Rain threat looms large on the first T20I between South Africa and India. The Suryakumar-Yadav-led side is in the rainbow nation to play four T20Is. The weather for the first match on November 8 is not very promising and there could be frequent rain interruptions. The match is scheduled to begin at 5:00 PM local time and 8:30 PM IST.
Conditions will be overcast at the start, but rain is likely to stay away. Rain is predicted to come at around 7:00 PM local time. As per AccuWeather, there is a 47 percent chance of rain at 7:00 PM. The rain chances float over the 50 percent mark for the rest of the day. If the forecast comes true, the match will likely get washed out.
India come into the series having won the last series against Sri Lanka 2-1. The India squad for the T20I series will miss a few regular names, including Jasprit Bumrah and Yashasvi Jaiswal, who are part of the Test squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Still, there is plenty of experience in the squad.
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Meanwhile, South Africa's recent T20I form hasn't been great. After reaching the T20 World Cup final where they lost to India, South Africa were whitewashed 3-0 by West Indies. They also lost a T20I to Ireland as they settled for the 1-1 series draw.
India T20I Squad: 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 T20I squad: 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.