The first T20 match between India and South Africa will be played today at Kingsmead in South Africa. The match will start around 7:30 PM IST, three T20 matches will be played between these two teams. The new Indian team under the captaincy of SKY won the bilateral series against Australia and would try to replicate the same performance in South Africa.
The conditions would be very different compared to the subcontinent conditions as pitches are made for seamers and not spinners. In the last series, this Indian team struggled with seam bowling and I feel the seamers would bowl better here. Batting is still a concern as only a few batters were able to bat well in home conditions. I am expecting a tough game today but this would help the Indian team prepare for the T20WC 2024.
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I never expected India to win yesterday after they gave a target of 161 runs. I thought that Australia would easily chase the target and win the last match in the series. To my suprise they failed big time and it was all due to some impressive bowling and fielding by the Indian team. Next up India's tour of South Africa.
In that match, umpires did two favors which potentially contributed to India's win. In last over, first ball was definitely a wide, and the shot that hit the umpire was at least two runs if not four.
Also, India should have gone for drs for Mukesh Kumar's hat trick ball. It seemed like ball hit the bat in replay.
The final match of the bilateral series will be played today in the evening. India has already won the series and imagine if they win today too, which I do not think they would. I feel today there would be a few changes made to the team on the leadership level. I feel Rituraj Gaikwad might get an opportunity to captain the side and SKY would be on the bench. The team management has already tried experimenting with the bowling and batting lineup. Last time they included Shreyas Iyer and he was not able to capitalize on the opportunity given to him.
I never expected India to win yesterday after they gave a target of 161 runs. I thought that Australia would easily chase the target and win the last match in the series. To my suprise they failed big time and it was all due to some impressive bowling and fielding by the Indian team. Next up India's tour of South Africa.
South Africa is a different zone for bowlers and batters. The pitch would be be very different and so would be the condition. I doubt India would have an easy journey in those conditions. Rather it would be very different and difficult for India to win in those conditions.
The final match of the bilateral series will be played today in the evening. India has already won the series and imagine if they win today too, which I do not think they would. I feel today there would be a few changes made to the team on the leadership level. I feel Rituraj Gaikwad might get an opportunity to captain the side and SKY would be on the bench. The team management has already tried experimenting with the bowling and batting lineup. Last time they included Shreyas Iyer and he was not able to capitalize on the opportunity given to him.
I never expected India to win yesterday after they gave a target of 161 runs. I thought that Australia would easily chase the target and win the last match in the series. To my suprise they failed big time and it was all due to some impressive bowling and fielding by the Indian team. Next up India's tour of South Africa.
The final match of the bilateral series will be played today in the evening. India has already won the series and imagine if they win today too, which I do not think they would. I feel today there would be a few changes made to the team on the leadership level. I feel Rituraj Gaikwad might get an opportunity to captain the side and SKY would be on the bench. The team management has already tried experimenting with the bowling and batting lineup. Last time they included Shreyas Iyer and he was not able to capitalize on the opportunity given to him.
I would say SKY didn't got more time to bat so at the end he will go big or get caught so its not a big issue.
Axar who is doing great didn't get picked for the SA series that is surprising but It's sad to see that he left out from the WC and now again he performed and left out for SA series.
Indian pacers need to work a lot, if we don't groom the players then our next generation bowling will pull down the entire team to fewer standards from where we are now.
Axar who is doing great didn't get picked for the SA series that is surprising but It's sad to see that he left out from the WC and now again he performed and left out for SA series.
Indian pacers need to work a lot, if we don't groom the players then our next generation bowling will pull down the entire team to fewer standards from where we are now.
Isn't it possible to make changes before the World Cup begins? I am sure the selection panel would be looking into the performance of the players in this series and the South African series. They might make some changes later on or make the player leave the squad due to injuries. It is not that BCCI has not been doing such things; if you remember, Chetan Sharma accidentally spilled out that information when a secret video of him was leaked.
If some of them are good they might get selected before the cup. It is not that impossible for them not to get selected.
He did not have a good World Cup and in this series he batted well only in two games.
India won because of good bowling and fielding yesterday. Axar Patel was intense and his bowling figures tells it all. Deepak Chahar took two wickets but he was way too much expensive. Bishnoi again took the first wicket for India in this series. Seam bolwing is still not up to where it is expected to be after seeing three best seamers in the World Cup.
India won because of good bowling and fielding yesterday. Axar Patel was intense and his bowling figures tells it all. Deepak Chahar took two wickets but he was way too much expensive. Bishnoi again took the first wicket for India in this series. Seam bolwing is still not up to where it is expected to be after seeing three best seamers in the World Cup.
I would say SKY didn't got more time to bat so at the end he will go big or get caught so its not a big issue.
