By The Men in Blue face South Africa in the first of three games on Friday at Kingsmead in Durban.
Head-to-head
India has a 15-11 head-to-head record versus South Africa in T20Is. Only one game concluded with no result. The last time India visited South Africa for a T20I series was in 2023, when both teams tied 1-1 after one game was rained out.
India vs South Africa 1st T20I predicted XIs
India: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Varun Chakravarthy/Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (C), Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton, Tristian Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Ottneil Baartman, Lutho Sipamla.
Streaming Live
The Jio Cinema app and website in India will stream the India vs. South Africa First Twenty20 International live starting at 8:30 PM IST.
TV channel broadcast
The official broadcasters of the India versus. South Africa Twenty20 International series are Sports18. The first Twenty20 International between India and South Africa is available to watch live on Sports18 and Colors Cineplex networks in India.
