South Africa’s tour of India has been quite exciting so far. The Test and ODI series has ended. Team India won the Test guest and ODI series, now it is the turn of T20. This series is going to be very important before the upcoming T20 World Cup, in which India would like to test its preparations and make possible changes in it. Along with the format, timing and squad are also changing, now Kohli-Rohit will not be seen. Know when and where India vs South Africa first T20 will be played. Squad of both the teams and details of live telecast and live streaming of the match.

Rishabh Pant took over the captaincy in the Test after Shubman Gill was injured, although India lost both the matches. In the absence of Gill, KL Rahul was given command in the ODI series. Here the power of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma was seen and India won the series 2-1. Now India is ready for the T20 series under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. The captaincy of South Africa will be in the hands of Aiden Markram.

On which date will India vs South Africa 1st T20 be held?

The first match of the 5-match T20 series between India and South Africa will be played on Tuesday, 9 December.

At which venue will India vs South Africa 1st T20 be held?

Barabati Stadium Cuttack Odisha.

What time will India vs South Africa 1st T20 start?

The first T20 between India and South Africa will start at 7 pm on Tuesday, December 9. The toss will take place at 6:30.

Indian team

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakraborty.

south african team

David Miller, Reza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brewis, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Quinton de Kock (wk), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Enrique Norkhia, Lungi Ngidi, Lutho Sipamala, Otniel Bartman.

Where to watch live India vs South Africa T20 match

India vs South Africa first T20 will be telecast live on Star Sports Network channels. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.

BCCI has announced the squad for the 5-match T20 series against South Africa. 15 players have been selected under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill is the vice-captain and Hardik Pandya has returned. Rinku Singh has been dropped, due to which many fans are angry. He is heavily criticizing the selectors on social media.

Rinku Singh plays the role of a finisher, although he has not got consistent opportunities in the playing 11. Even in the Asia Cup, he got a chance to play only the final because Hardik Pandya got injured. This year, Rinku played in 6 T20 International matches, out of which he got a chance to bat in 3. Of course he got less chances, but he made his name in most of the matches. Now after being dropped from the T20 series against South Africa, his fans are very angry with the selectors.

Fans upset due to Rinku Singh’s exit

Citing Rinku Singh’s T20 statistics, a user wrote that he is India’s best finisher in T20, and he was dropped. Another user accused Chief Selector and Head Coach Gautam Gambhir of choosing players of his choice.

Rinku Singh who is India’s best finisher of T20Is in history has got dropped from T20I squad just ahead of T20I WC!

Rinku Singh in T20Is:

Innings – 25,
Runs-550,
Avg – 42.31
Sr – 161.77

Agarkar will be remembered as the worst selector in history!pic.twitter.com/fm8JtigPOa

— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) December 3, 2025

Ajit Agarkar & Gautam Gambhir are trying their level best to destroy Indian Cricket now, selecting team purely based on likes, dislikes & hatred:

– Rinku Singh with 40+ avg & 160+ sr is dropped from T20Is now,
– Shubman Gill with worse stats is selected over Jaiswal & Gaikwad,
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— Rajiv (@Rajiv1841) December 3, 2025

If there’s one batsman who is ignored across formats every time, it’s Rinku Singh. Man performs in every format but doesn’t even get into IND A squads and gets dropped from T20I squad without even doing anything wrong. https://t.co/sNZXZxLKdv

— arfan (@Im__Arfan) December 3, 2025

Another user wrote that Washington Sundar and Akshar Patel cannot score runs at a fast pace in the last overs, Sanju Samson is also not a finisher.

– Rinku Singh misses another T20 World Cup.
– Last time, he had the best chance and truly deserved it, but missed out.
– Rinku is replaced by Washi Sunder.
– Players like Axar and Washington can’t accelerate effectively in the death overs.
Sanju Samson is not a finisher.
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— Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952) December 3, 2025

Rinku Singh’s T20 International statistics

Rinku Singh has scored a total of 550 runs in 25 innings of 35 matches. His highest score in this format is 69*, his strike rate is 161.76 and average is 42.30. He has scored 3 half-centuries in T20 International.

India’s T20 squad against South Africa

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (vice-captain)*, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar.

*Shubman Gill can play only after getting fitness clearance.

India vs South Africa T20 Series 2025 Schedule

• 1st T20: 09 December- Cuttack
• Second T20: 11 December- New Chandigarh
• 3rd T20: 14 December- Dharamshala
• 4th T20: 17 December- Lucknow
• Fifth T20: 19 December- Ahmedabad

Hardik Pandya has completed intensive rehab at BCCI’s Center of Excellence and has been allowed to bowl in T20 Internationals. This is a good news before the T20 series against South Africa, he can join the squad for this series. Hardik was injured in the semi-finals of Asia Cup 2025.

According to a PTI report, all-rounder Hardik Pandya has completed an intensive rehab block at the BCCI’s Center of Excellence (CoE) and has been allowed to bowl in T20Is. Pandya completed his Return to Play (RTP) protocol at the Center of Excellence between October 21 and November 30. Now he has been declared fit to resume competitive cricket in T20.

