IND vs SA Cricket Series: T20, ODI, and Test Matches Unveil Thrilling Showdown!

December 6, 2023

IND vs SA: South Africa has named its team for the cricket series against India. They have some new players like Auteniel Baartman, Mathieu Brieske, and Nandre Berger for T20, and Tony De Georgi and Mihalali Pongwana for ODI.

Aiden Markram will be the captain for T20 and ODI, while Temba Bavuma will lead in the Test series. Bavuma, who was the captain before, has been replaced and is not in the team. The series begins on December 10 with T20, then ODI, and finally Test matches. It will be interesting to see how the new players perform in these exciting games.

IND vs SA: New Faces Shine in Cricket

Lots of fresh faces are joining the team! In T20, we’ve got Otniel Bartman, Mathieu Brieske, and Nandre Berger. And in ODI, we’ve got Tony De Georgi and Mihalali Pongwana, along with Autoniel Baartman and Nandre Berger. The team is undergoing changes as Quinton de Kock has retired from international cricket.

Kyle Warren, who used to keep wickets in Tests, will now also handle wicketkeeping duties in ODIs. Exciting newcomers like David Bedingham, Nandre Berger, Tony De Georgi, and Keegan Pietersen are making their debut in Test cricket. Even Tristan Stubbs, known for T20, is getting a chance in Tests. Unfortunately, Dewald Brevis, often compared to junior AB de Villiers, hasn’t been selected this time.

Rassie van der Dussen Dropped

IND vs SA: Rassie van der Dussen is no longer part of the Test and T20 teams due to a recent dip in form. Both ODI captain Temba Bavuma and Kagiso Rabada have also been excluded from the white-ball format but will return for the upcoming Test series.

Rassie van der Dussen, however, has secured a spot in the ODI squad. The South African selectors are showing faith in new players, making changes to invigorate the team. It’s a shift in strategy as they aim to bring in fresh faces and talent, giving opportunities to promising cricketers in different formats of the game.

IND vs SA: For the series against India

T20 Squad:

Captain: Aiden Markram
Players: Otniel Baartman, Matthew Brieske, Nandre Berger, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Janssen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristin Stubbs, Lizaad Williams.

ODI Squad:

Captain: Aiden Markram
Players: Otniel Baartman, Nandre Berger, Tony De Jordi, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Mihalali Pongwana, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlkuwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Vereen, Lizaad Williams.

Test Squad:

Captain: Temba Bavuma
Players: David Bedingham, Nandre Berger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Jorgie, Dean Elgar, Marco Janssen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Pietersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Vereen.

IND vs SA: For the series against South Africa

T20 Team:

Captain: Suryakumar Yadav
Players: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubhman Gill, Rituraj Gaikwad, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar.

ODI Team:

Caption: KL Rahul
Players: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudarshan, Tilak Verma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (captain/wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh. Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar.

Test Team:

Caption: Rohit Sharma
Players: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Mohd. Shami*, Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Prasidh Krishna.

Complete schedule of IND vs SA tour

IND vs SA: India’s tour of South Africa is set to kick off on 10th December, featuring three T20, three ODI, and two Test matches. The action begins with the T20 series on 10th December, followed by the ODI series starting on 17th December, and the Test series commencing on 26th December.