New Delhi: The first T20 match is being played between India and South Africa at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. In this match, the eyes of cricket lovers were on the star bowler of Jammu and Kashmir, Umran Malik, but he did not get a chance to debut. Captain Pant relied on Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Avesh Khan in the bowling.
Proud to captain India
Captain Pant said after losing the toss, I think it is a good surface and I have no problem in batting first. Had I won the toss, I would have bowled. Captaining India is one of the proudest moments of my career. We are trying to give roles to different players. Ishaan and Ruturaj will open. Dinesh Karthik has entered the team.
DK to play T20 International after three years
Experienced batsman Dinesh Karthik has made it to Team India’s playing XI. DK played his last T20 match against Australia on 27 February 2019 in Bengaluru. Karthik will play T20 Internationals after three years. He has entered Team India by performing well in IPL.
India’s Playing XI:
India: 1 Ishan Kishan, 2 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 3 Shreyas Iyer, 4 Rishabh Pant (c & wicketkeeper), 5 Hardik Pandya, 6 Dinesh Karthik, 7 Axar Patel, 8 Harshal Patel, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Yuzvendra Chahal, 11 Avesh Khan
South Africa:
1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Temba Bavuma (c), 3 Reeza Hendrix, 4 David Miller, 5 Tristan Stubbs, 6 Wayne Parnell, 7 Dwayne Pretorius, 8 Keshav Maharaj, 9 Tabrez Shamsi, 10 Kagiso Rabada, 11 Enrique Nortje
first published:June 9, 2022, 6:53 pm