IND vs SA: Strongest India Playing XI For South Africa T20Is

India and South Africa are set to battle against each other in a T20I series. The IND vs SA T20I series will witness its opening encounter on September 28 (Wednesday) at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram, India. During the South Africa tour of India 2022, a three-match T20I series and a three-match ODI series will take place.

Temba Bavuma will lead South Africa in IND vs SA T20I series while Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India. The previous T20I series between both teams in June 2022 ended in a 2-2 tie. India will play their best players against a strong team like South Africa. Here we take a glance at the strongest India playing XI for South Africa T20Is.

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IND vs SA: Strongest India Playing XI For South Africa T20Is

KL Rahul

KL Rahul should be the opener for the team in the IND vs SA T20I series. The right-handed batsman played a good knock of 55 runs in the previous T20I series against Australia. In 3 games, he scored 66 runs at a strike rate of 146+.

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Rohit Sharma (C)

Rohit Sharma is the captain of India in the IND vs SA T20I series and should be the other opener for the team in South Africa T20Is. In the recent T20I series against Australia, the right-handed batsman scored 74 runs in 3 games at a strike rate of 172+. He also slammed a match-winning unbeaten 46 runs in one game and won the player of the match award.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli should be the no.3 batter for India in IND vs SA T20I series. The right-handed batsman mustered 76 runs in the previous T20I series. While Kohli failed to score runs in the first two games, he smacked a 63-run knock in the final game to help the team chase the target. Kohli will be a crucial batter for India against South Africa as well.

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav should be a middle-order batsman for the team against South Africa. In the previous series, Yadav slammed the most runs for the team. In 3 games, he scored 115 runs at an average of 38.33 and an outstanding strike rate of 185+. He also slammed 1 fifty in the series. He won the player of the match award in the final game.

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Rishabh Pant (WK)

Rishabh Pant should be a middle-order batsman for the team in South Africa T20Is. He should also be the wicketkeeper for the team. The left-handed batsman has played 18 T20I in 2022 and mustered 311 runs at an average of 25.91 and strike rate of 133+. Pant has also hit one fifty.

Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik should be another batsman for India in the playing XI in IND vs SA T20Is. In the absence of Hardik Pandya, Karthik will be a crucial lower-order batter for the team. In the previous series, Karthik played a good knock in a game when he helped India to get the 9 runs needed for victory in the final over.

Axar Patel

Axar Patel should be an all-rounder for the team in IND vs SA T20I series. The left-arm pacer gave a thrilling bowling performance against Australia. He picked 8 wickets in 3 games to win the player of the series award. He also bowled at an outstanding average of 7.87 and an economy of 6.30.

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Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal should be a spinner for the team in the IND vs SA T20I series. The right-arm spinner has held a good form throughout this year. In the previous series, the leg spinner picked 2 wickets in 3 matches at an average of 38.0 and an economy of 9.12.

Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah should be a pacer for the team against South Africa. The right-arm pacer played 2 games in the previous series. He picked 1 wicket in 2 games and bowled at an economy of 12.16. Bumrah is among the strongest pacers for India and in the absence of Bhuvneshwar Kumar, he will have to lead the pace attack for India against South Africa.

Deepak Chahar

Deepak Chahar might be another pacer for India against South Africa. The right-arm pacer last played in the ODI series against Zimbabwe, in which he picked 5 wickets in 2 games. In 2022, Chahar has played 4 T20Is and picked 3 wickets at an average of 37.0 and an economy of 8.64.

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Arshdeep Singh

Arshdeep Singh should be another pacer for India in IND vs SA T20I series. He last played in Asia Cup 2022 where he picked 5 wickets at an average of 30.20 and an economy of 8.62. The left-arm pacer has played 11 T20I games so far and hunted 14 wickets at an average of 20.14 and an economy of 7.38.

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