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The 4-match T20 series between India and South Africa will end today i.e. on 15th November. Till now 3 matches have been played, in which Team India is ahead 2-1 after winning 2 matches. Now the fourth and last match of the series will be played in Johannesburg on 15 November. The last match between India and South Africa on this ground was played in February 2018. Now the Indian team is coming to play a T20 match on this ground after 6 years. Almost the entire Team India has changed in these 6 years. Out of the 11 players who last played on this ground, the T20 career of 9 is almost over. Some have retired and some players have given up hope of making a comeback.
These players last played on the field
The Indian team has come to Johannesburg to play a T20 match after 6 years. When Team India participated here in 2018, Virat Kohli was the captain. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan opened in this match. Suresh Raina came to bat at number three and Virat Kohli came to bat at number four.
Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya batted in the middle order.
Whereas Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya batted in the middle order. On the other hand, the bowling was commanded by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Undkat, Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal. Out of these 11 players, the T20 career of 9 players is almost over, only Pandya and Bumrah are still associated with the team. Sachin Tendulkar played the only T20 match of his career in Johannesburg.
These players retired
Although only Dhoni, Raina, Rohit, Virat and Dhawan have announced their retirement, the rest of the players are also not expected to return. The team management is continuously giving opportunities to young faces. In such a situation, it does not seem that Manish, Bhuvneshwar, Undkat and Chahal will be able to return to the T20 team. In 2018, the Indian team won the match against South Africa by 28 runs. Batting first, Team India scored 203 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. In reply, the South African team could score only 175 runs.
