5th T20I: South Africa invite India to bat first, Sanju Samson to play

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Ahmedabad: South Africa won the toss and invited India to bat first in the 5th and final T20I match of the series at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

After winning the toss, Aiden Markram said that the visitors will bowl first with one change. All-rounder George Linde to play in place of Anrich Nortje, Markram mentioned.

Likewise, Indian speaker Suryakumar Yadav informed that Jasprit Bumrah comes in for Harshit Rana, and Washington Sundar will play instead of Kuldeep Yadav. As Shubman Gill picked up a niggle in Lucknow, Sanju Samson will play in his places.

While India, which is leading the series 2-1, will fight to win the 5-match series, the visitors will try their best to end the series with 2-2 draw.

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India (Playing XI):

• Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Jitesh Sharma(w), Washington Sundar, Varun Chakaravarthy, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh

South Africa (Playing XI):

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

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