IND vs SA: South Africa's BIGGEST WEAPON

IND vs SA: Follow India vs South Africa Live Updates – When South Africa will take on India for a five-match T20I series, starting June 9, they will be aiming to give the men in blue a taste of their own medicine. The Proteas have already found their biggest weapon for this series – a deadly spin combination, and they will look to take complete advantage of it. Follow IND vs SA live updates, India vs South Africa Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.

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Notably, the South African players started their preparation on Friday, June 3, ahead of the first match at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. From their practice session, one interesting aspect made the headlines.

IND vs SA: South Africa’s BIGGEST WEAPON – Proteas aiming to give India a taste of their own MEDICINE, prepares deadly spin combination – Check Out

As per PTI, pinners Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj spent a considerable while in the nets, trying to hit a particular spot in what is called ‘spot bowling‘. Besides them, part-time spinner Aiden Markram also spent a long time rolling his arm over.

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With this, it becomes certain that Temba Bavuma & Co. are looking to give India a taste of their very own medication, that is, the men from the rainbow nation are planning to surprise the Indians by using spin attack. KL Rahul’s team has got two world-class spinners in Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav, but it will be interesting to see how his batters perform against Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj.

IND vs SA: South Africa’s BIGGEST WEAPON – Proteas aiming to give India a taste of their own MEDICINE, prepares deadly spin combination – Check Out

Tabraiz Shamsi – The World Number 1 T20I bowler

Tabraiz Shamsi is currently the world number 1 T20I bowler

Tabraiz Shamsi is currently the world number 1 bowler in T20I cricket, and he got there on pure merit. The left-arm spinner has been scintillating in recent times. If we consider his performance in T20I cricket since 2020, he has picked up 45 wickets in 31 matches at an average of 16.7 and an even better economy rate of only 6.37 runs per over.

Tabraiz Shamsi in T20I cricket since 2020:

Year	Innings	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Econ	Avg	SR	5W	BBI	4s	6s
2020	9	34.0	271	9	7.97	30.1	22.7	0	3/19	14	12
2021	22	84.0	481	36	5.73	13.4	14.0	0	4/25	29	12
Total	31	118.0	752	45	6.37	16.7	15.7	0	4/25	43	24

Keshav Maharaj and Aiden Markram – The miser duo

Keshav Maharaj’s T20I economy rate since 2021 is under 6

Keshav Maharaj is not particularly as threatening as a wicket-taker, but there is something else where he excels – controlling the flow of runs. While he has picked up only 7 wickets in his last 8 T20I matches, his economy rate of 5.83 runs per over prove why he is such a valuable member of the Proteas’ squad.

Keshav Maharaj in T20I cricket since 2021:

Year	Innings	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Econ	Avg	SR	5W	BBI	4s	6s
2021	8	29.1	170	7	5.83	24.3	25.0	0	2/24	7	5

IND vs SA: South Africa’s BIGGEST WEAPON – Proteas aiming to give India a taste of their own MEDICINE, prepares deadly spin combination – Check Out

Aiden Markram can do a decent job with the ball if needed

While the previous two are likely to bowl full eight overs, it is expected that Bavuma will also ask Aiden Markram to bowl a few overs whenever needed. He too is not a big wicket-taking threat, but does well in keeping the flow of runs under check, having conceded under 8 runs per over while bowling in T20Is since 2020.

Aiden Markram in T20I cricket since 2021:

Year	Innings	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Econ	Avg	SR	5W	BBI	4s	6s
2021	8	18.0	134	5	7.44	26.8	21.6	0	3/21	7	8

IND vs SA Schedule

South Africa tour of India, 2022
Sr. No.	Day	Date	Match	Venue
1	Thursday	9th June	1^st T20I	Delhi
2	Sunday	12th June	2^nd T20I	Cuttack
3	Tuesday	14th June	3^rd T20I	Vizag
4	Friday	17th June	4^th T20I	Rajkot
5	Sunday	19th June	5^th T20I	Bengaluru

IND vs SA Squads

India squad: KL Rahul (C), 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.

South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (C), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen and Marco Jansen.

IND vs SA Schedule

South Africa tour of India, 2022
Sr. No.	Day	Date	Match	Venue
1	Thursday	9th June	1^st T20I	Delhi
2	Sunday	12th June	2^nd T20I	Cuttack
3	Tuesday	14th June	3^rd T20I	Vizag
4	Friday	17th June	4^th T20I	Rajkot
5	Sunday	19th June	5^th T20I	Bengaluru

IND vs SA Squads

IND vs SA: South Africa’s BIGGEST WEAPON – Proteas aiming to give India a taste of their own MEDICINE, prepares deadly spin combination – Check Out

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