Durban: The excitement is palpable ahead of the opening T20I between India and South Africa at Kingsmead in Durban. The match takes place on Sunday, but there is a problem. There are predictions of rain on Sunday in Durban and that surely will not be good news for fans. There is a 45 per cent chance of precipitation on Sunday which means we could be in a for a stop-start game and that would be very frustrating for the players and the fans. The humidity would be on the higher side which would make things uncomfortable for the players in the middle. The temperature would be around the 21-mark.
India tour of South Africa schedule
1st T20I – December 10, 2023 at 9:30 PM IST in Kingsmead, Durban
2nd T20I – December 12, 2023 at 9:30 PM IST in St George’s Park, Gqeberha
3rd T20I – December 14, 2023 at 9:30 PM IST in New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Aiden Markram would be leading the hosts, while Suryakumar Yadav would be in charge of the Indian team. Both teams would realise that this would be a good opportunity for them to prepare for the T20 World Cup. With it being the first game of the series, both sides would like to get off to a winning start. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST.
India T20I squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, and Deepak Chahar