Published: Sep 29, 2015, 10:48 AM (IST)
Edited: Sep 29, 2015, 10:48 AM (IST)
India A take on the visiting South African team in at T20 warm-up match at Palam, near Delhi. The South African team will hope that they can get their acts together before the start of the T20 International (T20I) series against India, beginning from October 2. The Indian team are already in Dharamsala, the venue for the first T20I, but the South Africans will play a warm-up match before that, just to acclimatise with the conditions. The South Africans will be led by Faf du Plessis, who missed out the home series against New Zealand due to an injury. His form will be crucial in determining the outcome of the series. The visitors will be without Hashim Alma and Albie Morkel for this match. Live cricket scorecard: India A vs South Africans, T20 match at Palam
Amla is said to have some personal commitments and as a result will join the team a little later. Morkel, who was called-up in the last minute as a replacement for David Wiese, has still not received visa. The Proteas will hope that they can acquire his services ahead of the T20I series. They still have a formidable line-up with likes of AB de VIlliers, Quinton de Kock and JP Duminy playing this match today. The India A side, under the guidance of Rahul Dravid, will be led by Mandeep Singh. Mandeep was recently selected in the Punjab Ranji trophy squad, but had to forfeit the role of vice-captain to Yuvraj Singh.
India A squad to take on South Africa in T20 tour match: Mandeep Singh (c),Mayank Agarwal, Manan Vohra, Manish Pandey, Surya Kumar Yadav, Sanju Samson (wk), Hardik Pandya, Rishi Dhawan, Anureet Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Pawan Negi, Kuldeep Yadav.
South Africa squad for 3-match T20I series in India: Faf du Plessis (c), Kyle Abbott, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock, Marchant de Lange, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, Eddie Leie, David Miller, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Khaya Zondo.
