IND vs SA 5th T20I Toss Report: Sanju Samson replaces Shubman Gill, India to Bat First

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IND vs SA 5th T20I Toss Report: India is set to face South Africa in the 5th T20I on Friday (December 19) at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

India is currently leading the five-match T20 series 2-1, and will be aiming to continue on a high. On the other hand, the Proteas will be seeking to restore parity.

India vs South Africa 5th T20I Toss Report

South Africa captain Aiden Markram won the Toss and elected to Bowl First.

IND v SA 5th T20I Playing 11

The Indian team has made three changes to their playing 11 as Shubman Gill has been ruled out with an injury. Sanju Samson has returned to the side. Kuldeep Yadav has been replaced by Washington Sundar as well.

"We were looking to bat first. The wicket looks good, there won't be dew and we want to put the runs on the board. It almost feels full. Let's see what we want from this game, yes the series is on the line, but it is about expressing yourself and enjoying the game. Bumrah comes in for Harshit, Washi comes in for Kuldeep and Gill picked up a niggle in Lucknow, so Sanju comes in," Surya says.

India: Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Chakarvarthy, Jasprit Bumrah

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman

India and South Africa T20I Series Squads

India: Abhishek Sharma, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Arshdeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Sanju Samson, Shahbaz Ahmed

South Africa: Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Ottneil Baartman, David Miller, Keshav Maharaj, George Linde, Tony de Zorzi, Lutho Sipamla, Kwena Maphaka