Delhi: The Indian cricket team is now ready to play the T20 International series against South Africa, in which Suryakumar Yadav will captain the team. The first match of this four-match T20 series will be played on 8 November at the Kingsmead ground in Durban.

India has selected a young team for this series. This is almost the same team which recently played the T20 series against Bangladesh.

In the first T20, Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma will start the innings, while Tilak Verma can come at number three, who is returning to the team after a long time. Captain Suryakumar can play at number four. Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya and finisher Rinku Singh can bat at number five and six respectively, who will be responsible for scoring runs quickly and finishing the match. It is almost certain that Akshar Patel will play at number seven.

With Hardik in the bowling attack, India will field two main fast bowlers, which will include Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan. Ravi Bishnoi and Varun Chakraborty will play the main roles in the spin department, while Akshar will be part of the team as the third spin option.

India's probable playing eleven for the first T20I match against South Africa:

Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Akshar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakraborty, Arshdeep Singh and Avesh Khan.

Schedule of India-South Africa T20 series

• – The first match of the series between India and South Africa will be played in Durban on 8 November, while the remaining three matches will be played on 10, 13 and 15 November.
• According to Indian time, the first, third and fourth matches of the series will start at 8:30 and the second match will start at 7:30.
• – Live telecast of these matches will be available on Sports 18 network and Jio Cinema.