As there is full visibility at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, India, and South Africa are battling it out for the fifth match of the series. One of the shocking visuals unfolded at the ground was when Sanju Samson came out to open alongside Abhishek Sharma. This was because Shubman Gill could not make it into the Playing XI for the ongoing game.
Toss UpdateSouth African skipper Aiden Markram called it correctly at the toss and revealed that the Proteas wanted to bowl first. Meanwhile, the Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav said that he did not mind losing the toss, since they anyway wanted to bat first at Motera in the fifth and final match of the series. A couple of changes were confirmed by both the sides to their Playing Xis from the previous match.
Why did India replace Shubman Gill with Sanju Samson?As mentioned, India entered the contest without Gill, since the Indian vice-captain picked up a niggle ahead of the match. Suryakumar confirmed that since the 26-year-old had not recovered, they chose to give Sanju Samson a go, as the Kerala wicketkeeper-batter opened alongside Abhishek. Meanwhile, Jasprit Bumrah, who had missed the third match due to personal reason, came back to the set-up, replacing Harshit Rana.
