya ‘well prepared’ for first challenge away from home
India vs South Africa Live Score Updates, 1st T20: IND vs AUS, Suryakumar Yadav led team India will take on the Proteas for the first out of the three-match T20I series.
The Indian team are coming in red hot form with a thumping series win against the Aussies in home conditions. However, Surya and Co. won’t find much comfort from the win in home conditions given that the victory came against the depleted Aussie setup right after the World Cup and the batting-friendly conditions in India helped the style of their batters.
However, playing in South Africa will be a different ball game all together given that the swinging and seaming conditions in the SENA country are unlikely to offer any comfort to the Indian batters especially batters like Shreyas Iyer who could be tested once again on his weakness against the short ball.
Meanwhile, an opportunity will be present for some players to simply seal their place in the permanent Indian T20 XI ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024 which is less than 6 months away. Players like Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer have all shown glimpses of good form but they will have to continue their good form in order to make a compentent case for themselves in front of the selectors.
The Proteas, meanwhile, will miss the services of experienced pacer Kagiso Rabada owing to injury while other pacers like Gerald Coetzee, Marco Jansen and Lungi Ngidi will return to their franchises after 2nd T20I in order to play 4 day domestic cricket.
India vs South Africa: When and where to watch?
India vs South Africa’s first T20 international will be broadcast LIVE on Star Sports Network on television. For live-streaming of the India vs South Africa first T20I, the users can tune in to Disney+ Hotstar mobile application and website.
India vs South Africa Live: India squad for South Africa series
India vs South Africa Live: 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.
India vs South Africa Live: Surya’s advice to Indian cricketers, ‘play like franchise cricket’
India vs South Africa Live: Speaking ahead of the 1st T20 encounter in Durban, Surya said, “I think the key to success on such wickets will be to be yourself. The boys have prepared well. We are coming from a good T20I series win and have played on all fast tracks and all batters have played on such wickets. They will enjoy playing here in South Africa,”
“The players put their hands up against Australia and came up with fearless cricket, and we need to play the same against South Africa. I just told them to do exactly what they do in franchise cricket,” the Indian skipper added.
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