In a highly anticipated rematch of the 2024 T20 World Cup final, Suryakumar Yadav's India will face off against Aiden Markram's South Africa in the first of a four-match T20I series set to kick off on Friday at Kingsmead in Durban. The Indian team has been on a winning streak, triumphing over both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka leading up to this series.

Sanju Samson has become only the fourth batter to score consecutive hundreds in Twenty20 international cricket after he backstopped India’s 61-run win over South Africa in Durban.

India stuck with the same XI that beat South Africa by 61 runs on Friday, which meant allrounder Ramandeep Singh would have to wait for an international debut. All eyes will be on Sanju Samson, who has scored centuries in his last two T20Is. No batter has struck three in a row.