Hardik Pandya was injured in Asia Cup

Hardik has been out of action since suffering a left quadriceps injury during the Asia Cup in September. For this reason, he was out of the Australia tour and the ongoing ODI series against South Africa. BCCI had already indicated that before the T20 World Cup 2026, he would be managed only for T20 Internationals.

Hardik will play in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy

Hardik Pandya will first return from the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, so that his workload management can be tested. According to PTI report, Hardik Pandya can play matches for Baroda against Punjab on 2nd December and against Gujarat on 4th December. In this, the focus will be on how his body responds to bowling in two consecutive matches.

National Selection Committee member Pragyan Ojha has been entrusted with the task of monitoring Hardik Pandya’s progress in the domestic tour and giving feedback to the team management and selectors. It is clear from this that the management is considering him as an important player in the T20 World Cup 2026, who makes important contribution in batting, bowling as well as fielding.

Ind vs aus t20 series squad: The T20 series will be played after the ODI series between India and Australia. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the Indian team for the 5 -match T20 series against Australia. India’s T20 team will go to Australia under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. Shreyas Iyer and Hardik Pandya have not been selected in Team India’s T20 squad.

Team announced for T20 series

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill (Vice -captain), Tilak Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Varun Chakraborty, Jaspreet Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh and Vashington Beautiful.

India’s Squad for Tour of Australia Announced

Shubman Gill Named #Teamindia Captain for Odis

The #AUSVIND Bilateral Series Comprises Three Odis and Five T20is Against Australia in October-November pic.twitter.com/L3i2la1DBJ

– BCCI (@Bcci) October 4, 2025

Shreyas Iyer did not get a chance

Shreyas Iyer has not been included in the team for the five -match T20 series against Australia. Iyer was not taken in the Asia Cup 2025 squad. Even after a strong performance in IPL 2025, Shreyas Iyer is running out of India’s T20 team continuously. Shreyas has brought his team to the final by captaining the IPL twice in a row. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the title under Iyer’s captaincy in IPL 2025. At the same time, under the captaincy of Shreyas, after 11 years, the Punjab Kings team reached the final. But even after doing better in T20, Shreyas Iyer is not getting a chance to play T20 International.

Hardik Pandya also out

Hardik Pandya has neither been taken in the ODI series nor Pandya is part of the T20 series on Australia tour. Hardik Pandya was injured during the Asia Cup 2025. For this reason, the Asia Cup finals could not even play. This all -rounder player of India is not going on a tour of Australia due to Hardik’s injury.

India vs Australia T20 Series

A five -match T20 series will be played after the three -match ODI series between India and Australia. The ODI series for Australia will run from 19 October to 25 October. After this, T20 series will be played from 29 October to 8 November.

• India vs Australia- First T20- 29 October, Canberra
• India vs Australia- Second T20- 31 October, Melbourne
• India vs Australia- Third T20- 2 November, Hobart
• India vs Australia- Fourth T20- 6 November, Gold Coast
• India vs Australia- Fifth T20- 8 November, Brisbane

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The BCCI has announced the Indian cricket team for the Asia Cup 2025. BCCI has announced a 15 -member team for this tournament. Suryakumar Yadav is the captain of the team. At the same time, Shubman Gill has got vice -captain. Jitesh Sharma has also been included in the team. But many big players including Shreyas Iyer have not found a place in the team.

After announcing the team, Suryakumar Yadav said, “We have good players with amazing skills that make my work easy.” At the same time, Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar, taking the names of Shreyas Iyer and Yashasvi Jaiswal, said that they were not elected in the team, it is neither their fault nor ours.

Indian squad for Asia Cup

Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubman Gill (Vice -captain), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Akshar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Jaspreet Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Harshit Rana, Rinku Singh.

#Teamindia‘s squad for the #ASIACUP 2025

Surya Kumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Arashdeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Sanju Samson (WK), Harshit Rana,…

– BCCI (@Bcci) August 19, 2025

India’s match schedule in Asia Cup 2025

• 10 September: Ind vs UAE (Dubai) – 7:30 pm
• 14 September: Ind vs Pak (Dubai) – 7:30 pm
• September 19: Ind vs Oman (Abu Dhabi) – 7:30 pm

Asia Cup plays playing in 2025

A total of 19 matches will be played between 8 teams from 9 September to 28 September in the Asia Cup. 8 teams are divided into 2 groups. Which is as follows.

• Group A: India, Pakistan, Oman and UAE
• Group B: Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Hong Kong

The Asia Cup will be played in 2025 T20 format. First there will be a group stage, in which every team will play 1-1 match with 3 teams of their group. After this, the top 2-2 teams of both groups will enter Super 4 and the remaining 4 teams will be out. In Super 4 too, all teams will play 1-1 matches from each team, after which there will be a final match between the top 2 teams on September 28.

