Marco Jansen to Jaiswal, out Caught by Miller!! Jaiswal c Miller b Marco Jansen 0(3)
Marco Jansen to Jaiswal, THATS OUT!! Caught!!
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Marco Jansen to Jaiswal, no run, oh past the bat! Back of a length delivery nipping back in as Marco Jansen bowls the wobble seam ball
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Marco Jansen to Jaiswal, no run, nicely leans into the shot and plays the cover drive off the middle of the bat. Gentle bit of outswing but Jaiswal covered that, fielded at cover-point
Jaiswal and Shubman Gill are at the crease. Jaiswal is on strike. Marco Jansen will open the attack
Gill and Jaiswal stride out. Floodlights on as the skies are still gloomy in the background. Fingers crossed!
Teams line up for the anthems.
Shubman Gill: Very important series for us. There are just five more games before the IPL. So in terms of that it's very important. I haven't had that much of T20Is under my belt so this series and the three matches in India will be very important. It's all about staying in a good mental place and then go about executing your shots. I mean at the end of the day, it's a game of bat and ball. It's about playing the situation and that is what I focus on.
Few changes have been made to our Fantasy Handbook team due to conditions and team combinations.
Pitch report: Square boundaries are 64m and 67m, straight hit is 77m. Average bounce in South Africa is 8cm more than what it is in India, but here at St George's Park it's not so much so India will be comfortable here. Lots of grass on the pitch today so that it can hold the surface together. Many batters complain about ball hitting bottom of the bat, but I don't think they need to worry about it today - opines Pommie Mbangwa
Teams:
South Africa (Playing XI): Matthew Breetzke, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Gerald Coetzee, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi
Rutu was unavailable for selection due to illness.
SKY | India captain: Very happy to be here and happy to know there's some cricket around. We were confused what to do, but now we are very happy to bat first. It's an opportunity for everyone playing this game. World Cup is still 5-6 months away. Just enjoy yourself is the message to the team.
South Africa have won the toss and have opted to field
Aiden Markram | South Africa captain: We are going to bowl first, been under the covers for most of the day, so I would assume it would move around a bit. Each game becomes important for us to fine tune things before the 2024 T20 WC, hopefully we can start well today. From my point of view it's about understanding if someone needs a rest. No debuts today.
South Africa have won the toss and have opted to field
South Africa
India
