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09-Jan-2011 12:19:00 GMT
South Africa v India, only Twenty20, Durban

India Opt to Bat Ntini's Farewell in T20

Durban: Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and chose to bat against South Africa in the only Twenty20 International match at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban.

The match will see the return of left-handers Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina in the middle order.

A lot of focus will also be on Yuvraj who comes back to the venue where he famously hit six successive sixes against England's Stuart Broad during the 2007 T20 World Cup.

Raina, who hit a bad patch recently and was dropped from the side after the first Test, will also look to prove his worth before the ODI World Cup next month.

Virat Kohli, who hit three of his four ODI centuries in 2010, and Yusuf Pathan, who cracked his maiden one-day hundred against New Zealand last December, will also return to boost the batting order.

Among bowlers, Zaheer Khan and S Sreesanth will lead the pace attack, which will also have seamers Ashish Nehra, Praveen Kumar and Munaf Patel.

In the spin department, off-spinner Harbhajan Singh will look to continue his red-hot form, while Ravichandran Ashwin and comeback man Piyush Chawla will look to raise their stake before next month's World Cup.

South African stand-in captain Johan Botha will have the experience of Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers and JP Duminy at his disposal, while new batsman David Miller, will also look to boost the side with his youthful exuberance.

Youngsters Colin Ingram and all-rounder Robin Peterson will also add freshness to the side and Botha will hope they come good against the 2007 T20 world champions on Sunday.

The match will be an emotional affair for the South Africans as the Moses Mabhida Stadium, which hosted the 2010 FIFA world Cup, will have pacer Makhaya Ntini playing his last international cricket match.


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