India vs South Africa 1st T20 Live This Match Will be Played at Greenfield International Stadium Thiruvananthapuram on 28th September 2022 This Match Will Start at 7.00pm From Indian Standard time. IND vs RSA 1st T20 Live Commentary By Sports Updates by Chandan. Follow us on Social Media. Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/Sports-Updates-by-Chandan-108054670939374/?ref=bookmarks YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr2IiLqoVoqWHdyWW_inRkg YouTube 1: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdEtpnaEyqVJ3p5Xm3OqMEg Twitter: https://twitter.com/techindia251995?s=09 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chandan_singh1/ Telegram: https://t.me/sportsupdatesbychandan Hello and welcome to our coverage of the first T20I of this three-match series between India and South Africa at Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. A series that will be a great lead-up going into the World Cups! India and South Africa are two giants of the game of cricket. India is a powerhouse especially in their own backyard. On the other hand South Africa are in a transition phase but make no mistake they are a side full of talented players. The last time these two sides met in India earlier this year we witnessed a historic series which ended 2-2. As stated earlier the Proteas are no pushovers and this series certainly provides a perfect opportunity for India to test their playing XI against a quality side. Even the great England white-ball side failed against this South African team a few months earlier. Let's be honest India have a lot of chinks in their armour to deal with. The batting lineup is relatively sorted but the bowling has surely given nightmares to skipper Rohit Sharma. Bhuvneshwar Kumar has blown cold in the last few games. Bumrah has just returned from injury and is looking like a pale shadow of himself. Arshdeep is a bright spot but even he's inexperienced. The bowling needs a bit of tweak if India are to seal the series. South Africa boasts a strong bowling unit that will test this great Indian batting lineup. The likes of Rabada Parnell and Shamsi are world class bowlers and the Indian team can't take them lightly. The T20I series is about to start so who will come out on top? What to expect: Only two T20Is have been played at this venue and only one of them a full 20-overs-a-side affair in 2019. There's no threat of rain for Wednesday with cloudy skies and temperatures in the late 20s. Team News India Injuries/Availability: Mohammed Shami hasn't travelled for the first T20I and is still out after recently missing the Australia series due to covid. Deepak Hooda too is not ready due to a back injury. India will be without Bhuvneshwar and Hardik Pandya in this series who will undergo conditioning-related training at the NCA in Bengaluru in the lead-up to next month's World Cup. Tactics & Matchups: With Hardik not available these three games offer Pant the chance to prove he has more to offer to this Indian side than just his left-handedness as the team has shown a tendency to prefer Dinesh Karthik over him in recent games. Yuzvendra Chahal who has had the wood over the left-handed Quinton de Kock in T20s will also look for an upturn in form following ordinary outings against Australia. Team News South Africa Injuries/Availability: Bavuma returns after a three-month layoff courtesy an elbow injury that he sustained on South Africa's previous tour of India in June. Tactics & Matchups: Wayne Parnell who picked a five-wicket haul in his last T20I in August could trouble India's right-hander dominated top-order who've all had issues against left-arm pace. On the batting front South Africa will hope Quinton de Kock and David Miller can take the lead in blunting India's in-form spinner Axar Patel owing to their match-up superiority. Audio Content Disclaimer For This Content This is self-created content and not copied content. The Audio commentary in this stream is self-created and not a copy of any other source. The images displayed are only for information purposes and are made by myself. Copyright Disclaimer For This Content Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the copyright act 1976 allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism comment news reporting scholarship and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Thank you for Watching Sports Updates by Chandan Please Subscribe to Our Channel For more Live Cricket Updates. #SAvsINDLIVE #INDvsSALIVE #RSAvsINDT20LIVE