South Africa vs Pakistan 1st T20I Live Telecast Channel in India and South Africa: When and where to watch SA vs PAK Johannesburg T20I?

South Africa vs Pakistan 1st T20I Live Telecast Channel: The SportsRush presents before you the timing and live streaming details of the first SA vs PAK T20I.

Pakistan’s ongoing tour of South Africa will move towards the T20I leg with the first match set to be played at The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg tomorrow.

The last time when these two teams had played each other in a T20I was earlier this year when South Africa had toured Pakistan for two Test matches and three T20Is. In a total of 17 T20Is against each other till date, South Africa have won nine as compared to Pakistan’s eight wins.

Having lost the three-match ODI 1-2, South Africa would be hoping to lift the trophy in the shortest format. Having said that, it will be easier said than done for them in the absence of multiple first-choice players.

While the likes of Quinton de Kock, David Miller, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi are in India for Indian Premier League 2021, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen and Dwaine Pretorius will miss the series due to respective injuries. Additionally, batsman Reeza Hendricks has withdrawn from the squad following the birth of his first child.

Had it not been for an injury in the third ODI, Bavuma would’ve led his nation for the first time in T20Is. In Bavuma’s absence, wicket-keeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen has been assigned the leadership role for this series. Unlike Bavuma, Klaasen has led South Africa thrice in the past.

SA Captain Bavuma is out of the T20 series vs Pak starting tomorrow.Heinrich Klaasen will lead South African team#PAKvSA

— Mirza Iqbal Baig (@mirzaiqbal80) April 9, 2021

South Africa vs Pakistan 1st T20I Live Telecast Channel in India and South Africa

Star Network will broadcast the live streaming of the first T20I between South Africa and Pakistan in India. With Indian Premier League 2021 also beginning from today, the four-match T20I series will most likely be telecast on Star Sports 2 and Star Sports 2HD. As was the case during the recently concluded ODI series, the T20I series will also not be available in Hindi commentary.

Online users can stream the match on Star’s streaming application named Disney+Hotstar. It is worth mentioning that the match is unlikely to be available on any other streaming platform in India.

As far as the fans in South Africa are concerned, they will be able to watch the Johannesburg T20I on their televisions by tuning in to Super Sport Network.

Date – 10/04/2021 (Saturday).

Match start Time – 02:30 PM (SAST) and 06:00 PM (IST).

TV Channel – Star Sports 2 and Star Sports 2HD (India) and Super Sport (South Africa).

Online platform – Disney+Hotstar (India).

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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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