New Delhi: The South Africa squad, led by Temba Bavuma, has landed in India where they are scheduled to play their last matches before the World Cup. The tour starts from September 28, Wednesday with a three-match T20I series.
The South African team landed in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday and will reportedly hold their first training session for the series on Monday evening at 5 pm IST.
Traditional Welcome of Team South Africa in India
After landing in Kerala the Proteas men tweeted, “Touchdown India #INDvSA #BePartOfIt,” on Twitter.
Touchdown India 🇮🇳#INDvSA #BePartOfIt pic.twitter.com/17duazX1CP
— Proteas Men (@ProteasMenCSA) September 25, 2022
The T20Is will be played in Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati and Indore. On the other hand, Lucknow, Ranchi and Delhi are scheduled to host the three ODIs.
India have a two-day break after having clinched a thrilling 2-1 series win against world champions in Hyderabad on Sunday.
After the series with South Africa, India will fly to Australia for the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup which will get underway from October 16.
India vs South Africa Squad
South Africa T20I Squad: Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton De Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Bjorn Fortuin, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo
India T20I Squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah.
