India vs South Africa T20 series 2024, live streaming: Where to watch, schedule, venues, match times

The Indian men’s cricket team will be on the road to face South Africa in a four-match T20 series starting from Friday.

Live streaming and live telecast of all four IND vs SA T20 matches will be available in India.

Durban’s Kingsmead will host the first India vs South Africa T20 cricket match on Friday while the second is scheduled at St George's Park in Gqebera on Sunday. The third and final matches will be held at the Centurion and Wanderers in Johannesburg, respectively, next week.

Interestingly, the two teams last faced off in the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 final at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown in June with India winning the thrilling contest by seven runs.

For the South African cricket team, led by Aiden Markram, the upcoming home series will be an opportunity to soothe the heartbreak of the wrenching loss at Bridgetown.

India, meanwhile, will have their own axe to grind. Following the retirement of experienced campaigners like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja from the T20I format following this year’s World Cup, India are in a rebuilding phase.

The South Africa tour will be a good opportunity for a young unit led by India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav to stake their claim in the core group going forward.

In fact, the touring Indian squad for the South Africa tour features only four members - Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh and Axar Patel - from the T20 World Cup-winning team.

India won their last T20I series against Bangladesh by a 3-0 margin at home but a test on foreign soil against the World Cup runner ups will pose a far tougher challenge for the new-look Men in Blue.

Gautam Gambhir, the head coach of the Indian cricket team, won’t be travelling to South Africa either and VVS Laxman has been named as the stand-in coach for the tour.

Gambhir is expected to leave for Australia to prepare for the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy following India’s disappointing 3-0 thrashing against New Zealand in the recently-concluded Test series on home soil.

Pace sensation Mayank Yadav, who impressed in his debut series against Bangladesh, is also out of the squad with an injury. Shivam Dube is missing due to the same reason.

South Africa, coached by Rob Walker, will also be without key players like Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi and Quinton de Kock in the series.

India are currently at the top of the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings while South Africa are sixth.

India vs South Africa T20 head-to-head

As far as head-to-head is concerned, India hold a 15-11 edge over South Africa. One match failed to yield a result.

India also played a bilateral three-match T20I series against the Proteas in South Africa last year. The series ended in a 1-1 draw.

Where to watch India vs South Africa T20 2024 series live

Live streaming of the India vs South Africa T20 2024 series will be on JioCinema. Live telecast of the IND vs SA T20 cricket matches will be available on Sports18 1 and Sports18 1 HD TV channels in India.

India vs South Africa T20 2024 schedule

All in Indian Standard Times (IST)

• November 8, Friday: India vs South Africa 1st T20 (Kingsmead, Durban) - 8:30 PM
• November 10, Sunday: India vs South Africa 2nd T20 (St George's Park, Gqebera) - 7:30 PM
• November 13, Wednesday: India vs South Africa 3rd T20 (SuperSport Park, Centurion) - 8:30 PM
• November 15, Friday: India vs South Africa 4th T20 (The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg) - 8:30 PM

India vs South Africa T20 2024 squads

Indian cricket team: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.

South Africa cricket team: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Simelane, Tristan Stubbs, Lutho Sipamla (3rd and 4th T20Is)