IND vs SA 1st T20I takes place at Kingsmead in South Africa on Friday, November 8. The IND vs SA match takes place at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban. The match begins at 5 PM IST.

Suryakumar Yadav and Aiden Markrams are the leaders of India and South Africa respectively in the series. Below is the complete preview for the match.

IND vs SA 1st T20I Date and Venue

The India vs South Africa 1st T20I takes place on November 8, 2024 in India. The match takes place at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban, South Africa. It will start at 8:30 PM IST and 5 PM Local time.

IND vs SA Match Preview- 1st T20I, India tour of South Africa 2024

India

Suryakumar Yadav is the skipper of India in the series. They won the previous T20I series against Bangladesh under his captaincy.

IND Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (Captain), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Abhishek Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Ramandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Varun Chakaravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Dayal, Avesh Khan.

South Africa

Aiden Markram is the captain of South Africa in the series. They won the last Test series against Bangladesh.

SA Squad: Aiden Markram (Captain), Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Patrick Kruger, Donovan Ferreira, Heinrich Klaasen, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqabayomzi Peter, Andile Simelane.

IND vs SA Key Battles

Suryakumar Yadav vs Gerald Coetzee

Suryakumar Yadav is the captain and most powerful batsman for India. Gerald Coetzee will look to dismiss him with his pace attack.

Rinku Singh vs Keshav Maharaj

Rinku Singh is the hard-hitter batter for India while Keshav Maharaj is a stunning spinner for the team. He will look to dominate his pace attack.

David Miller vs Arshdeep Singh

David Miller is a hard-hitting lower-order batter and will look to attack with the bat. Arshdeep Singh is a powerful pacer and will look to dismiss him as soon as possible.

IND vs SA Key Players

IND: Suryakumar Yadav, Sanju Samson, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, and Ravi Bishnoi are key batters and bowlers for the side.

SA: David Miller, Aiden Markram, Keshav Maharaj, and Gerald Coetzee are a few key members of the side.

Weather And Pitch Report

There is about a 36% chance of rain during the match. Hence, the match can be affected by rain and DLS might be used.

The pitch is high-scoring and will players like David Miller and Suryakumar Yadav at the front, both sides will smack a lot of runs in the match.

Conclusion

South Africa has a nice opportunity to take revenge on India for the ICC T20 World Cup defeat by bagging a whitewash in the series. However, it is an almost impossible task against the inevitable side led by Suryakumar Yadav.