South Africa tour of India

IND vs SA, 5th T20I

Preview

India will face South Africa in the fifth and final fixture of the 5-match T20I series at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The series is tied 2-2, and the team winning this game will be taking the trophy home.

In the 4th T20I of the series, India posted a total of 169 runs on the board with valuable contributions from Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik. Later, Harshal Patel and Yuzvendra Chahal continued with their fine form, along with Avesh Khan’s 4-wicket haul, to help India win by a significant margin of 82 runs.

For South Africa, the form of David Miller and the return of Kagiso Rabada are necessary. On the other hand, India need similar performances from Ishan Kishan and Yuzvendra Chahal to keep doing their good work in the series.

Match Details

Match: IND vs SA, 5th T20I, South Africa tour of India, 2022

Date: Sunday, June 19, 2022

Time: 7:00 PM

Venue: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

Pitch Report

This venue is known for producing high-scoring encounters due to its flat pitch and small boundary dimensions. A total of 180 will be the par score at this venue, and the spinners will be the key weapon to take wickets.

IND vs SA Squads

IND: Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan, Venkatesh Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Umran Malik, Deepak Hooda 

SA: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Dwaine Pretorius, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Kagiso Rabada, Reeza Hendricks, Wayne Parnell

IND vs SA Probable Playing XIs:

IND: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Avesh Khan

SA: Temba Bavuma (c)/ Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen/Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje

Match Prediction

The proteas started the series on a positive note but after a couple of wins have started to look a bit rusty. India on the other have performed well as a unit in the previous two games. We predict the hosts to carry the winning momentum and clinch this thrilling series. 

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