Overview:
India and South Africa are competing in a five-match T20I series.
South Africa captain Aiden Markram has won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the first T20I.
Toss Decision – Captain’s Comments & Reasoning
“We will bowl first. The conditions are good, but the dew is likely to impact the game. It is going to get worse as the game progresses. We have to be in the right frame of mind to compete. The conditions will help us to prepare for the World Cup, as we can’t get it in South Africa,” Aiden Markram said.
India skipper Suryakumar Yadav was confused, so he was satisfied with the outcome of the toss.
“We were confused. We are happy to bat first. It is good to put runs on the board and then defend. Becomes challenging for bowlers, and you can’t run away from that. Our job is to focus on our game instead of thinking about the conditions. We had a good series in Australia, and now we are playing against South Africa and then against New Zealand. We want to do what we have been doing,” Suryakumar Yadav said.
Playing XIs
India: 1 Abhishek Sharma, 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Suryakumar Yadav (capt), 4 Tilak Varma, 5 Hardik Pandya, 6 Shivam Dube, 7 Jitesh Sharma, 8 Axar Patel, 9 Varun Chakravarthy, 10 Arshdeep Singh, 11 Jasprit Bumrah
South Africa: 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Aiden Markram (capt), 3 Tristan Stubbs, 4 Dewald Brevis, 5 David Miller, 6 Donnovan Ferreira, 7 Marco Jansen, 8 Keshav Maharaj, 9 Lutho Sipamla, 10 Anrich Nortje, 11 Lungi Ngidi
Toss Result Today – India vs South Africa 1st T20I
Q1: Who won the toss today in India vs South Africa 1st T20I?
South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Q2: What was the toss time today?
The toss took place at 6:30 PM IST.
Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first?
Aiden Markram opted to bowl first, expecting the evening dew to make conditions easier for the batters.
Q4: Where is today’s match being played?
Barabati Stadium, Cuttack