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There's a sense of scheduling absurdity to South Africa's tour of India for white-ball games just four months after they last visited, but Wednesday marks the start of the final week of World Cup preparation for both these sides. Interestingly, a lot has happened in both worlds since June when they previously played each other.
India have had Virat Kohli make an appreciable return to the top of the order, even if his strike rate has some room for improvement; the race for the third pacer option has perhaps narrowed down to Harshal Patel and Arshdeep Singh, with both having a chance to impress in the South Africa fixtures, while the team management's preference of Dinesh Karthik over Rishabh Pant is also starting to take shape.
For South Africa, life in the T20I lane has been refreshingly good in the last 12 months - winning 13 of their 18 T20Is. Since sharing the honours in the five games with India in June, South Africa went on to win a series in England and against Ireland, finding consistent top-order riches along the way. The dilemma for them, starting Wednesday, will be about who makes way for Temba Bavuma, the regular skipper who returns having just been overlooked by all six franchises at the auction for the inaugural season of the SA20.
When: India vs South Africa, 1st T20I, September 27, 2022, 07:00 PM IST
Where: Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
What to expect: Only two T20Is have been played at this venue, and only one of them a full 20-overs-a-side affair, in 2019. There's no threat of rain for Wednesday, with cloudy skies and temperatures in the late 20s.
Team News:
India
Injuries/Availability: Mohammed Shami hasn't travelled for the first T20I and is still out after recently missing the Australia series due to covid. Deepak Hooda too is not ready due to a back injury. India will be without Bhuvneshwar and Hardik Pandya in this series, who will undergo conditioning-related training at the NCA in Bengaluru in the lead-up to next month's World Cup.
Tactics & Matchups: With Hardik not available, these three games offer Pant the chance to prove he has more to offer to this Indian side than just his left-handedness, as the team has shown a tendency to prefer Dinesh Karthik over him in recent games. Yuzvendra Chahal, who has had the wood over the left-handed Quinton de Kock in T20s, will also look for an upturn in form following ordinary outings against Australia.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh
South Africa
Injuries/Availability: Bavuma returns after a three-month layoff, courtesy an elbow injury that he sustained on South Africa's previous tour of India in June.
Tactics & Matchups: Wayne Parnell, who picked a five-wicket haul in his last T20I in August, could trouble India's right-hander dominated top-order, who've all had issues against left-arm pace. On the batting front, South Africa will hope Quinton de Kock and David Miller can take the lead in blunting India's in-form spinner Axar Patel owing to their match-up superiority.
Probable XI: Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram/Rilee Rossouw, Temba Bavuma, Heinrich Klaasen/Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje
What they said:
"Coming back from an injury is never easy. He missed cricket for close to two months. Whenever bowlers go through an injury phase and come back, it's never easy, so we've not really judged him on how he has performed in these three games because we know his quality. He has bowled some tough overs for us in the past, and also for his franchise. We believe in his quality," - Rohit Sharma on Harshal Patel
"This is our last series before the World Cup. We'll be looking at this series to fill up whatever gaps that are there within the team." - Temba Bavuma
Squads:
South Africa Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Dwaine Pretorius, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Reeza Hendricks, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj, Heinrich Klaasen
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Axar Patel, Dinesh Karthik, Deepak Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Deepak Hooda
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There's a sense of scheduling absurdity to South Africa's tour of India for white-ball games just four months after they last visited, but Wednesday marks the start of the final week of World Cup preparation for both these sides. Interestingly, a lot has happened in both worlds since June when they previously played each other.
India have had Virat Kohli make an appreciable return to the top of the order, even if his strike rate has some room for improvement; the race for the third pacer option has perhaps narrowed down to Harshal Patel and Arshdeep Singh, with both having a chance to impress in the South Africa fixtures, while the team management's preference of Dinesh Karthik over Rishabh Pant is also starting to take shape.
For South Africa, life in the T20I lane has been refreshingly good in the last 12 months - winning 13 of their 18 T20Is. Since sharing the honours in the five games with India in June, South Africa went on to win a series in England and against Ireland, finding consistent top-order riches along the way. The dilemma for them, starting Wednesday, will be about who makes way for Temba Bavuma, the regular skipper who returns having just been overlooked by all six franchises at the auction for the inaugural season of the SA20.
When: India vs South Africa, 1st T20I, September 27, 2022, 07:00 PM IST
Where: Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
What to expect: Only two T20Is have been played at this venue, and only one of them a full 20-overs-a-side affair, in 2019. There's no threat of rain for Wednesday, with cloudy skies and temperatures in the late 20s.
Team News:
India
Injuries/Availability: Mohammed Shami hasn't travelled for the first T20I and is still out after recently missing the Australia series due to covid. Deepak Hooda too is not ready due to a back injury. India will be without Bhuvneshwar and Hardik Pandya in this series, who will undergo conditioning-related training at the NCA in Bengaluru in the lead-up to next month's World Cup.
Tactics & Matchups: With Hardik not available, these three games offer Pant the chance to prove he has more to offer to this Indian side than just his left-handedness, as the team has shown a tendency to prefer Dinesh Karthik over him in recent games. Yuzvendra Chahal, who has had the wood over the left-handed Quinton de Kock in T20s, will also look for an upturn in form following ordinary outings against Australia.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh
South Africa
Injuries/Availability: Bavuma returns after a three-month layoff, courtesy an elbow injury that he sustained on South Africa's previous tour of India in June.
Tactics & Matchups: Wayne Parnell, who picked a five-wicket haul in his last T20I in August, could trouble India's right-hander dominated top-order, who've all had issues against left-arm pace. On the batting front, South Africa will hope Quinton de Kock and David Miller can take the lead in blunting India's in-form spinner Axar Patel owing to their match-up superiority.
Probable XI: Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram/Rilee Rossouw, Temba Bavuma, Heinrich Klaasen/Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje
What they said:
"Coming back from an injury is never easy. He missed cricket for close to two months. Whenever bowlers go through an injury phase and come back, it's never easy, so we've not really judged him on how he has performed in these three games because we know his quality. He has bowled some tough overs for us in the past, and also for his franchise. We believe in his quality," - Rohit Sharma on Harshal Patel
"This is our last series before the World Cup. We'll be looking at this series to fill up whatever gaps that are there within the team." - Temba Bavuma
Squads:
South Africa Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Dwaine Pretorius, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Reeza Hendricks, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj, Heinrich Klaasen
India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant(w), Axar Patel, Dinesh Karthik, Deepak Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harshal Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Deepak Hooda
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