South African cricket team in India in 2022
International cricket tour
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The South African cricket team toured India in June 2022 to play five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] In September 2021, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed the schedule for the tour.[2] In March 2022, the tour itinerary was updated, with matches moved from Bengaluru and Nagpur to Cuttack and Visakhapatnam.[3] In April 2022, the BCCI issued a further update to the tour,[4] with New Delhi and Bengaluru hosting the first and fifth T20I matches respectively.[5] After the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the first series in India to be played without restrictions.[6]
| South African cricket team in India in 2022 | |||
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| India | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 9 – 19 June 2022 | ||
| Captains | Rishabh Pant | Temba Bavuma[n 1] | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | 5-match series drawn 2–2 | ||
| Most runs | Ishan Kishan (206) | Heinrich Klaasen (118) | |
| Most wickets | Harshal Patel (7) | Dwaine Pretorius (5) | |
| Player of the series | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Ind) | ||
Ahead of the first T20I match, India's captain KL Rahul was ruled out the series due to a right groin injury.[7] Rishabh Pant was named as India's captain for the matches,[8] with Hardik Pandya named as the team's vice-captain.[9]
South Africa won the opening T20I match by seven wickets,[10] denying India a chance to break the record of most consecutive team wins in the format.[11] South Africa won the second T20I by four wickets to take a 2–0 lead in the series.[12] India then won the third T20I by 48 runs,[13] to give Rishabh Pant his first win as the captain of the Indian team.[14] India won the fourth T20I by 82 runs to level the series with one match to play.[15] However, the fifth and final T20I match was washed out after just 3.3 overs of play, with the series drawn 2–2.[16]
Squads
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 India[17] |
 South Africa[18] |
KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav were ruled out of India's squad due to a groin and hand injury respectively.[19] Ahead of the first T20I, South Africa's Aiden Markram tested positive for COVID-19,[20] and was later ruled out of the entire series.[21]
T20I series
1st T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Tristan Stubbs (SA) made his T20I debut.
- Rishabh Pant captained India for the first time in T20Is.[22]
- This was South Africa's highest successful run chase in T20Is.[23]
2nd T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
3rd T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
4th T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- Marco Jansen (SA) made his T20I debut.
- This was South Africa's lowest total in T20Is.[24]
5th T20I
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- David Miller (SA) played in his 100th T20I.[25]
Notes
- Keshav Maharaj captained South Africa for the fifth T20I.