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India vs South Africa 5 match T20 series starts from Tuesday, 9th December. Before this, South Africa won the Test series and India won the ODI series, now it has to be seen who wins in T20. India will be captained by Suryakumar Yadav and the Proteas team will be commanded by Aiden Markram. Here we are giving you information about the head to head record of both the teams in this short format of cricket. Also know who are the top-5 players who scored the most runs and took the most wickets.
India vs South Africa 1st T20 will be played at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. All eyes will be on world number-1 T20 batsman Abhishek Sharma, who is coming off a brilliant performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The main thing in the strategy of the visiting team will be to get Abhishek out early, because even if he plays the entire powerplay, it will be difficult for them.
Jasprit Bumrah is returning to the Indian bowling unit, who was not in the ODI series. Varun Chakraborty will also create problems for the South African batsmen. Shubhman Gill and Hardik Pandya are also returning.
India vs South Africa T20 Head to Head
A total of 31 T20 International matches have been played between India and South Africa so far. India has won 18 matches and South Africa has won 12. The last T20 played between the two in India was won by South Africa, which took place in Indore (October, 2022). Although this was the last match of the series and India won it 2-1.
- Total matches- 31
- India won- 18
- South Africa won- 12
- Inconclusive- 1
Most runs in India vs South Africa T20 (Top-5)
- David Miller- 524
- Rohit Sharma- 429
- Virat Kohli- 394
- Suryakumar Yadav- 372
- Quinton de Kock- 351
Most wickets in India vs South Africa T20 (Top-5)
- Arshdeep Singh- 18
- Keshav Maharaj- 15
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar- 14
- Varun Chakraborty- 12
- Ravichandran Ashwin- 11
Where to watch live broadcast and streaming
The first T20 between India and South Africa will be played on Tuesday, December 9 at 7 pm. The match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network and live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.