Cricket Prediction | 1^st ODI: South Africa vs West Indies 

South Africa vs West Indies at a glance

• Nine of the last ten ODI matches between South Africa and the West Indies have been won at home.
• In the past year, West Indies has struggled in ODI cricket and has only won once in the previous 10 matches.
• At Buffalo Park in East London, South Africa has a stellar record and hasn’t suffered a loss since 1999. 

South Africa vs West Indies Team Preview

South Africa

Even though several of their greatest players won’t be available for this game, South Africa will still be able to field a formidable team. It needs to be seen if it will be effective enough to defeat West Indies.

The hosts have made the unprecedented decision to release separate lineups for the first two ODIs and the series finale. Moreover, Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje, both speed bowlers, have been given the entire series off. Temba Bavuma will continue to captain the team in this format despite recently relinquishing the IT20 captaincy.

West Indies

West Indies have struggled in this format for a long time but have many quality white ball players. They might have an excellent chance to start the series off on the right foot with a victory in this game.

For the West Indies, who have Shai Hope as their ODI skipper in place of Nicholas Pooran, this game marks the beginning of a brand-new era. Yet, they still have a lot of seasoned players on the roster, including Jason Holder and Roston Chase.

South Africa vs West Indies Team Playing Squads

South Africa Squads

South Africa

Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Sisanda Magala, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi, Lizaad Williams

West Indies Squads

West Indies

Shai Hope (c), Nicholas Pooran (wk), Rovman Powell, Shamarh Brooks, Kyle Mayers, Roston Chase, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Yannic Cariah, Akeal Hosein, Shannon Gabriel

South Africa vs West Indies Team Form in Last 5 Matches

South Africa – L W W L L

West Indies – L L W L L

South Africa vs West Indies outfield report

 

Buffalo Park East London

At the toss, the weather will be a deciding factor. In the initial overs, the wicket will feature a lot of bounce and pace. The team that wins the toss will attempt to take advantage of the circumstances and won’t think twice about bowling first.

 

In East London, there will be a lot of clouds, and it might rain during the game.

Although the wicket is level, bowlers will have some help on it. In this match, the team batting first will try to reach a total of 280 runs.

South Africa vs West Indies Final Prediction

Winning the toss

• South Africa

Player of the Match

• South Africa – Quinton de Kock

Most sixes

• South Africa – Quinton de Kock 
• West Indies – Nicholas Pooran

Most wickets

• South Africa – Gerald Coetzee 
• West Indies – Alzarri Joseph

Most runs

• South Africa – Quinton de Kock 
• West Indies – Nicholas Pooran

Team Scores Batting First

• South Africa – 280+
• West Indies – 270+