India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I: Young guns in focus as Team India faces South Africa in series opener – The Times of India

India vs South Africa Live Score, 1st T20I: India, captained by Suryakumar Yadav, will take on Aiden Markram’s South Africa in the opening T20I of the series at Kingsmead Stadium in Durban on Friday. This will be their first T20 clash since India defeated South Africa in the T20 World Cup 2024 final on June 29.

The series kicks off on November 8 in Durban, followed by the second T20I at St George’s Park in Gqeberha on November 10. The third match is set for November 13 at SuperSport Park in Centurion, and the series concludes with the fourth T20I at Wanderers Stadium on November 15.

In their 27 T20I encounters, India have claimed victory 15 times, while South Africa have won 11 matches.

India’s T20I Squad: Suryakumar Yadav, Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.

South Africa’s T20I Squad: Aiden Markram (C), Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Simelane, Lutho Sipamla (3rd and 4th T20Is), Tristan Stubbs.