India Playing 11 vs South Africa- 1st T20I, India tour of South Africa 2024

India is set to clash with South Africa in their first match of the upcoming T20I series. IND vs SA 1st T20I takes place on Friday, November 8 and the venue is Kingsmead Stadium in Durban.

Suryakumar Yadav leads India in the series and they have some strong members like Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, and Sanju Samson among others in the squad. They also won their previous T20I series with a clean sweep.

South Africa is a strong side at home who can dominate any team. Hence, India will pick their best playing 11 for the IND vs SA 1st T20I game. Below is the prediction for the same. Notably, they are only the prominent names and would be part of the first game.

India Playing 11 vs South Africa- 1st T20I, India tour of South Africa 2024

Sanju Samson (WK)

Sanju Samson will be the wicketkeeper of the side and will be the opener in the next game too. The right-handed batsman slammed a century in the last series.

Abhishek Sharma

Abhishek Sharma is a hard-hitter and there are doubts that he will be part of the 1st T20I. He will bat as the other opener and gives a left-right combination with Samson.

Suryakumar Yadav (C)

Suryakumar Yadav is the skipper of India in the series and will lead the side in the next game. He will be part of the middle order and will look to drive the victory in 1st match.

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Tilak Varma

Tilak Varma will be part of the middle-order and is another young middle-order batsman for the side. The left-handed batsman has a good experience and record in T20Is.

Rinku Singh

Rinku Singh will be the lower-order batsman for the side and is one of the dangerous finishers. The left-handed batsman has always impressed with his batting show.

Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya is an all-rounder for the side in the playing 11. The right-handed batsman will look to dominate with both bat and ball. He will look to attack from both sides.

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Axar Patel

Axar Patel will be a crucial all-rounder for the side and will help in the spin attack. He can also smash runs with the bat.

Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh is the pacer for the side in the 1st T20I. The left-arm pacer is an awesome pacer for the side who can crush the opposition with his pace attack.

Avesh Khan

Avesh Khan will be another pacer for the team and has decent experience in the shortest format. The right-arm pacer will lend a hand to Arshdeep in the pace department.

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Yash Dayal

Yash Dayal will be the third pacer as India does not have many pace options on their side. The left-arm pacer will look to dominate with his

Ravi Bishnoi

Ravi Bishnoi will lead the spin attack for the side. The right-arm spinner will look to attack with his tactical spin. He has been the regular T20I spinner for the side for the last 4-5 years.