South Africa won the toss and put India in to bat in the opening T20 International at the HPCA stadium here today.
India left out leggie Amit Mishra, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, all-rounder Stuart Binny and batsman Ajinkya Rahane for the tour opener. Left-arm pacer Sreenath Aravind will make his India debut.
Teams:
India: MS Dhoni, S Aravind, R Ashwin, S Dhawan, V Kohli, B Kumar, AR Patel, SK Raina, AT Rayudu, MM Sharma, RG Sharma.
South Africa: F du Plessis, KJ Abbott, F Behardien, Q de Kock, M de Lange, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, DA Miller, CH Morris, K Rabada.
