India will commence the exciting all-format tour of South Africa today with the first of the three T20 games in Kingsmead, Durban. The highly-anticipated T20 series is a great opportunity for both teams to gear up for the T20 World Cup 2024 ahead in the USA and West Indies. While India hosted Australia for a five-game T20 series after the World Cup at home, South Africa would get over their World Cup hangover and play their first game after their semi-final defeat.

Team selection

Ishan Kishan as Wk-batsman for T20 World Cup?

Interestingly, KL Rahul is not a part of the T20 series, and wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan will certainly keep the wickets for India in the series, and even maybe during the World Cup. In the absence of Rishabh Pant, Ishan Kishan would be the first choice for his left-handed aggressive batting stance to take the spot of the wicket-keeper batsman.

Predicted Playing XI

India: Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh

South Africa: Tristan Stubbs, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klassen (wk), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lizaad Williams, Lungi Ngidi,

Fantasy XI:

Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Aiden Markram (vc), Heinrich Klassen (wk), Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Tabraiz Shamsi, Arshdeep Singh

Where to watch India vs South Africa T20:

The game will be broadcast live on the channels of Star Sports. The game will also stream live on the OTT platform Disney+Hotstar.

Time and VenueThe game will be played at Kingsmead, Durban. The toss is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. IST, and the first ball will be bowled at 7:30 p.m. IST.