By Admin 
After biting the dust in the ODI series, now Team India would like to defeat South Africa in the T20 series. The five-match ODI series between India and South will start from Tuesday, December 9. The first T20 match between the two teams will be played at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. The match will start at 7 pm. The toss of this match will take place at 6:30 pm.
7 players will be out, Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya will return
Compared to the ODI series, 7 players will be out of the first T20. This includes Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja and Prasidh Krishna. All these players had performed brilliantly in the three-match ODI series, but they are not part of the T20 series.
The best news is that Shubman Gill has become fit. He will open the innings with Abhishek Sharma in the first T20. Apart from this, star all-rounder Hardik Pandya will also return to the team. Who should be given a chance among Sanju Samson and Jitesh Sharma, this will be a big question for coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Suryakumar Yadav?
Where can you watch the first T20 between India and South Africa live?
You will be able to watch all the matches of the five-match T20 series between India and South Africa on TV on the channels of Star Sports Network. Whereas viewers watching the match on mobile will be able to watch all the matches of the T20 series live on JioHotstar.
Team India’s probable playing eleven for the first T20 against South Africa- Abhishek Sharma, Shubhman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana/Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah.
15-member Team India for T20 series- Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubhman Gill, Tilak Verma, Abhishke Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Jitesh Sharma, Sanju Samson, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana.