In their final dress rehearsal before the all-important T20 World Cup, India and South Africa will clash in a three-match T20I series starting on the 28th of September. Both teams have a great chance to finalize their playing combination and gain momentum ahead of the big event.
Surprisingly, the home team India doesn’t have a great record over the tourists South Africa in T20Is played in India. South Africa has never lost a T20I series in India. The Proteas leveled the series played in 2019 and 2022 and won the series by a 2-0 margin in 2015.
However, ever since Rohit Sharma took over India’s captaincy, India hasn’t lost any bilateral series. This is likely why India has been booked as favourites to win the series by Bookmaker bet365 with favourable odds of 1.40. The visitors from South Africa start as underdogs with odds of 3.00.
India vs. South Africa T20I Series Winner Odds (outright)
※ Current Odds Date & Time: September 27, 8:00 P.M (GMT)
Indian bowling was one of their weak points in the recently concluded series against Australia. Apart from left-arm spinner Axar Patel, all the other bowlers failed to impress. Hence, India has made some changes in their squad by including Deepak Chahar and Arshdeep Singh and resting their first-choice pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Fast bowling all-rounder Hardik Pandya has also been rested for the series to keep him fresh for the World Cup.
In their absence, India’s frontline pacer Jasprit Bumrah is booked to be India’s top bowler in the first T20I with the odds of 3.25 by bookmaker bet365. The spinning duo of Yuzi Chahal and Axar Patel are not far behind with odds of 3.60 and 4.75.
India Top Bowler Odds
※ Current Odds Date & Time: September 27, 8:00 P.M (GMT)
South Africa has been in tremendous form in T20 cricket as they are unbeaten in their previous 12 T20 series. They have announced a strong squad for this series as their captain Temba Bavuma finally returns to the team to lead after missing months of action due to an injury.
South Africa has all bases covered as they have quality bowling and explosive batting. Their batting is missing the likes of Rassie Van der Dussan but still looks strong from start to finish. Explosive opening batter Quinton Dr Kock, whose record against India is phenomenal, is booked to be the top batter for South Africa in the first T20I with the odds of 3.60 with bet365. His opening partner Reeza Hendricks has odds of 4.33.
South Africa Top Batter Odds
※ Current Odds Date & Time: September 27, 8:00 P.M (GMT)
The series opener will be played on the 28th of September at Thiruvananthapuram at 2:00 p.m. (GMT). For the second game, the action will shift to Guwahati and the final and concluding T20I will be played in Indore.
Will the Men in Blue finally manage to beat the Proteas at their home turf or will the African nation continue their dominance in the T20 format over the number 1 T20I team in the world? We’ll find out the answers soon as the two top sides in the world collide in what is expected to be an exciting series.
