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Durban. IND vs SATeam India, adorned with the young stars of IPL, has to play the first match of the T20 series against Africa today. India had recently defeated Bangladesh under the captaincy of Suryakumar Yadav. Now Team India’s eyes will be on winning the fort of South Africa. Both the teams will play T20 match for the first time after the final of T20 World Cup 2024. Young and experienced players have got a chance in the Indian team. But even before the start of the series, the worries of the Indian team have increased. Indian T20 team captain Suryakumar Yadav got injured while practicing.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) November 7, 2024
Surya got injured in his hand during practice
While practicing, Suryakumar Yadav was hit by the ball on his hand, after which he left the practice and went out of the ground. The support staff held his hand and took him out for treatment. before them IND vs SA Big questions have arisen regarding participation in T20 matches. It is not yet known how serious his injury is. If Surya is unable to participate in the first T20 match due to injury, it will be no less than a big shock for him.
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Surya is the trump card for India in T20
Suryakumar Yadav made his T20 International debut for the Indian team in the year 2022. Since then, he has become an important link in the Indian batting order. IND vs SA There are a lot of expectations from him in the T20 series also. He has currently scored 2544 runs in 74 T20 International matches for Team India, which includes four centuries and 21 half-centuries. He is the third highest run scorer for India in T20 International. Suryakumar Yadav has the ability to send any ball near the boundary. He has scored 773 runs in 37 ODI matches for the Indian team. He has also played in a test match for Team India, in which only 8 runs came from his bat.
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Surya’s excellent figures against South Africa
Suryakumar Yadav’s figures against South Africa in T20 format are quite impressive. Suryakumar Yadav IND vs SA So far, he has scored 346 runs in 7 innings of T20 matches at an average of 57.67. During this period, 4 half-centuries and one century were also seen from his bat. Team India played the last T20 series on the South Africa tour in December 2023, when Suryakumar Yadav was the captain of the team. That series of 3 matches was tied at 1-1. Suryakumar Yadav scored one half-century and one century in this series. At the same time, a match was washed out due to rain. In such a situation, Hardik Pandya may get the responsibility of the team in the absence of Suryakumar Yadav.
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India’s squad for IND vs SA T20 series
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.
