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India vs South Africa 1st T20I preview: Team India face South Africa in the opening game of the three-T20I series in Durban on Sunday with next summer’s T20 World Cup firmly on their mind. The Indian team began their road to next year’s mega event with a commanding 4-1 series win against a depleted Australian team at home under Suryakumar Yadav’s leadership. SKY, however, faces a much stiffer challenge away from home against a South African team that will not only be much stronger than the Matthew Wade-led Australia that they faced recently, but will also be playing on their home turf. The series will also be crucial for the Men in Blue to get their plans for next year’s T20 World Cup — which will be jointly hosted by the West Indies and the USA — right. Skipper Surya and head coach Rahul Dravid, for whom the series will be the first assignment since his contract extension, will also be looking to try out different players at different positions, although a series victory will remain their primary aim. South Africa, meanwhile, are in action for the first time since their heartbreaking semi-final defeat against Australia in Kolkata in the recently-concluded ICC World Cup. Squads: South Africa Squad: Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Tristan Stubbs, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Donovan Ferreira, Lizaad Williams India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma(w), Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan, Mukesh Kumar, Washington Sundar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav
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India vs South Africa 1st T20I Latest Update: Incessant rain at Durban’s Kingsmead ensures the opening game of India’s tour of South Africa gets washed out without a ball bowled.
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That brings us to the end of our coverage of the first T20I between India and South Africa, which ended in a washout thanks to incessant rain.
In the meantime, you can follow the live scorecard and ball-by-ball commentary of the third and final T20I between India women and England women at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. The Harmanpreet Kaur-led Women in Blue bowled the visitors out for 126 and are currently in the driving seat in their quest for a consolation victory. Click here for live coverage of that match
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It’s official now! The opening game of India’s tour of South Africa gets washed out without a single delivery bowled. The two teams travel to Gqeberha for the second T20I with the series level at 0-0.
Things were so bad tonight that even the toss couldn’t take place. Got to feel for the fans who turned up in big numbers with tickets for the match getting sold out a long time back.
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“All I was thinking was, “Why is he shouting at me?”
In an exclusive chat with Firstpost, former India pacer S Sreesanth recalls his memorable on-field encounter with ex-South African quick Andre Nel during the 2006 Johannesburg Test. Nel had subjected Sreesanth to a barrage of sledges, and the latter responded with a six over the bowler’s head followed by a little cowboy dance that has since become a standout moment in the India-South Africa cricketing rivalry
Click here to read the full interviewBeen looking like this in Durban for a while now, and looks like we might have a washout tonight
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From the match-fixing controversy involving Hansie Cronje in 2000 to Sachin Tendulkar scoring the first-ever men’s ODI double-hundred a decade later, we take a look at some of the biggest controversies and iconic moments in matches involving the Men in Blue and the Proteas
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As for the other match involving an Indian team, the Harmanpreet Kaur-led Women in Blue have bowled England out for 126 after visiting skipper Heather Knight opted to bat in the third T20I in Mumbai.
Spinners Shreyanka Patil (3/19) and Saika Ishaque (3/22) led the way for the Indians with three-wicket hauls while Knight’s fighting 52 off 42 balls ensured her side got past the century mark in the end
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“South Africa is tough to beat in South Africa”
Despite the Indian team having improved by leaps and bounds over the years to become one of the most formidable teams across formats, South African legend Jacques Kallis believes conquering the “Final Frontier” — beating South Africa in a Test series away from home — will be a massive challenge for Rohit Sharma and Co.
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“Every one of the batsmen will have a game plan as to how they want to go, as long as they are clear about it and they commit to it and are practicing towards that, that’s fine”
— Head coach Rahul Dravid on the challenge that awaits Indian batters in what will be his first assignment since the BCCI extended his contract
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Live visuals aren’t very promising for those hoping to see the Men in Blue and the Proteas in action tonight. It’s still raining out there in Durban, and overs will start getting deducated now.
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ICYMI: South Africa pacer Lungi Ngidi, who collected 10 wickets in the recent ICC World Cup, has been ruled out of the T20I series due to an ankle sprain
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“There was extra bounce here compared to Indian wickets. The pace is a bit more, so will practice against pace bowling”
Indian middle-order batter Rinku Singh, who has got his international career off to a sparkling start since making his debut in the tour of Ireland, talks about the challenge of batting on South African wickets.
Read: Batters will need more practice due to extra bounce, says RinkuIndia’s tour of South Africa commenced with a rickshaw ride in Durban
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ICYMI: India decimated South Africa by 243 runs in the ICC World Cup fixture at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, the most recent meeting between the two sides.
Virat Kohli top-scored for the Men in Blue with a knock of 101 that helped him level Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record of 49 ODI centuries, and propelled his side to a commanding 326/5.
Ravindra Jadeja then led the way with a five-for (5/33) — his first at cricket’s showpiece event — as the Proteas were bowled out for a paltry 83.
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Live visuals show skipper Surya, coach Rahul Dravid and the rest of the Indian squad sitting in the dressing room, waiting for action to commence. It won’t be until 8.10 pm (4.40 pm local time) that we start losing overs in the game.
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While we wait for rain to subside in Durban, there’s another Indian cricket team in action at the moment. Harmanpreet Kaur-led Women in Blue face England in the third T20I, hoping to collect a consolation victory after suffering back-to-back defeats in the first two games.
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JUST IN: The toss has been delayed at Durban’s Kingsmead due to rain. Stay tuned for more updates
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Stay tuned for the toss, which will be taking place in another five minutes at Durban’s Kingsmead
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“They will enjoy playing here in South Africa”
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav, into his second assignment as captain after the 4-1 series victory over Australia at home, looks forward to the challenge of taking on the Proteas in their own backyard on the eve of the 1st T20I in Durban.
Read: SKY unperturbed by bouncy pitches, wants ‘fearless’ cricket from his team
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The covers are out at the Kingsmead in the build-up to the first T20I. Will it rain in the remainder of the day though?
We’ve got that covered in our weather report for Durban on Sunday, as well as an idea of how the Kingsmead pitch is expected to behave. Click here to read
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Did you know: While South Africa lead India in the head-to-head record in both Tests as well as ODIs, it is the Men in Blue who are slightly ahead in T20Is.
In the 24 meetings between the two teams, the first of which took place in December 2006, India have won 13 while the Proteas have won 10, with one match ending in a No Result.
For T20Is that have taken place on South African soil, India remain ahead on the H2H count 5-2.
Here’s hoping the weather in Durban stays clear for the rest of the day
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There’s no clarity on whether Rohit Sharma will be India’s captain in all three formats once again by returning to T20Is after more than a year. BCCI secretary Jay Shah was quizzed on the same but he refused to give a concrete answer on the matter.
Hardik Pandya has been leading the Men in Blue since the conclusion of last year’s T20 World Cup in Australia, and SKY is currently captaining in the shortest format in his absence due to injury.
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From hunting for India’s next No 3 in the shortest format to fine-tuning their attack ahead of the T20 World Cup, we take a look at some of the Men in Blue’s objectives in the T20I series against South Africa that starts today
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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the first T20I between South Africa and India at the Kingsmead in Durban on Sunday. Suryakumar Yadav had led India to a commanding 4-1 series victory over a depleted Australian team led by Matthew Wade right after the ICC World Cup, but faces a much tougher assignment against the Proteas in their own backyard, with the series also crucial for the Men in Blue in getting their plans and combinations right for next year’s T20 World Cup that will be jointly hosted by the West Indies and the USA.