IND vs SA: How are Team India’s T20I stats against South Africa, see head to head here
IND vs SA T20I Head to Head Stats: Indian cricket team is on tour of South Africa. Team India will face host South Africa in the T20I series. This 4-match series is going to start from today i.e. 8th November in Durban in which the Indian team will be eyeing to start its campaign with a win. As far as South Africa is concerned, its team will be desperate to avenge its defeat at the hands of Team India in the T20 World Cup final in June.
This series is very important for the Indian cricket team because the team is currently going through a phase of change. In such a situation, star players like Abhishek Sharma will try to strengthen their place in the team by shining in the series against South Africa. All eyes will be on Sanju Samson too. Apart from this, Tilak Verma will also be desperate to leave his mark. Now it will be interesting to see how Indian players perform on South African soil.
How has been the Indian team’s record in T20I against South Africa?
The Indian team has the upper hand against South Africa in the head to head record in T20Is. 27 T20I matches have been played between India and South Africa so far. India has won 15 matches while South Africa has won 11 times. One match could not yield any result. The last encounter between the two teams was in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 in which India won and captured the title.
Both the teams are as follows:-
Indian team: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Rinku Singh, Tilak Verma, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakraborty, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vishak, Avesh Khan , Yash Dayal.
South African team: Aiden Markram (captain), Otniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Mihalali Mapongwana, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Simelane, Lutho Sipam (3rd and 4th match), Tristan Stubbs.
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