Both sides have plenty to be uncertain of in this first of three Tests.
Sarah Taylor announced retirement from international cricket; rain washed out the first ODI between at Karachi and forced the second to be postponed; Zimbabwe beat Nepal; Markram scored a hundred against the Indian Board President's XI; and Afghanistan appointed Klusener their head coach.
India will be without Bumrah in the Tests against South Africa; Bangladesh and Afghanistan shared the Tri-Nation T20 Trophy; India Women beat South Africa Women in the first T20I; and Essex inched closer to the Championship title.
South Africa level series 1-1, Guyana win six in a row, and former India Test cricketer Madhav Apte passes away.
The 3rd T20I between India and South Africa will be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
India have never won a T20I series against South Africa at home. At the same time, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are going neck and neck in the race for the leading run-scorer in T20I history, Kohli having a 7-run lead.
There is no risk of a series loss for India, but it’ll still be important for both sides to figure out their plans and combinations.
Kohli stars in another chase, Mahmudullah lifts Bangladesh, and Jamaica lose another in CPL 2019.
India will host South Africa for the second match of the 3-T20I series on September 18, at PCA IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh.
South Africa’s win-loss ratio against India (0.625) is their worst against any side. However, they have won both their matches on Indian soil against India.