India tour of South Africa, 2024: The 1st match of the Four match T20I series between India and South Africa will be played today on 8th November at the Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa. at 08:30 PM (IST).
| Match | India vs South Africa (IND vs SA) |
| League | South Africa vs India T20I |
| Date | Friday, 8th November 2024 |
| Time | 08:30 PM (IST) - 03:00 PM (GMT) |
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The first match of the T20 series between India and South Africa will be played today in Durban at 8:30 pm Indian time. The Indian team's form is very good in the T20 format. The Indian team defeated Bangladesh 3-0 in the last T20 series. On the other hand, the South African team has won only one match out of its last five T20 matches, that too against Ireland. South Africa had to face a crushing 3-0 defeat against the West Indies. Africa would like to perform better in this home series. In the last 14 matches played between the two teams, the Indian team has won 7 matches whereas Africa has won 6 matches and one match was inconclusive.
India (IND) Possible Playing 11: 1. Abhishek Sharma, 2. Sanju Samson(WK), 3. Suryakumar Yadav(C), 4. Hardik Pandya, 5. Rinku Singh, 6. Jitesh Sharma(WK), 7. Ramandeep Singh, 8. Axar Patel, 9. Ravi Bishnoi, 10. Avesh Khan, 11. Arshdeep Singh
South Africa (SA) Possible Playing 11: 1. Ryan Rickelton(WK), 2. Reeza Hendricks, 3. Aiden Markram(C), 4. Tristan Stubbs, 5. Heinrich Klaasen(WK), 6. David Miller, 7. Marco Jansen, 8. Patrick Kruger, 9. Keshav Maharaj, 10. Gerald Coetzee, 11. Ottneil Baartman
IND vs SA 1st T20I Match Pitch Report: Durban's Kingsmead Stadium has always been known for its high bounce and helping the bowlers. There is good swing here in the beginning. However, some changes have been made in the pitch in the recent past, which has also started benefiting the batsmen. The boundary of the ground is small on one side and teams can score runs there. The average score of the first innings on this ground is 153. A total of 22 T20 International matches have been played at Kingsmead Stadium so far, in which the team batting first has won 11 times, while the team bowling first has been successful 9 times. In such a situation, the team winning the toss would prefer to bat first.
India-South Africa first T20 match will start at 8:30 pm Indian time and 5:00 pm local time. Although there will be some clouds in the beginning, rain is not expected. Rain is expected around 7:00 pm local time. According to AccuWeather, there is a 47 percent chance of rain at 7:00 pm. After this, the chance of rain remains more than 50%. If the prediction comes true, the match may also be washed out.
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