Choosing the playing eleven in view of the first T20 International match against South Africa is going to be a big headache for Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav. Suryakumar Yadav will captain India in the three-match T20 International series against South Africa. Recently, under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, India did a great job and won the five-match T20 International series against Australia by 4-1. Team India now wants to repeat the same feat in the T20 International series against South Africa. The first match of the 3-match T20 series between India and South Africa will be played on December 10 at the Kingsmead Stadium in Durban. Let’s take a look with which playing eleven India enters the first T20.
opening combination
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad can be fielded for opening in the first T20 International match against South Africa. Both these batsmen are expert in scoring runs in the first 6 overs. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad are adept at turning matches even in a few balls. Yashasvi Jaiswal recently scored 138 runs at an average of 27.60 in five T20 matches against Australia. Ruturaj Gaikwad had scored 223 runs in five T20 matches against Australia at an average of 55.75.
middle order
Shreyas Iyer can bat at number 3 in the first T20 International match against South Africa. Captain Suryakumar Yadav can come out to bat at number 4. Finisher Rinku Singh is sure to get a chance at number 5. Wicketkeeper batsman Jitesh Sharma will play at number 6. This means that Shubman Gill, Tilak Verma and Ishan Kishan do not get a place in the batting order.
allrounder
All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is sure to get a chance at the number 7 batting position in the first T20 International match against South Africa. Ravindra Jadeja is the vice-captain of India in this T20 series. Ravindra Jadeja will strengthen Team India in batting along with spin bowling. In such a situation, Washington Sundar will have to sit out of the playing eleven.
Spin and fast bowling department
Leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi can be included in the spin bowling department. In such a situation, Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav will have to sit out of the playing eleven. In the first T20 International match against South Africa, captain Suryakumar Yadav will give opportunity to Deepak Chahar, Mohammad Siraj and Mukesh Kumar among the fast bowlers. Captain Suryakumar Yadav can keep fast bowler Arshdeep Singh out of the playing eleven.
Probable playing eleven for the first T20 International match against South Africa-
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammad Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar.
