Cricket Prediction | South Africa vs India | 1st T20I | Dec 10 – Let’s see how SA will perform in front of the World Cup Finalist

RSA vs IND Match Analysis

The three-match T20I series between South Africa and India gets underway at Kingsmead, Durban, on Sunday afternoon. This will be South Africa’s first Twenty20 international match since Australia defeated them 3-0 at the beginning of September. Only one week has passed since India defeated Australia 4-1 in a five-game Twenty20 International series. The start of the match is set for 16:00 locally.

During the 2023 Cricket World Cup, South Africa’s potent hitting and variety of bowling styles won over a lot of cricket fans. Ahead of the upcoming World Cup, attention is now focused on T20 cricket, and they will enjoy their chances against this India team at home.

In addition to winning the series against Australia in the last few weeks, India was also able to provide certain players who would be crucial to them over the next ten years with much-needed experience. They will anticipate having enough talent to start this series with a formidable lineup.

RSA vs IND Team Preview & Squads

South Africa

With Quinton de Kock out of action for the next six months and Faf du Plessis returning for the 2024 T20 World Cup, Aiden Markram will lead South Africa in this series. In this match, Donovan Ferreira will be aiming to earn his second cap for his country.

The right-handed opener Reeza Hendricks leads the T20Is with a maximum score of 83 and has four scores of forty or more in his six T20I innings played so far in 2023. The captain, Aiden Markram, has amassed 1063 runs from 33 innings in T20Is, averaging a little under 40. In 2023, he amassed a century and three-quarters in the Cricket World Cup.

With his best stats of 5/24, 33-year-old wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi has claimed 76 wickets in T20I matches. In Kingsmead, he will receive a turn and bounce off this surface. One of the standout players of the 2023 Cricket World Cup was the bowling all-rounder Marco Jansen, who took reliable wickets and hit cleanly near the end of the innings. His technique appears ideal for Twenty20 cricket.

South Africa Squads

South Africa

Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Matthew Breetzke, Donovan Ferreira, Andile Phehlukwayo, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, David Miller, Lizaad Williams, Reeza Hendricks, Tabraiz Shamsi

India

Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, and Kuldeep Yadav have all returned for this series against Australia, which was played with a much-weakened roster for the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Shubman Gill is set to play on Sunday.

The series’ top run scorer for Australia was opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who reached 123 not out in the innings after reaching a half-century. The captain, Suryakumar Yadav, averaged 44.11 from 55 T20I innings and relished the opportunity to lead the team in the series victory over Australia.

The vice-captain, Ravindra Jadeja, wins games with the bat, the ball, and the field. In this game, he will be a crucial lower-order hitter if needed. With nine dismissals overall in the most recent five-match Twenty20 International series against Australia, 23-year-old spinner Ravi Bishnoi emerged as the leading wicket-taker.

India Squads

India

Suryakumar Yadav (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Mohammed Siraj, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Kuldeep Yadav, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravi Bishnoi

RSA vs IND outfield report 

Kingsmead

At this location, 50% of T20 matches have resulted in a win for the team batting second, with 17% ending in a draw. In this match, we believe that both captains will prefer to field first.

The weather for this match in Durban is predicted to be cloudy and muggy. Given that the area is expected to receive a lot of rain during the day, it would also be surprising if there were no weather delays.

Although it has slowed down a bit in recent years, this pitch should still have a strong bounce and pace. Over 155 is the projected par score.  

RSA vs IND Head-to-Head Stats of Last 5 Matches

South Africa has 2 wins in the last five face-offs and India has two.

South Africa vs India Prediction

Winning the toss

• India

Player of the Match

• India – Yashasvi Jaiswal

Most runs

• South Africa – Heinrich Klaasen
• India – Yashasvi Jaiswal

Most wickets

• South Africa – Gerald Coetzee
• India – Ravi Bishnoi

Most sixes

• South Africa – Heinrich Klaasen
• India – Rinku Singh

Team Scores Batting First

• South Africa – 170+
• India – 180+

According to cricket analysts, India has a 54.3% chance to win.

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