IND vs SA: The four-match T20 series between India and South Africa is currently tied at 1-1. Both teams would like to increase their lead by registering a win in the match to be played today. In this match, special attention will be paid to the form of the top order batsmen of Team India, who were completely flopped in the second match of the series.
Sanju Samson had given India a big win by scoring a brilliant century in the first match played in Durban, while in the second match, the batting of the visiting Indian team was completely shattered in front of the South African attack. In such a situation, the responsibility will once again be on the batsmen in today's match. However, the challenge for them will not be easy as the pitch of Supersport Park in Centurion is also fast and bouncy like Kebekha.
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There will be a lot of pressure on left-handed Indian young batsman Abhishek Sharma today as he has not been able to cross the score of 20 runs in the last seven matches. The only question in everyone's mind is whether Abhishek Sharma will be out of the team? It is believed that Abhishek Sharma can be removed from the opening pair. Abhishek is continuously failing in T20. Abhishek has scored 10, 14, 16, 15, 4, 7, 4 runs in the last 7 matches. In such a situation, captain Suryakumar Yadav can give Tilak Verma a chance in place of Abhishek as an opener with Sanju Samson. At the same time, Sanju is also in great form. He scored a century in the first T20 match, while he could not open the account in the second match.
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On the other hand, captain Suryakumar Yadav has not been able to repeat the performance after playing an innings of 75 runs against Bangladesh in the home series. Tilak Verma has got a good start in every match but he could not convert it into a big score.
Aggressive all-rounder Hardik Pandya was also seen struggling to play big shots while power hitter Rinku Singh has also not been able to do wonders. A good innings will be expected from all three Surya, Hardik and Rinku. India has played only one T20 match here since 2009 and in this match played in 2018, it lost by six wickets.
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South Africa (SA) Possible Playing 11: 1. Ryan Rickelton(WK), 2. Reeza Hendricks, 3. Aiden Markram(C), 4. Tristan Stubbs, 5. Marco Jansen, 6. Heinrich Klaasen(WK), 7. David Miller, 8. Andile Simelane, 9. Gerald Coetzee, 10. Keshav Maharaj, 11. Nqaba Peter
India (IND) Possible Playing 11: 1. Abhishek Sharma/Tilak Varma, 2. Sanju Samson(WK), 3. Suryakumar Yadav(C), 4. Tilak Varma/Jitesh Sharma, 5. Axar Patel, 6. Hardik Pandya, 7. Rinku Singh, 8. Ravi Bishnoi, 9. Varun Chakravarthy, 10. Arshdeep Singh, 11. Avesh Khan
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