The
South African cricket team toured India in June 2022 to play five
Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. In September 2021, the
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the schedule for the tour. In March 2022, the tour itinerary was updated, with matches moved from
Bangalore and
Nagpur to
Cuttack and
Visakhapatnam. In April 2022, the BCCI issued a further update to the tour, with
Delhi and Bangalore hosting the first and fifth T20I matches respectively. After the
COVID-19 pandemic, this was the first series in India to be played without restrictions.
Ahead of the first T20I match, India's captain
KL Rahul was ruled out the series due to a right groin injury.
Rishabh Pant was named as India's captain for the matches, with
Hardik Pandya named as the team's vice-captain.
South Africa won the opening T20I match by seven wickets, denying India a chance to break the record of
most consecutive team wins in the format. South Africa won the second T20I by four wickets to take a 2–0 lead in the series. India then won the third T20I by 48 runs, to give Rishabh Pant his first win as the captain of the Indian team. India won the fourth T20I by 82 runs to level the series with one match to play. However, the fifth and final T20I match was washed out after just 3.3 overs of play, with the series drawn 2–2.
Squads
KL Rahul and
Kuldeep Yadav were ruled out of India's squad due to a groin and hand injury respectively. Ahead of the first T20I, South Africa's
Aiden Markram tested positive for
COVID-19, and was later ruled out of the entire series.
T20I series
1st T20I
2nd T20I
3rd T20I
4th T20I
5th T20I
Notes
References
External links
Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
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