IND vs SA 1st T20: The first match of the T20 series between India vs South Africa will be played tomorrow on 9th December at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. Earlier, after losing the Test series, the Indian team made a brilliant comeback in the ODI series and won the series 2-1. Now India’s eyes will be on the 5-match T20 series. Although the match is tomorrow, but a day before the match, captain Suryakumar Yadav has given a big update regarding Hardik and Shubman.
Hardik Pandya is fit- Suryakumar Yadav
Quoting ICC – T20 team captain Suryakumar said about Hardik Pandya’s play that ‘he is absolutely fit and ready to play T20 matches. He confirmed that Hardik is ready to make a comeback in the South Africa T20 series after battling injuries. Let us tell you that Hardik Pandya was out of the team for the last several months due to injury.
What did Suryakumar Yadav say about Shubman Gill?
Apart from Hardik Pandya, captain Suryakumar Yadav has also confirmed the play of Shubman Gill. He said, ‘Shubman Gill is absolutely fit.’ Let us tell you that Gill suffered a neck injury in the first Test match against South Africa last month, after which he was ruled out of the Test and ODI series. Now he is returning in the T20 series.
Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Shubhman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dubey, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana.
First T20 match- 9 December (Cuttack)
Second T20 match- 11 December (Chandigarh)
Third T20 match- 14 December (Dharamshala)
Fourth T20 match- 17 December (Lucknow)
Fifth T20 match- 19 December (Ahmedabad)
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