The first match of the series will be held at the Kingsmead ground in Durban. It has been very difficult to understand the nature of the pitch of this ground. 18 T20 international matches have been played on this ground. It has been observed that this has been a high-scoring ground, the average score in the first innings at this ground comes to 153 runs and the average score in the second innings comes to 135 runs. On this ground, nine times the team batting first has won and eight times the team batting second has won. One match could not yield any result.
Last year, Australia had defeated South Africa by successfully achieving the target of 191 runs on the same ground. If we look at the record, the Indian team has not lost even once in the last five T20 series. During this period three series have been drawn. So far, nine bilateral T20 series have been played between the two countries. Of these, India has won four and Africa has won two. India last lost a T20 series to South Africa nine years ago in October 2015.
This will be the first time after the T20 World Cup final that the teams of India and South Africa will face each other. The first T20 international match between South Africa and India was played in the year 2006. So far, 27 matches have been played between the two teams, out of which South Africa has won 11 matches and the Indian team has won 15 matches. One match has also been inconclusive. Of these, out of nine matches played on South African soil, the Indian team won six and lost three.
In this series, the responsibility of Indian fast bowling will be on players like Avesh Khan, Vijaykumar Vaishakh and Yash Dayal under the leadership of Arshdeep Singh. Many players playing in this series against South Africa will have their eyes on the big IPL auction. 11 out of 15 players in this team have been retained by various IPL franchises, but there are also four players who have not been retained and teams may be interested in them in the upcoming auction.
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