India, South Africa to arrive in Chandigarh today:Special DGP will review security arrangements; second T20I in Mullanpur on Dec 11

The Indian and South African teams will arrive this evening for the T20 match to be held on Thursday at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh. The teams will arrive around five in the evening. After that, they will go directly to the hotel. Meanwhile, arrangements for the match are being completed at the stadium. Security review is being done by the police to ensure people don’t face any difficulties. Additionally, special cameras are being installed at the stadium ground and all gates. Also, Punjab Police’s Special DGP Law and Order will hold a press conference regarding security arrangements. This press conference will be held at 3:45 PM. Teams will arrive from Bhubaneswar this afternoon in Chandigarh A five T20 match series is being played between South Africa and India. The first match was played on December 9 at Cuttack (Barabati Stadium), where India won by 101 runs. Today both teams are arriving in Chandigarh from Cuttack. Both teams and match officials will be accommodated at Hyatt Regency and Hyatt Centric in Chandigarh. This match will be held in Chandigarh on the 11th. Then on the 12th, the team will depart for Dharamshala by charter flight, where the third match will be played in Dharamshala on the 14th. However, the teams were initially expected to arrive at 2 PM. From Shubman Gill to Abhishek Sharma – 3 Punjab starts set to feature in home soil The Indian team has three players from Punjab – Shubman Gill, Arshdeep Singh, and Abhishek Sharma. Among them, two players – Shubman Gill and Arshdeep Singh – are from this hometown. Therefore, all eyes will be on both players. Previously, these players faced each other in IPL matches. Shubman Gill plays for the Gujarat Titans. Arshdeep Singh plays for Punjab and Abhishek Sharma plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Former cricketer Yuvraj Singh is the mentor of Gill and Abhishek Sharma.