New Delhi: The first match of the three-match T20 series (IND vs SA T20 Series) between India and South Africa will be played today. Meanwhile, captain Temba Bavuma said before the match that the opening overs will be challenging for his team as it is difficult to face swinging fast deliveries during this period. At the same time, Bavuma has also praised Team India for winning the three-match T20 series 2-1 after suffering a loss in the first match against Australia.
Actually, the T20 World Cup is to be played in Australia from next month. In such a situation, before that this T20 series between South Africa and India is very important for both the teams. Bavuma said on the eve of the start of the series, “It will be challenging to face the new ball bowlers in India. They swing the ball a lot. Indian bowlers swing the ball more than we are used to in South Africa.
“We have to avoid losing wickets in the opening overs to be successful here,” Bavuma said. Bowlers like Bhuvneshwar and Bumrah always present tough challenges with the new ball.
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However, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya of this series have been rested from this series. In such a situation, the responsibility of the fast bowling department will be on Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Harshal Patel and Arshdeep Singh. Also, with Virat Kohli coming back in form, the Indian batting looks very strong due to Rohit Sharma’s quick start.
Apart from this, Bavuma further said, ‘Rohit and Virat are big names. There are many other good players in the team with him. You have seen how he boosted the confidence of the team with his performance. We will play freely against India. We will try to do our best against the best team. You expect them to bring a lot of confidence and ‘X-factor’ to the team.
Referring to the 2-2 draw in the previous five-match series, South African captain Bavuma said, “Last time we were here we responded very well to the challenges. We expect it to be a competitive and good series. This is the last series before the World Cup. In such a situation, we will try to remove the shortcomings of the team.
Let us tell you that the first match of the T20 series of team matches between India and South Africa will be played today i.e. on 28 September. Both the teams will play this series keeping in mind the T20 Vaporald Cup and will try to show their best performance. In the recently held T20 series against Australia, the Indian team won 2-1.