South Africa put India in to bat at Dharamsala

South Africa won the toss and put India in to bat in the opening T20 International at the HPCA stadium here today.

India left out leggie Amit Mishra, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh, all-rounder Stuart Binny and batsman Ajinkya Rahane for the tour opener. Left-arm pacer Sreenath Aravind will make his India debut.

Teams:

India: MS Dhoni, S Aravind, R Ashwin, S Dhawan, V Kohli, B Kumar, AR Patel, SK Raina, AT Rayudu, MM Sharma, RG Sharma.

South Africa: F du Plessis, KJ Abbott, F Behardien, Q de Kock, M de Lange, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, DA Miller, CH Morris, K Rabada.