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IND vs SA - Facing New Ball Quite A Challenge In India: Temba Bavuma Ahead Of First T20I

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma feels facing the swinging ball in the powerplay will be one of the main challenges for his team in the three-match T20I series against India, beginning in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. India relied on their batting might to bounce back from being 0-1 down to post a 2-1 win in the recently-concluded three-T20I series against Australia. The focus will now shift to an identical match-up against the Proteas, the final dress rehearsal for both the teams before the T20 World Cup in Australia next month.

Facing new ball quite a challenge in India: Temba Bavuma

India relied on their batting might to bounce back from being 0-1 down to post a 2-1 win in the recently-concluded three-T20 series against Australia. The focus will now shift to an identical match-up against the Proteas, the final dress rehearsal for both the teams before the T20 World Cup in Australia next month. "Facing the new ball bowlers (in India) is quite challenging, they make the ball to swing and move in quite a bit, a bit more than what we are accustomed to in South Africa. That's obviously a challenge you have to manoeuvre around," the South African white-ball skipper said on the eve of the opening T20 here.

Three areas of 'concern' on Rohit Sharma's platter ahead of the T20 World Cup

Rohit Sharma still has a few issues to iron out going into the T20 World Cup Down Under next month. Rohit is unperturbed as he has three matches against South Africa to look forward to and he knows the strength of his side. A perfect team man, the Mumbaikar is known to back his players and is willing to go the extra mile to 'accommodate' some of his teammates, who are a wee bit off colour. At least three issues are on Rohit's platter going into the World Cup. One is the form of the players like Jasprit Bumrah and Harshal Patel, who are making a comeback.

Rohit Sharma admits India bowling a concern despite T20 series win over Australia

India completed a hard-fought T20 series win over Australia in Hyderabad on Sunday but continued to be plagued by poor bowling at the death – an issue that started during the Asia Cup in the UAE and continued at home.

Kohli, Yadav propel India to series clinching victory over Australia

India won the third and deciding Twenty20 against Australia in the last over after punchy fifties by Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav in Hyderabad on Sunday.

Watch: Nagpur Crowd Chants "RCB, RCB" During 2nd India vs Australia T20I, Virat Kohli's Reaction Viral

To say Virat Kohli is a popular cricketing figure would be an understatement. He has a huge following wherever he goes, and often, crowds in India even start chanting the name of his IPL franchise, Royal Challengers Bangalore, even when he is playing for the nation. On Friday, at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur, before India took on Australia in the second T20I, the crowd started chanting "RCB, RCB" as Kohli walked out to the team dressing room balcony. But Kohli was quick to point to the India logo on his jersey as his India and RCB teammate Harshal Patel sat in amusement next to him.

"Harshal Is A Worry If...": Ex-India Cricketer Makes Big Prediction About Pacer

Team India had a night to forget on Tuesday when they suffered a four-wicket loss to Australia in the first T20I of the three-match series in Mohali. Despite putting up a huge target of 209, the Rohit Sharma-led side completely failed with the ball as the pacers, including Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav, and Hardik Pandya, conceded 150 runs in 12 overs. Among all the pacers, Harshal, who was making a comeback in the team after being ruled out due to an injury, utterly disappointed the fans as he gave away 49 runs in his spell.

India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Suryakumar Yadav bats for Harshal Patel, says cut him some slack

Harshal Patel and Jasprit Bumrah is expected to give the struggling Indian attack a much-needed boost. The Rohit Sharma-led side has not only been out of sorts in the middle overs but also at the death. With Harshal making a comeback in Mohali and Bumrah getting fit ahead of the second T20I in Nagpur's VCA Jamtha, India's middle over and death overs dilemma is expected to be addressed during the second T20 International against Australia on Friday.

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IND vs SA - Facing New Ball Quite A Challenge In India: Temba Bavuma Ahead Of First T20I

Facing new ball quite a challenge in India: Temba Bavuma

Three areas of 'concern' on Rohit Sharma's platter ahead of the T20 World Cup

Rohit Sharma admits India bowling a concern despite T20 series win over Australia

Kohli, Yadav propel India to series clinching victory over Australia

Watch: Nagpur Crowd Chants "RCB, RCB" During 2nd India vs Australia T20I, Virat Kohli's Reaction Viral

"Harshal Is A Worry If...": Ex-India Cricketer Makes Big Prediction About Pacer

India vs Australia, 2nd T20I: Suryakumar Yadav bats for Harshal Patel, says cut him some slack