Axar who is doing great didn't get picked for the SA series that is surprising but It's sad to see that he left out from the WC and now again he performed and left out for SA series.
Indian pacers need to work a lot, if we don't groom the players then our next generation bowling will pull down the entire team to fewer standards from where we are now.
India won the series!
A good accomplishment from the young India side. The first series win for SKY as a captain. When they started batting first and lost wickets in regular interval I felt that they would lose today. Even the target was not that much considering the batters in the Australian side. But, the bowlers today were consistent not to forget Axar Pater 4 overs, 3 wickets and only 16 runs. Rinku Singh again batted well, he proved today that he is much more than a finisher.
A good accomplishment from the young India side. The first series win for SKY as a captain. When they started batting first and lost wickets in regular interval I felt that they would lose today. Even the target was not that much considering the batters in the Australian side. But, the bowlers today were consistent not to forget Axar Pater 4 overs, 3 wickets and only 16 runs. Rinku Singh again batted well, he proved today that he is much more than a finisher.
Yup! Series win by the Indian B team is a great achievement. SKY getting his first series is another accomplishment for him. The only thing that is bothering me is his batting as he has been very inconsistent. He did not have a good World Cup and in this series he batted well only in two games.
India won because of good bowling and fielding yesterday. Axar Patel was intense and his bowling figures tells it all. Deepak Chahar took two wickets but he was way too much expensive. Bishnoi again took the first wicket for India in this series. Seam bolwing is still not up to where it is expected to be after seeing three best seamers in the World Cup.
India won the series!
A good accomplishment from the young India side. The first series win for SKY as a captain. When they started batting first and lost wickets in regular interval I felt that they would lose today. Even the target was not that much considering the batters in the Australian side. But, the bowlers today were consistent not to forget Axar Pater 4 overs, 3 wickets and only 16 runs. Rinku Singh again batted well, he proved today that he is much more than a finisher.
A good accomplishment from the young India side. The first series win for SKY as a captain. When they started batting first and lost wickets in regular interval I felt that they would lose today. Even the target was not that much considering the batters in the Australian side. But, the bowlers today were consistent not to forget Axar Pater 4 overs, 3 wickets and only 16 runs. Rinku Singh again batted well, he proved today that he is much more than a finisher.
I am suprised that the Indian team will be playing only 11 T20 games before the World Cup. Why are they now playing test cricket and ODI against the upcoming bilateral series with South Africa. Again Hardik Pandya is missing in the squad is he not fit enough to play in the bilateral series? SKY has been declared as the captain of the T20 squad which is fine as it would give him more experience. Considering his present stint in the current series he should be given more exposure.
We can't boycott other formats just because we got t20 WC in less than a year, but I understand I had the same feeling as well when I found about only 11 games and three of them were against AFG.Hardik is not fit yet, so he will be rested until he recovers completely, and I see some positive signs from the selection committee in the SA series and feel like they give equal opportunity for newcomers in t20 and ODI.
Team India got only 11 T20I games ahead of 2024 T20 WC, so I don't think it is ideal to look for players who are yet to debut for team India. I agree that Deepak Chahar hasn't been that good but he did pretty decent also developed bowling few death overs since the last IPL. Hopefully team India will groom the team after the WC ends with new talents, now all they can do is find out the better options from the one we already got.
I am suprised that the Indian team will be playing only 11 T20 games before the World Cup. Why are they now playing test cricket and ODI against the upcoming bilateral series with South Africa. Again Hardik Pandya is missing in the squad is he not fit enough to play in the bilateral series? SKY has been declared as the captain of the T20 squad which is fine as it would give him more experience. Considering his present stint in the current series he should be given more exposure.
Indian pace attack was not upto the mark I felt. It is possible due to the dew factor that they struggled. The last over by Krishna could have been bowled far better if it was Arshdeep. SKY missed that calculation and we lost the match.
Dunno if it's dew or they are just bad, in previous two matches too India only won due to batting brilliance. Deepak Chahar has been added to the squad from next game, hopefully we will see him in place of Prasidh.
Deepak Chahar is another big failure considering that out of 24 innings he played in a T-20 international cricket he has got only 2 maiden overs and has conceded 703 runs. He was outstanding when he debuted till he made IPL his way of business and after that, he was never chosen to be part of the team. It is ironic that BCCI selectors are now looking for him as a solution to the waste seamers that are currently bowling in this series. They should have looked into some new guys who have never played an international T-20 league.
Team India got only 11 T20I games ahead of 2024 T20 WC, so I don't think it is ideal to look for players who are yet to debut for team India. I agree that Deepak Chahar hasn't been that good but he did pretty decent also developed bowling few death overs since the last IPL. Hopefully team India will groom the team after the WC ends with new talents, now all they can do is find out the better options from the one we already got.
Indian pace attack was not upto the mark I felt. It is possible due to the dew factor that they struggled. The last over by Krishna could have been bowled far better if it was Arshdeep. SKY missed that calculation and we lost the match.
Dunno if it's dew or they are just bad, in previous two matches too India only won due to batting brilliance. Deepak Chahar has been added to the squad from next game, hopefully we will see him in place of Prasidh.
Deepak Chahar is another big failure considering that out of 24 innings he played in a T-20 international cricket he has got only 2 maiden overs and has conceded 703 runs. He was outstanding when he debuted till he made IPL his way of business and after that, he was never chosen to be part of the team. It is ironic that BCCI selectors are now looking for him as a solution to the waste seamers that are currently bowling in this series. They should have looked into some new guys who have never played an international T-20 league.
Indian pace attack was not upto the mark I felt. It is possible due to the dew factor that they struggled. The last over by Krishna could have been bowled far better if it was Arshdeep. SKY missed that calculation and we lost the match.
Dunno if it's dew or they are just bad, in previous two matches too India only won due to batting brilliance. Deepak Chahar has been added to the squad from next game, hopefully we will see him in place of Prasidh.
Prasidh Krishna has been a total failure in all the three games and I don't know how he has been elected for the WC squad. 
Unfortunately he is now part of an elite group of bowlers, who have conceded most runs in an innings. He is now comfortably ranked 6th on that list with 68 runs in 4 overs. Yesterday in the last over he conceded 23 runs to get his ranking confirmed on that list.
I expected a bit of professional approach from him, whereas he was bowling in the similar fashion like the Afghan pace bowlers did against Maxwell in the concluded WC. I still remember Wasim Akram saying that if you fail over the wicket then go round the wicket. We have seen Shami doing it frequently when he bowls. Being in the T20 squad doesn't guarantee that he will be part of the playing 11.
Indian pace attack was not upto the mark I felt. It is possible due to the dew factor that they struggled. The last over by Krishna could have been bowled far better if it was Arshdeep. SKY missed that calculation and we lost the match.
Prasidh Krishna has been a total failure in all the three games and I don't know how he has been elected for the WC squad.
The match has been total thriller due to the batting paradise condition but Indian pacers could have done a little better cause failing to defend 220+ os really a bad thing at any ground. As you said its Maxi show again and he has to be departed early or else the game is going to be snatched just like yesterday that is where SKY missed the trick as captain in my opinion.
Maxwell at his best again, snatched the game out of India's hand. What way to get his century in a series decider game. I had the feeling that Australia would come back and they did it because of Maxwell. Rituraj Gaikwad was brilliant yesterday, he got his first T20I century and that also when most Indian batters were struggling against the New Australian pace attack.
Indian pace attack was not upto the mark I felt. It is possible due to the dew factor that they struggled. The last over by Krishna could have been bowled far better if it was Arshdeep. SKY missed that calculation and we lost the match.
Indian pace attack was not upto the mark I felt. It is possible due to the dew factor that they struggled. The last over by Krishna could have been bowled far better if it was Arshdeep. SKY missed that calculation and we lost the match.
Found the above image getting circulated on the social media. I don't know how much truth is in the information, I believe if he has asked for more then he was not wrong.
In just a few hours India would be playing the third match of the bilateral series. The Indian team is looking far better that the Australian. I hope they win today and secure the series.
The third T20 match would be played today. India is already leading the bilateral series under the captaincy of SKY. Today if the win the game then they win the series. Something inside me 😏 is saying that they will lose today. I hope the don't but if they do then it would make the series more interesting.
The stars of both the games so far has been Rinku Singh with his batting and Bishnoi with his spin bowling. Jaiswal was out of his league in the last game and I feel he will continue to bat in the same manner. As usual Australia had a bad start to the series and I feel they would make a comeback today.
The stars of both the games so far has been Rinku Singh with his batting and Bishnoi with his spin bowling. Jaiswal was out of his league in the last game and I feel he will continue to bat in the same manner. As usual Australia had a bad start to the series and I feel they would make a comeback today.
Hardik Pandya rumour was only a rumour, he stays with GT. GT team still one of the strongest in tourney, this year also we are likely to see MI/CSK/GT in finals.
It seems they traded after the retention deadline passed and trade window extended until December 12.
Hardik returns to MI, Cameron Green moves to RCB
Pretty weird though, so we can't trust the retained list until Dec 12 and GT traded Hardik? From cricketing perspective its worst decision but IPL has been business than cricket.
That was such a fiasco, I kept myself glued to X for this update only, after retentions were confirmed I took sigh of relief because I liked him in GT, it's his territory after all. But, apparently they retained him only to trade him.
Hopefully, Williamson will lead the GT now.
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