After a tormented time in the land of Kiwis, team India are back on the home soil to host South Africa in a three-match ODI series. The first of the three day-night matches will be held in Dharamsala on March 12 at the HPCA Stadium, and the action will begin at 13:30 HRS IST. The match will be televised on the Star Sports Network and live streaming will be available on Hotstar. You can also catch all the action on our live blog.
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Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are reported to be fit to feature for the Men in Blue. Hardik’s last T20I ironically came against South Africa in September 2019 after which he underwent a back surgery and stayed sidelined ever since. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, coming back from a groin injury, has also been a long-time absentee from the side.
Vice-captain Rohit Sharma, on the other hand, is still out with a calf injury and will not participate in the series.
Janneman Malan, after a great run of form against Australia, boarded the bus at the last minute as the 16th man in the team. George Linde has made it to the team in place of Tabraiz Shamsi who is unavailable for the series after the birth of his child.
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Among the batting mainstays, Faf Du Plessis is back in the side for the first time since the World Cup, having been rested against England and Australia. He had let go of his role as a captain and Quinton De Kock is the one holding the reins.
India squad:
Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Virat Kohli (C), KL Rahul, Manish Pandey, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill.
South Africa Squad:
Quinton de Kock (c & wk), Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis, Kyle Verreynne, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Jon-Jon Smuts, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lungi Ngidi, Lutho Sipamla, Beuran Hendricks, Anrich Nortje, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Janneman Malan.
