India Will face South Africa in the first match of the five-match T20 series. IND vs SA match preview provides details of today’s match for the first T20I of the South Africa tour of 2025.
IND vs SA Match Preview- 1st T20I, India tour of South Africa 2025:
Date and Place:
IND vs SA match will be played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack from 9th December. The game will start at 7:00 PM IST.
Squad:
India
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma, Sanju Samson, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar.
South Africa
Aiden Markram (captain), Otneil Bartman, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brewis, Quinton de Kock, Tony De Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, George Linde, Kwena Mafaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Tristan Stubbs.
India vs South Africa Major Matches:
Yashasvi Jaiswal vs Marco Johnson
Yashasvi Jaiswal, who scored his first century in ODI cricket in the final match against South Africa, would like to maintain that form in the T20 series as well, as he is expected to get a chance in the opening match of the series.
Jaiswal will have to deal with the bowling of Marco Janssen, which has troubled him in both the Test and ODI series, and will hope to do the same in the T20Is.
Abhishek Sharma vs Lungi Ngidi
Abhishek Shrama, who has been in excellent form since his debut, will be looking to build on that from the first game.
Abhishek will face Lungi Ngidi, who will try to take wickets in the first six overs for South Africa.
Quinton de Kock vs Arshdeep Singh
Experienced South African batsman Quinton de Kock will have to take the responsibility and give his team a good start at the top of the order in the first game of the five-match series against India.
Quinton de Kock will be up against Arshdeep Singh, who was in good form in the recently concluded ODI series as he took wickets whenever he came to bowl and will be tasked to do the same in the T20Is.
aiden markram vs kuldeep yadav
South Africa’s T20 captain Aiden Markram will be given the responsibility of leading from the front in the first T20 match against India.
Markram will have to face the challenge of Kuldeep Yadav who will play an important role for the team with the ball in the middle overs.
Key players of India vs South Africa:
IND– Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav
SA– Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brewis, Marco Jensen, Lungi Ngidi
India vs South Africa Weather Report:
There is no chance of rain during the game in Cuttack, with a maximum temperature of 27°C and a minimum of 14°C.
conclusion
India will be looking to continue the team’s good record in T20I cricket over the past few years when they take on South Africa in the first match of the five-match series under the leadership of Suryakumar Yadav.
As far as South Africa is concerned, the Proteas can take confidence from the fact that they have given India a tough fight in both the Test and ODI series before the T20Is and will look to do the same in the upcoming game.