The Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Wednesday (December 3), introduced India squad for the upcoming five-match T20I sequence in opposition to South Africa.
Vice-captain Shubman Gill makes a return after lacking the ODIs resulting from a neck damage, whereas Suryakumar Yadav will lead the facet as captain.
India have principally saved the identical T20I squad that triumphed within the Australia sequence, with the important thing addition of all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who returns after a two-month damage break. Pandya final performed in India’s Asia Cup closing win in opposition to Pakistan earlier than being sidelined with a left quadriceps damage.
IND vs SA T20I sequence kicks off in Cuttack on December 9, with the second match in New Chandigarh on December 11. The third sport is ready for Dharamsala on December 14, adopted by the fourth in Lucknow on December 17. The sequence concludes with the ultimate match in Ahmedabad on December 19.
Gill sustained a neck damage in the course of the first Take a look at in opposition to South Africa at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, final month, which pressured him to overlook the second Take a look at in Guwahati, the place India confronted a 408-run defeat. Following medical recommendation to relaxation and get well, the ODI captain was additionally sidelined for the continued three-match ODI sequence in opposition to SA. He now returns to nationwide workforce with IND-SA T20Is.
India squad for T20I sequence in opposition to South Africa: Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill (VC)*, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Harshit Rana, Washington Sundar.
Word: * Topic to health clearance from BCCI COE.
Ind vs SA T20 Sequence – Full Schedule
1st T20I – Tuesday, 09-Dec-25, 7:00 PM, Cuttack
2nd T20I – Thursday, 11-Dec-25, 7:00 PM, New Chandigarh
third T20I – Sunday, 14-Dec-25, 7:00 PM, Dharamsala
4th T20I – Wednesday, 17-Dec-25, 7:00 PM, Lucknow
fifth T20I – Friday, 19-Dec-25, 7:00 PM, Ahmedabad
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