India vs South Africa 1st T20I Live Updates And Score: Shubman Gill, Hardik Pandya Set To Return For The Men In Blue In Cuttack

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: South Africa win the toss and have decided they will bowl first. 

 

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: After sustaining a neck injury in the first India vs South Africa Test match, Shubman Gill missed the ODI series and he is now returning to play the T20Is

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: The pitch at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack is expected to be a belter with explosive batters set to play on both sides. The toss will play a massive role in the contest.

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: To be fair and honest, Sanju Samson literally hasn't done anything wrong to lose his place from the Indian T20I team. Gill opening the innings with Abhishek Sharma means that the Indian team management will somehow have to fit Samson in

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Here's a look at India's probable XI for the South Africa T20I

Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav.

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: India and South Africa have locked horns with each other in two games at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack and the ‘men in blue’ have lost both the matches

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Updates: Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram(c), Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Reeza Hendricks, Ottneil Baartman, Donovan Ferreira, Kwena Maphaka, George Linde

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Here's a look at India's squad

Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma(w), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson, Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya are on the cusp of taking 100 T20I wickets. Jasprit Bumrah has taken 99 wickets whereas Hardik Pandya has 98 T20I wickets to his name so far

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: South Africa will have a new leader in Aiden Markram in the T20I format. The Proteas were being led by Temba Bavuma in the ODI and the Test format

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Hardik Pandya undoubtedly is the most important player for the balance of the Indian side and he brings in immense experience in the side. The Indian team management will want to keep pandya fit over the next three months. The all-rounder experienced discomfort while training before the first IND vs SA T20I and it will be interesting to see if he starts in the first match

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Hardik Pandya who was last in seen in action during the Asia Cup was out of action for the past two months is expected to return in the India vs South Africa 1st T20I. Former India coach Sanjay Bangar hailed Hardik Pandya and said that there is no player like him as he has earned his place both with batting and bowling.

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Here are a few images shared by the BCCI from India's training session

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: The pitch at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack will be a red soil turf and has a resemblance to the Wankhede Stadium turf. The match is expected to produce plenty of runs with explosive batters playing on both sides

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: Prior to the start of the India vs South Africa T20I series, Suryakumar Yadav said that the Indian team had started preparing for the 2026 T20 World Cup right after their world T20 win in 2024

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: India are yet to lose a T20I series under Suryakumar Yadav's leadership. India will like to maintain a clinical record in the five-match series against South Africa as well

IND vs SA 1st T20I Latest Update: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted a fresh look at the players wearing India's new T20I Cup which will be used in the World Cup next year