SA vs IND Dream11 Prediction 1st T20I: The Indian Cricket Team will travel to South Africa for a four-match T20I series in what is set to be a repeat of the 2024 T20 World Cup final, won by India.
The home team will enter the series with all their core team members in the squad. However, there will also be some fresh faces, some new names who were not in the World Cup squad. Since the WC earlier this year, the Proteas have lost a T20I series to the West Indies 3-0, lost an ODI series 2-0 against Afghanistan, won T20Is and ODIs against Ireland and most recently defeated Bangladesh in two Test matches.
As for India. While they are coming off a humiliating whitewash in the recent home Test series against New Zealand, no players from that squad are a part of this one as the Men in Blue have been looking to create a whole new T20I squad ever since winning the T20 World Cup earlier this year.
South Africa vs India Match 1st T20I Team News
South Africa has announced a star-studded squad for this series. Captained by Aiden Markram, this team has a fine mixture of youth and experience. But the pick of the batters would be Tristan Stubbs and Heinrich Klassen, two of the best limited-overs batters in the world who are coming off earning big bucks in the IPL retentions.
Suryakumar Yadav is India’s T20I captain and he will take a squad full of young names to South Africa. None of the players from the recent Test loss to New Zealand are in this team. There are also a few players in this team who might make their national team debut.
South Africa vs India Date and Time:
- Date: November 8, Thursday
- Time: 08:30 PM (IST) / 05:00 PM (Local)
- Venue: Kingsmead Stadium, Durban
SA vs IND Announced Squads:
South Africa Announced Squad:
Aiden Markram (C), Reeza Hendricks, Donovan Ferreira (wk), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Andile Simelane, Mihlali Mpongwana, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Nqaba Peter, Keshav Maharaj, Ottneil Baartman, and Lutho Sipamla (3rd and 4th T20Is),
India Announced Squad:
Suryakumar Yadav (C), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Ramandeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Varun Chakravarthy, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal, and Vijay Kumar Vyshak
South Africa vs India Match 1st T20I Head-to-Head:
- Matches Played: 27
- South Africa Won: 11
- India Won: 15
- No Contest: 01
- First Played: December 1, 2006 (IND win)
- Last Played: July 29, 2024 (IND win)
IND vs SA Predicted XIs:
South Africa predicted XI:
Ryan Rickelton (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (C), Heinrich Klassen, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller,Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Nqaba Peter, Ottniel Baartman, Keshav Maharaj
India predicted XI:
Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (C), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Yash Dayal, Varun Chakravarthy
South Africa vs India 1st T20I Pitch and Weather Report:
The pitch in Kingsmead is often hard to read. A batter’s haven on most match days, generally suits the sides batting first, as they have a much higher average score. However, the ratio between teams winning who bat or bowl first is almost even. But, as a general rule of thumb, the side winning the toss should bat first, as the good batting pitch starts to break apart around the start of the second inning.
It will be a fine evening to play cricket in Durban on November 8th. The temperature will hover around the 20 degrees Celcius mark as summers approach in the Southern Hemisphere. While the humidity will be high, the winds will be quite high as well, making dew not that big of a factor. It will be a cloudy day with a decent chase of rain. However, the rain will be in the form of light drizzles at most.
SA vs IND Dream11 Prediction 1st T20I: Captaincy Prediction:
On the batting-friendly pitches of Kingmead, explosive batters would be the best options to pick as the captain. And who is a better T20I explosive batter in the world at the moment than Heinrich Klassen? Another great pick for this, but this time from the Indian side, is Rinku Singh, who needs to have a massive tour to South Africa.
Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav might just be the most reliable pick. On pitches that are good for batting, he not only scores runs quickly but also puts up big numbers.
SA vs IND Dream11 Prediction 1st T20I 3 players to watch out for:
The 3 players to watch out for in the South Africa vs India 1st T20I are:
- Indian batter Rinku Singh
- South African wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klassen
- Indian star all-rounder Hardik Pandya
South Africa vs India MyCircle11 Match Prediction: Who will win today’s 1st T20I match?
For the South Africa vs India MyCircle11 Match Prediction, we predict that India will defeat South Africa in Kingsmead
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