Rain might turn out to be a major concern for the first T2OI match between Suryakumar Yadav-led Indian cricket team and Aiden Markram's South Africa which will be played at the Kingsmead, Durban. The Men in Blue side will be playing four T20Is in their tour of the Rainbow Nation. There may be frequent rain delays during the first match on November 8 due to the unfavourable weather forecast. The game is set to start at 8:30 PM IST and 5:00 PM local time.
Kingsmead, Durban's weather
Although there will be some cloud cover at the beginning, rain is not expected. Around 7:00 PM local time is when rain is expected to arrive. As per Accuweather, at 7:00 PM, there is a 47 per cent chance of rain. For the remainder of the day, the likelihood of rain remains above 50%. The game will probably be washed out if the prediction comes to pass.
India enter the series having defeated Sri Lanka 2-1 in the last series. A few familiar faces from the India Test team for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, including as Jasprit Bumrah and Yashasvi Jaiswal, will be absent from the T20I series. However, the T20I team captained by Suryakumar Yadav has a wealth of experience.
On the other hand, South Africa has not played well in T20I lately. South Africa was thrashed 3-0 by the West Indies after losing to India in the T20 World Cup final. They settled for a 1-1 series draw after losing a T20 International match against Ireland.
IND vs SA squads
India: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (WK), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Simelane, Lutho Sipamla (3rd and 4th T20Is), and Tristan Stubbs.
