India vs South Africa 1st T20I Match Prediction: Bouncing back from the 0-2 whitewash in the Test series, India allayed some pain of the fans with a 2-1 IND vs SA ODI series win, the rubber made highly entertaining by the free-flowing runs from the bats of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Now, the senior pair of Rohit and Kohli will rest again until the next ODI series while the younger crop of Indian players will host South Africa for a five-match T20I series, starting on Tuesday in Cuttack.
India vs South Africa 1st T20I team news:
Firstly, Shubman Gill, India’s T20I vice-captain, has been declared fit after missing the second Test and the entire ODI series with a neck injury. All-rounder Hardik Pandya will return to international cricket since September, when he sustained a quadriceps injury during the Asia Cup.
On the other hand, South Africa have injury concerns as Tony de Zorzi and Nandre Burger picked up hamstring injuries during the IND vs SA 2nd ODI and missed the series-decider. The Proteas are already fretting over Kagiso Rabada’s fitness: Rabada missed all games on this tour owing to a rib injury and is not part of the T20I squad.
India vs South Africa head-to-head record in T20I cricket:
India and South Africa have faced off in 31 T20Is. India won 18 of those matches, including the T20 World Cup final last year, and the Proteas have beaten India in 12 T20Is; one match was washed out.
India vs South Africa T20I record:
- Matches played: 31
- India won: 18
- South Africa won: 12
- Tied: 0
- No Result: 1
India vs South Africa 1st T20I IND vs SA date and time:
- Date: December 9, Tuesday
- Venue: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack
- Time: 07:00 PM IST/01:30 PM GMT/03:30 PM SAST
Also Read: IND vs SA 1st T20I Live Streaming Details
India vs South Africa 1st T20I Predicted Playing 11:
India predicted XI:
Suryakumar Yadav (C), Shubman Gill, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma/Shivam Dube, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Harshit Rana/Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy
South Africa predicted XI:
Aiden Markram (C), David Miller, Dewald Brevis, Lungi Ngidi, Quinton de Kock (wk), Donovan Ferreira, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Anrich Nortje, Keshav Maharaj, Corbin Bosch
India vs South Africa pitch report of the 1st T20I at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack:
The Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, has hosted three men’s T20Is, in which the average innings score has been 138. Only once in six innings did a team post over 150 in Cuttack.
Bowlers have dominated games here: spinners averaged 16.7 and pacers 16. Batting second will be the ideal decision for the captain winning the toss, with two of three games in Cuttack being won by the chasing side.
India vs South Africa 1st T20I Toss Prediction:
India is predicted to win the toss.
India vs South Africa 1st T20I Most Runs Prediction:
Abhishek Sharma is predicted to score the most runs.
India vs South Africa 1st T20I Most Wickets Prediction:
Varun Chakravarthy is predicted to take the most wickets.
India vs South Africa 1st T20I Player of the Match Prediction:
Varun Chakravarthy is predicted to be the Player of the Match.
India vs South Africa 1st T20I Match Prediction: 3 players to watch out for in 1st T20I
The 3 players to watch out for in the India vs South Africa 1st T20I match are Jasprit Bumrah, Dewald Brevis, and Suryakumar Yadav.
India vs South Africa Todays Match Prediction: Who will win the 1st T20I?
For the India vs South Africa 1st T20I match prediction, we predict that India will win in Cuttack.
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