India vs Pakistan match may be 3 times in Asia Cup

India and Pakistan are included in the same group, so a match between the two is scheduled on September 14, but a total of 3 matches between the two are possible in the tournament. If both teams reach Super 4, then one match and will be seen between these two, it is more likely because both are the strongest teams in their group. If both reached the finals, then a total of 3 matches in the Asia Cup will be between these two teams.

The Indian cricket team will be announced today for the Asia Cup 2025 starting next month in UAE. This time many big changes can be seen in the team. This is India’s first major tournament after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired from T20. It is very likely that Suryakumar Yadav will be the captain, because after the surgery there is news of his passing fitness test. The place of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma is being decided, due to which the discussion on Shubman Gill is going on. The names of Yashasvi Jaiswal and Mohammad Siraj are also being considered, in such a situation there are 2-3 players on which the tussle is going on.

Team India will be announced in the press conference today

The meeting of the National Selection Committee will be held in Mumbai today, in which the Indian team will be selected for the Asia Cup. After choosing the team, the captain will hold a press conference with the Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar. It will start around 1:30 in the afternoon. Today, for the Asia Cup, the women’s team will also be selected for the 3 -match series against the Women’s World Cup and Australia.

Difficulty in place of Mohammad Siraj

Mohammad Siraj, who bowled brilliantly in the 5 Test series on the England tour, is considered difficult to choose in the Asia Cup. Jasprit Bumrah had expressed his desire to play in the Asia Cup, after which he is sure to be selected in the squad. A maximum of 3 fast bowlers are likely to be selected in the team, in which the names of Arshdeep Singh and famous Krishna are at the forefront of Bumrah. Harshit Rana can be included in the reserve players.

Before the Asia Cup squad announcement, former veterans are choosing their respective teams. Harbhajan Singh included Rishabh Pant in his team, who was injured on a tour of England. His foot finger was fractured. At the same time, Mohammad Kaif included Mohammad Siraj and Shubman Gill in his squad, whose tussle is going on in the squad.

Rishabh Pant included in Harbhajan Singh’s team

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Washington Sundar, Ryan Parag, Kuldeep Yadav, Akshar Patel, Mohammad Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah.

Team selected by Mohammad Kaif for Asia Cup

Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Akshar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Jaspreet Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Mohammad Siraj, Jitesh Sharma, Shubman Gill.

Indian team is defending champion

The Indian cricket team will land as defending champions in the Asia Cup 2025. Its previous edition was played in 2023, in which India won the title by defeating Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final. The Asia Cup will start from 9 September in 2025 UAE. India’s first match is with UAE on 10, the next match of Pakistan and group stage on September 14 is with Oman on 19 September.

The Indian cricket team is going to announce soon for the Cricket Asia Cup. Captain Suryakumar Yadav has passed the fitness test, he will captain it in this tournament. Apart from them, there are many players whose place in their team is being considered confirmed, while there are many players who may have to stay out of the team despite being dezering. Let us understand which 11 players are considered to be confirmed and which players have a tough competition to make it to the team.

The Asia Cup will be held in the UAE between September 9 and September 28, in which India and Pakistan are included in the same group. There is a match between the two on 14 September. Pakistan has announced its squad, which does not include Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. It is being said that the T20 career of these two cricketers is now over. On the other hand, the Indian squad is also going to be announced soon. There are 11 players, whose being in the Asia Cup team is considered to be completely sure.

These 11 players from India for the Asia Cup 2025!

First of all, we know 11 players who are considered sure to be selected in the Asia Cup team. Sanju Samson with Abhishek Sharma as openers, Shubman Gill and captain Suryakumar Yadav in the middle order. Jitesh Sharma can be selected as the second wicket keeper, all -rounder Hardik Pandya along with fast bowler Arshdeep Singh is also players who cannot be dropped from the team when they are fit.

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Akshar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty.

Mohammad Siraj to make a place in the team and the battle in the famous Krishna

It is reported that Jasprit Bumrah has described himself as available for the Asia Cup team, in such a situation, if he is fit, no one can keep them out of the team. He will be accompanied by Arshdeep Singh in the team, while Mohammad Siraj and famous Krishna as the third fast bowler. If Bumrah is not there, both of them can join the squad, Krishna was a Purple Cap winner in IPL 2025.

Who is the second all -rounder with Hardik Pandya?

There will be a competition between Shivam Dubey and Nitish Kumar Reddy as additional all -rounders. If Shivam’s figures look better, then in the recent past, it has been seen that selectors and coach Gautam Gambhir is trusting Nitish.

These players have a tough competition for additional batsmen

There is a tough competition between Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal as additional batsmen to get a place in the Indian squad for the Asia Cup. Rahul can also start the innings with wicket keeping. Shreyas Iyer plays aggressively and his record in the big tournament has also been excellent.

Yashasvi Jaiswal also bats in an explosive manner, he specializes in putting big shots with the first ball but is considered to be confirmed as Sanju and Abhishek as openers, so in such a situation, the place of Jaiswal is looking a bit difficult. It has to be seen who gives head coach Gautam Gambhir and selectors who give a chance in the team captained by Suryakumar Yadav.