Long off… Long off… Suryakumar Yadav!!!!!

If the above words still reverberate in your ears, then you are a true Indian Cricket Team fan!

…and with an aim to recreate that magical evening, Surya Dada and Co. will travel to South Africa to take on the Proteas in a four-match T20I series beginning November 8, 2024.

This will be Team India’s sixth bilateral series against South Africa in T20Is in their backyard, having emerged triumphant on three occasions.

Moreover, aamcha Mr. 360° has had a stellar start to his full-time T20I captaincy tenure and is yet to taste defeat. With six wins in as many matches, the Men in Blue head into the upcoming series with a 100% record under Suryakumar Yadav’s leadership!

On the other hand, the South African cricket team has endured a challenging period in the shortest format of the game post the T20 World Cup 2024 campaign, where they ended as the runners-up.

With a 3-0 thumping against the West Indies and a 1-1 draw against Ireland, the hosts will look to make amends in the forthcoming series, knowing it would be an uphill task to overcome the reigning T20I champions.

Read: Squads for SAvIND T20Is & Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25

What: South Africa vs India, 4-match T20I series.

When and where:

1st T20I - Friday, November 8 (Durban)

2nd T20I - Sunday, November 10 (Gqeberha)

3rd T20I - Wednesday, November 13 (Centurion)

4th T20I - Friday, November 15 (Johannesburg)

What to look forward to: A happy hunting ground for Team India in the South African Safari!

A historic loss in the recently-concluded Test series against the Kiwis isn’t the end of the road. The Indian cricket team is known for their ability to bounce back from heartbreaks and that’s what will be on the minds of the 15-member squad.

In the last head-to-head clash, our stars snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to clinch their second T20 World Cup trophy and will be determined to take the field yet again with the same vigour!

South Africa vs India: Stat check

India tour of South Africa 2024 squads

India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.

South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen (wicket-keeper), Patrick Kruger, Keshav Mahara, David Miller, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton (wicket-keeper), Andile Simelane, *Lutho Sipamla, Tristan Stubbs.

*For 3rd and 4th T20Is.