🏏South Africa vs India, 1st T20I:Venue: Kingsmead, Durban 🏏 - Page 2

India have an excellent T20 record on this ground. The Men in Blue have played 5 T20Is here as of now and are yet to lose any of those. Overall, there have been 18 T20Is so far in this venue; 8 teams have won while batting first and 8 teams while chasing. One match was tied whereas one match did not produce any results.

There is up to 55% chance of rain in Durban today, as per Weather.com, during the morning and the afternoon hours. However, there is no chance of rain after 4 PM. The humidity will be high at 83%. The temperature will be around 18-21 degrees throughout the day.

The world's number one T20 batter, Suryakumar Yadav is all set to lead young Team India in the first T20 international against South Africa in Durban. The comprehensive 4-1 series victory against Australia must have provided the new captain with some extra confidence and he would look to lead with the same zeal abroad. Another thing, Suryakumar Yadav is setting his eyes on Virat Kohli's long-standing record.

Hello and a warm welcome to our live coverage of the first match of the 3-match T20I series between India and South Africa at Durban. It’s summer time in South Africa and it’s the beginning of a new dawn for both sides. The Proteas lost in the semi-final against Australia in the World Cup around a month back - it was another tough pill to swallow for them after having performed brilliantly in the round-robin stage. The Men in Blue, too, had their hopes shattered after they faltered big time in the finals in front of the Aussies. The fact that India won the T20I series 4-1 against Australia which took place just after the World Cup would have helped them to recoup a bit. However, the heartbreak of losing a World Cup does hit differently. For Proteas, they now enter into the limelight once again after the World Cup. It presents them an opportunity to make new beginnings.

The T20I World Cup in the USA and West Indies is just around 6 months away. Both sides would be eyeing to rectify the chinks in their armours – they only have six T20Is each before the marquee event to do that. Some big names are missing from the home side. The onus would be on the youngsters to rise to the occasion. Perhaps, they can take a leaf out of India’s books as their youngsters played some fearless cricket in this format. Markram has been in terrific form with the bat off late. The hosts would want him to lead from the front. For India, the likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj are back in the mix after being rested against Australia.

Rain has lingered around in Durban but the radar shows that the weather is likely to hold up during the match. Conditions would be overcast and that would be conducive for the pacers. South Africa would want to catch the visitors off guard, making optimum use of the home conditions. It’s going to be a packed house at Kingsmead and it promises to be a thrilling encounter. Toss and team lineups will be announced shortly...

Hello and a warm welcome to our live coverage of the first match of the 3-match T20I series between India and South Africa at Durban. It’s summer time in South Africa and it’s the beginning of a new dawn for both sides. The Proteas lost in the semi-final against Australia in the World Cup around a month back - it was another tough pill to swallow for them after having performed brilliantly in the round-robin stage. The Men in Blue, too, had their hopes shattered after they faltered big time in the finals in front of the Aussies. The fact that India won the T20I series 4-1 against Australia which took place just after the World Cup would have helped them to recoup a bit. However, the heartbreak of losing a World Cup does hit differently. For Proteas, they now enter into the limelight once again after the World Cup. It presents them an opportunity to make new beginnings.

The T20I World Cup in the USA and West Indies is just around 6 months away. Both sides would be eyeing to rectify the chinks in their armours – they only have six T20Is each before the marquee event to do that. Some big names are missing from the home side. The onus would be on the youngsters to rise to the occasion. Perhaps, they can take a leaf out of India’s books as their youngsters played some fearless cricket in this format. Markram has been in terrific form with the bat off late. The hosts would want him to lead from the front. For India, the likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj are back in the mix after being rested against Australia.

Rain has lingered around in Durban but the radar shows that the weather is likely to hold up during the match. Conditions would be overcast and that would be conducive for the pacers. South Africa would want to catch the visitors off guard, making optimum use of the home conditions. It’s going to be a packed house at Kingsmead and it promises to be a thrilling encounter. Toss and team lineups will be announced shortly...

15:23 Local Time, 13:23 GMT, 18:53 IST: Looks like it's raining and the covers are in place at the moment. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope it clears soon and we have some live action soon.. For now, toss is delayed due rain.

Looks like it's raining and the covers are in place at the moment. Let's keep our fingers crossed and hope it clears soon and we have some live action soon.. For now, toss is delayed due rain.