The quartet had missed the three-match T20I series against India due to various reasons and their return to the side will add the much-needed firepower ahead of the global showpiece event, of which Australia are the defending reigning champions

Captain Sanju Samson (54 off 68 balls) and and Tilak Varma (50 off 62 balls) also scored half-centuries after India opted to bat but it was Thakur’s blitzkrieg down the order that took the home side to 284 all out in 49.3 overs

Since the Super 4s of the Asia Cup, India have played six T20Is and won three of them while losing three. However, all the three defeats—against Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Australia—have come while defending targets

Men in Blue are nowhere close to their first-choice XI ahead of final series—three T20Is v South Africa—before the World Cup, thanks to Deepak Hooda’s injury, COVID-affected Mohammed Shami and conditioning sessions for Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya

There was a time when he was getting runs but his power game was not coming at his beck and call. That is starting to happen," Manjrekar said

Harmanpreet Kaur smashed a match-winning 143 not out off 111 deliveries in the second match in Canterbury

The focus will now shift to an identical match-up against the Proteas, the final dress rehearsal for both teams before the T20 World Cup in Australia next month

India had played three T20Is and as many ODIs in England from September 10 to 24. While they lost the T20I series 2-1, the visitors came back to win the ODI series 3-0, marking it the very first instance of them registering a clean sweep over England in England

However, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has not given any official update for these two players, but according to a cricbuzz report both players could miss the South Africa series