IND vs SA: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav all depart early; fans unhappy

Team India lost the toss against South Africa and was asked to bat first. Unfortunately, things did not go in their favour as the Men in Blue lost their top order within the first 4 overs. Centurion Sanju Samson was dismissed for a 3-ball duck, while Abhishek Sharma's poor form continued as he was sent back for just 4 off 5 balls. Captain Suryakumar Yadav also didn't last long, departing for 4 off 9 at St George's Park in Gqeberha.

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Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, and Andile Phehlukwayo each took a wicket, leaving India stranded on just 15 runs. The early collapse left Indian cricket fans frustrated, with many taking to X (formerly known as Twitter) to express their disappointment.

india lost 3 wickets inside powerplay against SA. Now I want to see India scoring 200 with selfless intent as they did against BAN bcz every analyst and commentator said we don't need anchors in T20s against quality bowling#INDvSA #INDVSSA

— KARIBITH GIRIBITH (@Jonsnow74598) November 10, 2024

Look, Abhishek Sharma is a talented player, there is no doubt about it, but apart from one century, he has never scored more than 20 runs and but this management is not giving a chance to a talented player like Gaikwad despite scoring runs in T20#SAvIND #INDvSA #INDvsSA#SAvsIND pic.twitter.com/oDUGTS2QX4

— kuldeep singh (@kuldeep0745) November 10, 2024

I think 160+ will be a winning total on this wicket.

Rubbish batting in the name of aggressive mindset and falana dhimkana#IndvsSA #INDvSA #INDvsSA

— Pradhan Ji (@asliPradhanJi) November 10, 2024

Currently, Axar Patel and Hardik Pandya are at the crease. At the end of 8 overs, India scored 45 runs after losing 4 wickets. David Miller took an excellent one-handed catch at covers to send back Tilak Varma for 20 off 20.

As for the squads, India made no changes to their playing XI, while the Proteas made one change, bringing in Reeza Hendricks for Patrick Kruger.

FROM WHERE THAT CAME FROM !!!!!! 🔥😲

Stunner from David Miller at covers, Tilak Varma reactions say it all. #INDvsSA #INDvSA #DavidMiller #TilakVarma #DavidMiller #T20Cricket #BCCI pic.twitter.com/U5sZ5lOE4t

— Priyanshu Kumar (@priyanshusports) November 10, 2024

IND vs SA teams:

India (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Avesh Khan

South Africa (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Andile Simelane, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter

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