ReportDinesh Karthik returning to the Indian XI after over three years
Captains Temba Bavuma and Rishabh Pant at the toss • BCCI
South Africa obtained the toss and selected to bowl vs India
After India misplaced captain KL Rahul and left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav on the eve of the sequence attributable to wound, South Africa had been left with out Aiden Markram for the main match following a inch Covid-19 test. The sequence is being played with out pandemic-linked restrictions and can proceed as long-established, with all diversified gamers trying out negative.
Markram’s unavailability compelled South Africa to juggle their batting repeat, and can look for David Miller are within the market in at No.4, having in most cases batted at No.6 for the national aspect. Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen invent up the head three, leaving no room for Reeza Hendricks, with Tristan Stubbs to debut at No.5.
South Africa include incorporated each their seam-bowling allrounders, Dwaine Pretorius and Wayne Parnell, and each specialist spinners, Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi. With two quicks, Kagiso Rabada and match-again Anrich Nortje, who plays his first match since final yr’s T20 World Cup, Lungi Ngidi and Marco Jansen had been benched.
India welcomed lend a hand Dinesh Karthik to the middle-repeat, after a bigger than three yr absence from the crew, nonetheless did no longer entrust him with the wicket-defending gloves. Rishabh Pant, who’s the 2nd-youngest man to lead India in a T20I, used to be earmarked to withhold.
India went with two spinners in Axar Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal, alongside three seamers plus Hardik Pandya.
India: 1 Ishan Kishan, 2 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 3 Shreyas Iyer, 4 Rishabh Pant (capt, wk), 5 Hardik Pandya, 6 Dinesh Karthik, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Harshal Patel, 9 Avesh Khan, 10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 11 Yuzvendra Chahal.
South Africa: 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Temba Bavuma (capt), 3 Rassie van der Dussen, 4 David Miller, 5 Tristan Stubbs, 6 Dwaine Pretorius, 7 Wayne Parnell, 8 Kagiso Rabada, 9 Keshav Maharaj, 10 Anrich Nortje, 11 Tabraiz Shamsi
Firdose Moonda is ESPNcricinfo’s South Africa correspondent