The Indian cricket team must bounce back after being humiliated in front of their home crowd in the three-match Test series against New Zealand, which they lost 3-0. This was a significant setback for India, as it was their first home series loss since 2012. It also dealt a major blow to their World Test Championship (WTC) campaign, reducing their chances of qualifying for the WTC 2025 final.
When is Team India’s next match?
India will now face South Africa on foreign soil in a four-match T20I series, with the opening game set for November 8 at Kingsmead. Although the T20I squad will be entirely different from the team that lost the recent Test series to New Zealand, India will need to move past the disappointment of that defeat and start fresh in this new challenge.
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This series follows just a few months after India’s victory over South Africa in the ICC T20 World Cup final at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown on June 29. Determined to redeem themselves, South Africa will be aiming to deliver a powerful performance on their home turf.
India vs South Africa squads
India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Simelane, Lutho Sipamla (3rd and 4th T20Is), and Tristan Stubbs.
