IND vs SA: India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss & opted to bowl first against South Africa in the 1st T20I. This match is being played at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram.

Team India have made four changes from their playing XI in their last T20I against Australia - Hardik Pandya & Bhuvneshwar Kumar have been rested for the series while Jasprit Bumrah & Yuzvendra Chahal are sitting out. Rishabh Pant, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar & Ravichandran Ashwin have made their place in the playing XI.

Playing XI:

• India – Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh
• South Africa – Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram/Rilee Rossouw, Temba Bavuma, Heinrich Klaasen/Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje

Fantasy XI: 

• Wicket-keeper – Quinton de Kock
• Batters – Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Reeza Hendricks, David Miller
• All-rounders – Axar Patel, Aiden Markram
• Bowlers – Kagiso Rabada, Jasprit Bumrah, Anrich Nortje, Arshdeep Singh