Welcome to bd-channel.com live coverage of the first T20I of the five-match series between India and South Africa. This is Nihit Sachdeva taking you through the action as it unfolds at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.
6:20 PM: Rishabh Pant on Indian captaincy, working with Hardik Pandya and coach Rahul Dravid
6:10 PM: Head-to-head record: Matches played – 15, Matches won by India – 9, Matches won by South Africa – 6
MATCH PREVIEW
IND v SA: World record beckons as T20 cruise continues
Teams
India: Rishabh Pant (c, wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan, Deepak Hooda, Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Rassie van der Dussen, Wayne Parnell, Dwayne Pretorius, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi.
Where and when to watch?
First T20I between India and South Africa will be live telecast on Star Sports HD 1, Star Sports 1, Star Sports HD 3, Star Sports 3 and streamed live on Disney+Hotstar from 7PM IST.