India takes on South Africa in a five-match T20I series to kick off their international cricket campaign post the IPL 2022. The South African team has already arrived in Delhi. The Indian team will join the team hotel on June 5. Successful top captain enter team India for South Africa T20I series.
The IND vs SA series starts on June 9 in Delhi. Both teams will undertake RTPCR testing upon arrival at their respective hotels, according to a source from the DDCA. Since there is no bubble for this tournament, both teams will undergo routine RT-PCR testing. South Africa will start their practice sessions on June 5.
Successful IPL 2022 top captain Hardik Pandya had an excellent IPL 2022 campaign. Not only did he lead his team, Gujarat Titans, to the trophy, but he also was their leading run-scorer. He scored 487 runs, but he predominantly batted as a number 4, if not number 3.
However, in the Indian team, the top four selects themselves, with KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant likely to comprise the top-order. In such a scenario, KL Rahul and Rahul Dravid will need to figure out the perfect batting position for Pandya.
Regular captain Rohit Sharma and Dravid had ruled in the past that India lacked a proper finisher and Hardik was the answer. Ideally, they would want the all-rounder to play as a finisher, but it also has to be noted that he did not bat lower than number 4 in IPL 2022.
KL Rahul will face ahead of the first game is selecting the perfect opening partner for the skipper. India has two talented options in Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad, but the problem is, neither of them has looked in good touch recently.
Gaikwad scored 368 runs in IPL 2022 at an average of 26.28 and a strike rate of 126.46. Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan scored 418 runs at an average of 32.15 and a strike rate of 120.11. Despite his poor strike rate, Ishan Kishan is likely to get the nod for a left-right combination.
IND vs SA T20I Squads:
India:
KL Rahul (Capt), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant(VC) (wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Y Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, R Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
South Africa:
Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Marco Jansen.
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IND vs SA T20I Schedule
1st T20I- June, 9 – Delhi
2nd T20- June 12 – Cuttack
3rd T20I- June 14 – Visakhapatnam
4th T20I- June 17 – Rajkot
5th T20I- June 19-Bengaluru.
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