IND vs SA: India are all set to square off in a five-match T20 series against South Africa and all eyes will be on KL Rahul who will lead the side in the absence of Rohit Sharma. While Rahul has previously filled in, this will be his first assignment at home and incidentally his first T20 game against the Proteas. Follow India vs South Africa LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
IND vs SA: 56 T20Is and 6 years later, KL Rahul all set to make first T20 DEBUT against South Africa – Check out
KL Rahul is gearing up for his first ever T20I clash against the Proteas, having never played against the South Africans before. In a rather storied T20I career, Rahul has played for over six years and featured in 56 games, but the opportunity finally arrives in what his first home series as stand-in skipper.
KL Rahul’s career by opponent:
| Versus | Mat | Inns | NO | 100s | 50s | 0s | HS | Runs | Avg | S/R | Ca Fld | Ca Kpr | St |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 69 | 69.00 | 143.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Australia | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 205 | 29.29 | 129.75 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 99 | 33.00 | 128.57 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| England | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 101* | 242 | 26.89 | 136.72 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 70.00 | 194.44 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54* | 54 | 150.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| New Zealand | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 322 | 46.00 | 137.61 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 50.00 | 263.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 295 | 42.14 | 141.15 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| West Indies | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 110* | 353 | 58.83 | 159.01 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 47* | 69 | 34.50 | 113.11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall (12) | 56 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 110* | 1831 | 40.69 | 142.49 | 16 | 3 | 1 |
As far as debuts are concerned, KL has a good record, having slammed centuries on both his ODI and T20I debut for the Men in Blue. He also has had some rare misses, including being knocked over by Shaheen Afridi in his first game against Pakistan.
Rahul in any case would want to give out a statement with his bat considering his lacklustre record against the visitors in other formats. The Indian captain for rhe series averages close to 25 in ODIs and Tests against the Proteas, and the Indian opener will be keen to set the record straight.
| KL Rahul vs SA | Mat | Inns | NO | 100s | 50s | 0s | HS | Runs | Avg | S/R | Ca Fld | Ca Kpr | St |
| Tests | 5 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 256 | 25.6 | 39.63 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 102 | 25.5 | 68.92 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
IND vs SA: 56 T20Is and 6 years later, KL Rahul all set to make first T20 DEBUT against South Africa – Check out
India Squad for South Africa: KL Rahul (Captain), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (vice-captain)(wk), Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
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