India’s tour of South Africa has now entered the last leg as the two teams face-off in the game’s shortest format. The three-match T20I series starts with the opening match on February 18 at The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. India lost the three-match Test series but then stunned the hosts by registering a historic series win in the six-match One-Day International (ODIs). India steamrolled South Africa and sealed the series 5-1. It was India’s maiden ODI series win in South Africa. Now after the ODIs, the focus shifts to T20Is and the Virat Kohli-led side will be looking to continue their winning momentum.

The visitors will hope to end the tour on a high. It has relatively been a good tour for India with players contributing in all the departments. Interestingly, South African batsmen will be once again tested by the wrist-spinners. The spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav have been a force to reckon with and surprisingly have found assistance on pitches known to be seamer friendly.

Meanwhile, the three-match series is expected to be a closely contested one. However, it is India who start as the favourites. India will see the return of experienced middle-order batsman Suresh Raina and is likely to feature in the playing XI. As the two teams go head to head in the T20Is here’s a look at some stats:

India vs South Africa head-to-head in T20Is

Matches Played India Won South Africa Won
10 6 4

India vs South Africa T20I series results 

Series Played India Won South Africa Won
4 2 2

India vs South Africa T20Is in South Africa 

Matches Played India Won South Africa Won
4 3 1

India vs South Africa series results in South Africa 

Series Played India Won South Africa Won
3 2 1

Highest Totals in India vs South Africa T20Is 

Team Score Inns Date Venue
South Africa 219/4 1 30 Mar 2012 Jo’Burg
South Africa 200/3 2 02 Oct 2015 Dharamsala
India 199/5 1 02 Oct 2016 Dharamsala
India 186/5 1 02 May 2010 Gros Islet
India 176/4 2 04 April 2014 Dhaka

Most Runs in India vs South Africa T20Is 

Player Matches Inns Runs Highest Score 100 50
Rohit Sharma 8 7 309 106 1 2
Suresh Raina 9 8 250 101 1 0
AB de Villiers 9 9 208 63 0 2
JP Duminy 7 75 173 68* 0 1
Virat Kohli 6 2 146 72* 0 1

Most Wickets in India vs South Africa T20Is 

Player Matches Wickets Best Bowling Econ
Ravi Ashwin 6 10 3/22 6.87
Zaheer Khan 3 6 3/23 5.72
RP Singh 2 5 4/133 5.66
Yusuf Pathan 4 4 2/22 9.12
Johan Botha 4 4 3/16 7.36

India has had a decent run in South Africa when it comes to T20Is and the three victories, out of four matches, prove it.

Meanwhile, India, ranked three in T20Is, will have a chance to jump to second place if they beat South Africa 3-0. A 2-1 result in favour of India will see no change in their rankings. In case South Africa win by 3-0, India will drop to the fifth position. And 2-1 result in favour of South Africa will see India drop to fourth.

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