It was the first T20I match between South Africa and India in Durban has been called off due to rain

India, which was to play three T20 matches against the Proteas, will now face the hosts on 12th December in the second T20 match.

The Proteas have added players like Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, and Donovan Ferreira to the team for the T20I series after resting many of their top players. Fast-bowler Lungi Ngidi was ruled out on Friday due to a left lateral ankle sprain and was replaced by Beuran Hendricks. Hendricks, 33, last played for South Africa in T20Is in 2021. He has played 19 T20I matches and picked up 25 wickets.

The Indian team will be led by Suryakumar Yadav.

India's squad for three T20Is: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (Wk), Jitesh Sharma (Wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar and Deepak Chahar.

South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee (1st and 2ndT20Is), Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen (1st and 2nd T20Is), Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, and Lizaad Williams.