This will be the first time both teams will be in action against each other after India pipped South Africa to win the T20 World Cup 2024 in June. India are the number one ranked team in T20Is, whereas South Africa have slipped further in the rankings after they lost T20I series by 3-0 to West Indies in August. They are now placed sixth.

India, under their new T20I captain, Suryakumar Yadav are in roaring form in T20Is. They won the T20I series against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh by 3-0 each. They will enter the Rainbow Nation with a relatively young squad and the last time they visited the country for a T20I series, they had levelled the three-match series 1-1.

Check all the details given below regarding the match:-

SA vs IND 1st T20 MatchDetails

Match:SA vs IND 1st T20 Match,Indiatour of South Africa

Captains: 
Suryakumar Yadavis going to lead IndiaCricket Team

Aiden Markramwill lead SouthAfrica Cricket Team

When: 8thNovember 2024, Friday

Match is going to start at 08:30p.m.

Venue:Kingsmead, Durban

Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played27 matchesagainst each other. Out of which India has won 15matches and South Africa cricket team has won 11 matches with 1 match ended up in no result.

Likely playing XI

South Africa:

Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram ©, Ryan Rickelton, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Patrick Kruger, Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj

India:

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav ©, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal

Pitch report

The Kingsmead pitch provides ample assistance to pacers and maintains that for substantial part of the game. The pacers will get extra movement and bounce to go with. On the other hand, batters can benefit if they rely on timing their shots well. The weather will be cloudy and there’s almost a 24 percent chance of rain during the game.

Best players from both of the teams

Best Batsman:Sanju Samson

Best Bowler:Patrick Kruger

Weather forecast for today in Durban

Maximum temperature: 26°C
Minimum temperature:20°C
Wind speed:10km/h
Chances of rain:10%
Capacity of stadium:25,000

Prediction to win:India is most likely to win the match

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