Top 3 South Africa players to watch out for in 1st T20I against India 

Discover the top 3 South Africa players to watch out for in the 1st T20I against India. South Africa cricket team are set to host India in a four-match T20I series that begins on Friday. The home team will be looking to exact revenge for the loss in the T20 World Cup finals. Team India are without the likes of Shubman Gill and Yashasvi Jaiswal who are set to tour Australia. Even the bowling looks inexperienced without Jasprit Bumrah in the XI for the visiting side. 

For the home team there are no such issues as they have the core of their team that played the T20 World Cup. Kagiso Rabada will be missing the series as he has been rested for the series in preparation for the huge home season ahead. Rabada played a huge part in the recent Test series against Bangladesh which the Proteas won 2-0. 

The upcoming series against India is a huge chance for some of the fringe players and recent call-ups to prove their worth. It is also a huge chance for skipper Aiden Markram to prove his worth not only for his national side but also to impress teams ahead of the IPL 2025 auctions. 

Here are the top 3 South Africa players to watch out for during the 1st T20I against India

3. Tristan Stubbs 

Young South African star player Tristan Stubbs has found his stocks rising in recent times. The 24-year-old has become a key player for South Africa across all formats of the game. Stubbs will be a key player to watch out for in the 1st T20I in Durban against India on Friday. Aiden Markram will hope to see his young player do well with the bat and put pressure on Indian bowlers. Stubbs can also roll his arm over when needed and take a few wickets and is also an adept wicketkeeper.

2. Gerald Coetzee

Right-arm pace bowler Gerald Coetzee has been compared to Dale Steyn and for the right reasons. The 24-year-old right arm pacer will be a handful in Durban where the ball tends to swing and seam under lights. With the help of natural breeze, Coetzee can trouble the Indian batters with the new ball. Coetzee is also more than dangerous with the old ball with his slower deliveries that can trouble the Indian batting unit.

1. Heinrich Klaasen 

One of the most destructive batters to watch out for during the first T20I in Durban against India will be Heinrich Klaasen. The 33-year-old nearly gave South Africa their first ICC title for 26 years with a brutal fifty in the T20 World Cup finals. Klaasen knows the Indian bowlers well having played against them in the IPL. The 33-year-old has scored 639 runs from 52 games with an average of 24 and strike rate of 142. Klaasen has played 10 T20I games against India scoring 274 runs with 3 fifties with an average of 30 and strike rate of 168. 

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