South Africa and India gearing up for the T20I set finale

Great picture: India, SA and their T20 World Cup increases

Two weeks after it began, both groups ' best chance of preparing for the T20 World Cup on the global stage will come to an end. What's been gleaned so much? Just as much as we had from 19.3 innings of India's batting and 13.5 of South Africa's, and which we can quickly summarise as this:

One of the most interesting T20 matches is Suryakumar Yadav's shot over the wicketkeeper. No matter who his starting lineup is, Reeza Hendricks may start the bat for South Africa at the upcoming T20 World Cup. Tabraiz Shamsi has matured into a T20 businessman, and Rinku Singh is winning the race as India's winner thus far.

That's not bad for a line where the first match completely failed and the second was severely impacted by the rain.

It also means we've but to see a complete T20 activity and the great promise is that the Wanderers delivers one. Even if it does, neither side is at full strength and South Africa have reduced their stocks even further by releasing Marco Jansen and Gerald Coetzee to play in the local four- day game in preparation for the Tests after in the tour and will discipline an untrained pace attack. India are even without a crucial person as Deepak Chahar has remained at home for personal reasons. Both sets of batsmen struggled to maintain consistency in the humid environment at St. George's Park, and they will want to get their subjects right in the end. They have look no further than Mohammed Siraj, whose outlines were remarkable, as an example.

While the spinners were all remarkable in Gqeberha, they are unlikely to find significant aid in Johannesburg and may end up being the key targets for batting collection- ups that both have headline acts. Regular Matthew Breetzke started out strong with 16 off 7 balloons and showed just too much energy at the seam, according to Hackens ' work of form. He was rushed in turning for a minute run with his opening partner Hendricks also to keep the non- striker's end and was obviously angry with himself when he was run out, squandering an opportunity to buoy a chase. He will make a strong case for playing for the Wanderers ' last international game of the year once more. Breetzke is never a member of the ODI team.

In the other camp, Yashasvi Jaiswal's enormous skill was limited to three pellets in the beginning meet but he will be eager to show more of what he can do. With a reputation for aggression made beautifully clear by an eye- popping strike rate- 161.57 from his 14 T20Is but far- Jaiswal's next challenge is to test it in South African conditions. Although he wo n't be facing South Africa's first- choice attack, there will still be plenty of pace, bounce and movement on offer and how he counters could make for an interesting contest.

Team news: New faces for South Africa?

With Jansen and Coetzee out, South Africa may find place for one, or both, of Nandre Burger and Ottniel Baartman to debut. Burger may edge ahead as he offers extra pace. As an extra all-rounder, Donovan Ferreira might find his way into the XI.

South Africa ( probable ): 1 Reeza Hendricks, 2 Matthew Breetzke, 3 Aiden Markam ( capt ), 4 Heinrich Klaasen (wk ), 5 David Miller, 6 Tristan Stubbs, 7 Donovan Ferreira, 8 Andile Phehlukwayo, 9 Lizaad Williams, 10 Ottniel Baartman/Nandre Burger, 11 Tabraiz Shamsi

Given Chahar has not joined the squad in South Africa yet, if India want to make any changes, it's likely to be in the batting and spin departments, rather than among the seamers. Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was ill on Tuesday, may replace Shubman Gill if he recovers from his illness. Kuldeep Yadav may make way for Ravi Bishnoi, even though conditions are unlikely to offer too much to either of them.

India ( probable ): 1 Yashasvi Jaiswal, 2 Ruturaj Gaikwad/Shubman Gill, 3 Tilak Varma, 4 Suryakumar Yadav ( capt ), 5 Rinku Singh, 6 Jitesh Sharma (wk ), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Arshdeep Singh, 9 Kuldeep Yadav/Ravi Bishnoi, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Mukesh Kumar

Pitch and conditions: Clear ( ish ) skies and a great game in the offing

The news everyone wants to hear is that the drizzle has drifted away and they're mostly in luck. Thursday's forecast for Johannesburg is clear for the late afternoon with only a 25 % chance of evening thunderstorms. That means the chances of a full match are pretty good and the prospect of entertainment, even better.

At altitude, expect the ball to reach the boundary quicker but with good pace and bounce, there should be plenty for the quicks as well.

Stats and trivia: Runs, runs and more runs

Hendricks is South Africa's leading run- scorer in T20I cricket this year, with 108 runs more than his nearest competitor, Aiden Markram. For India, Suryakumar leads the batting charts, and has 363 runs more than the next highest run- scorer Jaiswal. After the Tuesday match, Suryakumar also made it to the all-time top 10 six-hitters ' list. He has 115 sixes to his name. The Highveld has been spectacular for T20I run- scoring this year. In March, Centurion's SuperSport Park hosted the game with the highest match aggregate- 517- between South Africa and West Indies. And two days later, the Wanderers saw the 16th highest match aggregate of 433 reached in a thriller between the same two sides.

Quotes

" Rob has significantly improved the atmosphere." He has made the guys be themselves. We are human beings. We've had bad days from him. He has apprehensions over our families. A lot of the guys are husbands and fathers, so that's important. We play better because the guys make us happier.
South Africa's changeroom environment, led by white- ball coach Rob Walter, is contributing to their success, according to Tabraiz Shamsi

" For every series, I was preparing for the conditions. If you see, West Indies was a bit on the slower side, and if you see Ireland ,]the pitches ] were similar to South Africa wickets, it was a bit bouncy and seaming a bit. We were preparing according to the]conditions ] and we are India. So, it has been a great experience and great learning".
Tilak Varma, an Indian batter, draws on his playing experience in a variety of circumstances.