Ind vs SA T20 : strongest playing XI for today match

Rishabh Pant has been named as the stand-in India captain for the first time for the 5-match T20 series. Hardik Pandya has been named vice-captain of India for the series. Ind vs SA T20 : strongest playing XI for today match.

“Team India Captain KL Rahul has been ruled out of the T20 series against South Africa owing to a right groin injury while Kuldeep Yadav will miss out in the T20 series after getting hit on his right hand while batting in the nets last evening,” BCCI tweeted.

India and South Africa are all set to wrestle with each other in an upcoming T20 series. IND vs SA 1st T20 is all set to be played on June 9 (Thursday) at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and now KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav.

Major changes are expected in India’s playing XI for the T20 series against South Africa at home. Ishan Kishan is expected to now open with Ruturaj Gaikwad. Shreyas Iyer is expected to come in to bat at number 3 in the absence of Virat Kohli. He will be followed by stand-in captain Rishabh Pant and then most probably Hardik Pandya.

While the chances of Umran Malik featuring in India’s Playing XI are low, especially after India coach Rahul Dravid mentioned previously that he likes consistency and giving people time to settle in, the possibility cannot be ruled out completely.

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India vs South Africa T20 Series predicted playing XI:

India predicted playing XI IND vs SA T20 Series:

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Umran Malik

South Africa predicted playing XI IND vs SA T20 Series:

Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma (C), David Miller, Dwaine Pretorious, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje.