South Africa will miss the services of Aiden Markram as he has tested positive for the first T20I against India, confirmed captain Temba Bavuma. In the latest development, Markram got infected with the virus, which meant he was replaced by Tristan Stubbs who was part of the Mumbai Indians squad. IPL 2022. Also, South Africa won the toss and opted to bowl first. Bavuma said that he has taken into account the result of the warm-up match played by the team on this wicket.
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“We had a practice game and we felt that as the wicket progressed, the wicket got better. Hopefully, we can narrow them down to a decent score and chase them down. Aiden was unavailable for selection – he tested positive for COVID – and Stubbs made his debut today. Important series for us – we haven’t been together as a group since T20 World cup. We have a young Stubbs and Parney back.”
Meanwhile, for the first time under the leadership of Rishabh Pant, India ensured Ishan Kishan and Ruturaj Gaikwad will debut with Dinesh Karthik as the finisher. When Pant was asked about the team, he scolded the entire team from Ishaan Kishan to Axar Patel.
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“I think it’s a good surface and I don’t mind batting first. Had I won the toss, I would have bowled. This [Captaining India] One of the proudest moments of my career. We are trying to give roles to different players. Ishaan and Ruturaj open. DK is back.”
India: 1 Ishan Kishan, 2 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 3 Shreyas Iyer, 4 Rishabh Pant (capt&wk), 5 Hardik Pandya, 6 Dinesh Karthik, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Harshal Patel, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Yuzvendra Chahal, 11 Avesh Khan
South Africa: 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Temba Bavuma (c), 3 Reeza Hendrix, 4 David Miller, 5 Tristan Stubbs, 6 Wayne Parnell, 7 Dwayne Pretorius, 8 Keshav Maharaj, 9 Tabrez Shamsi, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Enrique Nortje
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