Fresh off a successful Australian T20I series on home turf, Team India led by Suryakumar Yadav will look to keep the momentum going against a Proteas team that is currently in the middle of a rebuilding process in the India vs South Africa T20 International series 2023.
Overall, there will be three T20 internationals and three one-day internationals. India will be without key players for the white-ball matches, with regular captain Rohit Sharma and former captain Virat Kohli rested ahead of the Test matches. With valuable WTC points at stake and next year`s T20 World Cup looming large, South Africa like India have named several new faces in their ODI squads, including uncapped duo of medium pacer Ottniel Baartman and all-rounder Mihlali Mpongwana.
India vs South Africa T20 International series 2023: Fixtures & venues
- 1st T20I – December 10, 2023 at 9:30 PM IST in Kingsmead, Durban
- 2nd T20I – December 12, 2023 at 9:30 PM IST in St George’s Park, Gqeberha
- 3rd T20I – December 14, 2023 at 9:30 PM IST in New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
India vs South Africa T20 International series 2023: Pitch report
The wickets that South African pitches tend to offer more pace and bounce by default, however, in white-ball format, the pitches have been mostly flat favouring batsmen as of late.
India vs South Africa T20 International series 2023: Weather update for 1st T20I
Weather experts have predicted a chance of thunderstorm in the morning at 11 AM local time (2:30 PM IST), and then again at 8 PM to 10 PM Local Time (11:30 PM to 1:30 AM IST). Although the forecast for rain is outside the playing hours (4 PM to 8 PM Local Time / 7:30 PM to 11:30 PM IST), there is a chance of weather playing spoilsport in the first T20I.
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India vs South Africa T20 International series 2023: Stats to look out for
Kingsmead Stadium T20I stats
Matches: 18
South Africa Won: 5
Visiting Team Won: 6
Neutral Team Won: 6
No Result: 1
Matches Won Batting 1st: 9
Matches Won Batting 2nd: 8
Highest Team Total: 226/6 by Australia vs South Africa in 2023
Lowest Team Total: 73 All Out by Kenya vs New Zealand in 2007
Average 1st Innings Score: 143
Highest Successful Chase: 191/5 by Australia vs South Africa in 2023
Lowest Total Defended: 153/5 by India vs South Africa in 2007
Highest Individual Score: Morne van Wyk – 114* vs West Indies in 2015
Best Bowling Innings: David Wiese (South Africa) – 5 for 23 vs West Indies in 2015
India vs South Africa`s T20 Record in Durban
Matches – 1,
India Won – 1,
South Africa Won – 0
India`s T20I Record in Durban
Matches: 5
Won: 4
Lost: 0
No Result: 1
Tied: 1
Won Batting First: 4 (Including 1 bowl out after tie)
Won Chasing: 0
Highest Total: 218/4 vs England in 2007
Lowest Total: 141/9 vs Pakistan in 2007 Highest Score: Yuvraj Singh – 70 off 30 balls vs Australia in 2007
Best Bowling: RP Singh – 4 for 13 vs South Africa in 2007
South Africa`s T20I Record in Durban
Matches: 12
Won: 5 Lost: 6
No Result: 1 Tied: 0
Won Batting First: 1
Won Chasing: 4 Highest Total: 202/7 vs England in 2020
Lowest Total: 115 All Out vs Australia in 2023
Highest Score: Morne van Wyk – 114 not out off 70 balls vs West Indies in 2015
Best Bowling: David Wiese – 5 for 23 vs West Indies in 2015
IND vs SA T20I H2H Stats
Matches: 24
India Won: 13
South Africa Won: 10
No Result: 1 India
Won Batting First: 9
South Africa Won Batting First: 3
India Won Batting Second: 4
South Africa Won Batting Second: 7
India`s T20I record vs South Africa at home
Matches – 12,
Won – 5,
Lost – 6,
No Result: 1
India`s T20I record vs South Africa in South Africa
Matches – 7,
Won – 5,
Lost – 2
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India`s T20I record vs South Africa at neutral venues
Matches – 5,
Won – 3,
Lost – 2
Highest T20I total for India vs South Africa: 237/3
Highest T20I total for South Africa vs India: 227/3
Lowest T20I total for India vs South Africa: 92 All Out
Lowest T20I total for South Africa vs India: 87 All Out
Most Runs for India vs South Africa: Rohit Sharma – 420 runs in 16 innings
Most Runs for South Africa vs India: David Miller – 379 runs in 15 innings
Highest Scorer for India vs South Africa: Rohit Sharma – 106
Highest Scorer for South Africa vs India: David Miller – 106 not out
Most Sixes for India vs South Africa: Rohit Sharma – 16 Sixes
Most Sixes for South Africa vs India: David Miller – 26 Sixes
Most Fours for India vs South Africa: Rohit Sharma – 49 Fours
Most Fours for South Africa vs India: Quinton de Kock – 29 Fours
Most Wickets for India vs South Africa: Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 14 wickets in 12 matches
Most Wickets for South Africa vs India: Lungi Ngidi – 10 wickets in 5 matches
Best Bowling Innings for India vs South Africa: Bhuvneshwar Kumar – 5 for 24
Best Bowling Innings for South Africa vs India: Lungi Ngidi – 4 for 29
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