IND vs SA 1st T20I Highlights: Rain washes out series opener at Kingsmead, Durban

India women survived a late drama to seal the 3rd T20I game against England by 5 wickets as England claimed the series by 2-1. 

We have a thriller at Wankhede Stadium as India Women need 11 runs in 12 balls to win the 3rd T20I match against England with six wickets in hand. Smriti Mandhana is out on 48 runs off 48 balls but captain Harmanpreet Kaur remains in the middle. 

After a frustrating start to a multi-format series, both India and South Africa travel to Gqeberha for the 2nd T20I match at St George's Park on Tuesday, December 12.

Officials called off the game as rain intesified at Kingsmead, Durban. 

Umpires are out there to inspect the pitch and outfield but with umbrellas as rain continues to delay the toss at Kingsmead, Durban.

After losing Shafali Verma early, Smriti Mandhana and Jemimah Rodrigues dominate the English bowlers to take control of the game. India Women - 41/1 in 7 overs. 

It's still raining in the India vs South Africa game, but we have an update for another international match. 

India women lost Shafali Verma early in the 127-run chase in the 3rd T20I match against England at Wankhede Stadium.

Things are not looking good at Kingsmead as rain steadily pours and we might witness frustration today. Still no official update on the game status. 

It's still raining at Kingsmead but in another update, Amanjot Kaur takes two wickets in the last over to bowl out England women on 126 runs in 20 overs.

In another ongoing international match, young Indian bowlers Shreyanka Patil and Saika Ishaque dominate English batters at Wankhede Stadium. England are struggling for the runs batting first with 76 runs on the scoreboard with 8 wickets down in 15 overs. 

Wait continues as rain remains steady at Kingsmead at the moment. No update on toss or over reduction yet.

Rain continues to pour at Kingsmead and we can expect a shortened game today. Reminder, the game would start losing overs from 8 PM IST.

We can do it either in Bangalore [Karnataka] also or Uttar Pradesh also. We have so many venues, even in Gujarat, where we have Ahmedabad, Rajkot and after a few years Baroda can build their own stadium. Basically, it is a joint call between the franchises and the BCCI. We will sit together and we will decide. We will let you know. It will be in one state, that is for sure.

Update - The game will start losing overs from 16:40 local time (8 PM IST) if the rain doesn't stop at Kingsmead, Durban. 

If Suryakumar Yadav hits 6 sixes today then he will surpass the likes of Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Jos Buttler in the list of most sixes in T20Is.

India vs South Africa still remains away with rain continuing to pour at Kingsmead but we have big update for the second game.

Premier pacer Renuka Singh strikes twice to give India a brilliant start against England women at Wankhede. Saika Ishaque also picked one wicket as England lost three wickets with just 26 runs on the scoreboard in 5.1 overs.

It's still raining at Kingsmead.

Meanwhile, India suffered a huge eight-wicket defeat against rivals Pakistan in the ACC U19 Asia Cup 2023 group-stage game at ICC Academy in Dubai. 

It's raining here at Durban and the toss is officially delayed.

In another crucial game today, India women are engaged with England in the 3rd T20I match at Wankhede Stadium. Having lost the first two games in the three-match series, the Women in Blue will target a consolation win today. 

England women won the toss and are batting first in the 3rd T20I. 

The toss is some five minutes away from now but it is raining at the moment. The covers are in place. We are keeping our fingers crossed for action to start soon.

Aiden Markram-led South Africa have confirmed that Matthew Breetzke to open an innings with Reeza Hendricks.

South Africa Predicted XI: Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzkee, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Marco Jansen, Nandre Burger, Andile Phehlukwayo, Gerald Coetzee, Tabraiz Shamsi

With Deepak Chahar out of contention, the Indian cricket team will be looking at Arshdeep Singh to partner with Mohammed Siraj and Mukesh Kumar in the pace attack.

India Predicted XI: Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar

India suffer a big blow a few hours before the game as Deepak Chahar will miss the opening T20I. Reports suggest that the Indian pacer is yet to join the squad due to a family medical issue and might miss the entire series.

South Africa beat India when both teams last played with each other in T20Is. India have won only two of their last five T20I encounters against South Africa but haven't lost a T20I series since 2015. In head to head record, India have won 13 of 24 T20Is played against South Africa so far. 

"The boys have prepared well. We are coming from a good T20I series win and have played on all fast tracks and all batters have played on such wickets. They will enjoy playing here in South Africa."

"Building up to the World Cup, there is a lot of cricket before that but not a lot of cricket for us as a team together. But as long as the guys understand the way that we want to try and play as a team, and keep that close to them in different leagues and tournaments, then hopefully by the time we meet up at the World Cup next year, they are used to that brand and to the way we want to operate as a team."

South Africa lost pacer Lungi Ngidi to injury a day before the game. Beauram Hendricks comes in as a replacement to join an impressive pace unit of Gerald Coetzee, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lizaad Williams. Pacers Nandre Burger and Ottniel Baartman are in contention for international debut today. 

South Africa Squad: Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ottniel Baartman, Marco Jansen, Donovan Ferreira, Lizaad Williams, Beauram Hendricks

Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj return to T20I setup after missing the Australia series. It will be interesting to see who will open with Shubman Gill today with Gaikwad, Jaiswal and Ishan competing for the opener spot.

India Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (vc), Deepak Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Kishan (wk), Mukesh Kumar, Washington Sundar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Kuldeep Yadav

Hello and welcome to India TV's live coverage of India vs South Africa 1st T20I match. India and South Africa are set to bring the existing T20I clash at Durban's Kingsmead to kick off the multi-format series today. So stay tuned for the latest score and updates of the game here. 

Match Details:

Match: 1st T20I of the three-match series

Venue: Kingsmead, Durban

Date & Time: 7:30 PM IST, December 10

Toss time: 7:00 PM IST