Watch India Vs. South Africa Cricket Live Online: Start Time, Streaming For World T20 Warm-Up Match


Fans can watch the India vs. South Africa cricket match live online and see if the Men in Blue can continue to impress in their final warm-up before the World Twenty20 tournament begins for them.

The teams will face off Saturday in Mumbai, with a start time of 7:30 p.m. local time (2 p.m. GMT/9 a.m. ET). For India, the match is a chance to continue the momentum of a torrid run through the 2016 Asia Cup, where they breezed past the competition in the T20 format and avenged a poor 2014 run in the tournament.

India followed it up with a 45-run win over West Indies in the first warm-up match.

Fans who watch the India vs. South Africa cricket match online will see if the Indian squad can look past the other distractions that the tournament has brought. This week, the Pakistan team raised security concerns about the match being played in Dharamsala, and ICC officials agreed to move the match to Kolkata. The Pakistan team is also seeking written assurance of security from the Indian government.

“Our government is expecting an assurance to Pakistan against specific threats to the Pakistan team from various political parties and groups during the tour,” said Shaharyar Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.

The teams are scheduled to play on March 19, the second round of the ICC World Twenty20 tournament.

“Our concerns relate both to uncertainty as to the level of those threats as well as the level of commitment to implement any security plan developed to mitigate such threats,” David Richardson, the ICC chief executive, said on Wednesday (via the Wall Street Journal). “The decision was not taken lightly.”

But first, India will face a South African team filled with confidence coming into the T20 tournament. They have won nine out of their last 12 matches, including a series win over India.

Although they followed it with a loss to Australia, captain Faf du Plessis is confident that the team can move past that loss.

“In the series against Australia, we tried to make sure that every area was covered and that is why the team changed a little bit every game,” Du Plessis told reporters on Friday (via Reuters).

“So as a captain I don’t feel worried, I feel that we have got a well balanced team. I feel that it is the probably the most balanced squad we have had, and it is not the eleven that is playing, we have got some real depth in our squad.”

Fans who watch the India vs. South Africa cricket match online will see a tight contest, Cricket Country predicted.

“India are the favourites going into the match, but not by much. South Africa have an excellent team full of players who can single-handedly turn the match around. If the Proteas can overcome their problems against spin they will fare a much better chance to stunning the all-conquering hosts. India will want a repeat of their performance against West Indies, with their other batsmen getting a chance this time. It should be a close contest at Wankhede.”

Squads:

India

Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj Singh, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashish Nehra, Harbhajan Singh, Pawan Negi, Ajinkya Rahane, Mohammed Shami

South Africa

Faf du Plessis (C), Kyle Abbott, Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock, A B de Villiers, J P Duminy, David Miller, Chris Morris, Aaron Phangiso, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Roussouw, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, David Wiese

Fans who want to watch the India vs. South Africa cricket match live online can find streaming video through Star Sports.

[Photo by Mark Kolbe/Getty Images]

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