IND vs SA, 1st T20I Preview

The South African side will be taking on the Indian side in a 3-match T20I series, followed by a 3-match ODI series. Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, and Indore will be hosting these three games. India’s regular white-ball skipper Rohit Sharma will be leading the side into the T20I series. Most of the senior players have been added to the squad. The team is coming off a 2-1 series win against Australia recently. On the other hand, the South African team has also prepared a pretty robust squad, with all senior players in. They hunted down England in England by a 2-1 margin recently.

IND vs SA, 1st T20I Details

India vs South Africa – 1st T20I

Venue: Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

Date & Time: 28th September at 07:00 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

IND vs SA, 1st T20I Pitch Report

The Greenfield International Stadium’s surface is bowler-friendly, with excellent support for both pacers and spinners throughout the game. To get going here, batsmen will need to spend some quality time in the middle. The surface will become better for batting as the game progresses.

Injury News

• Deepak Hooda has been ruled out of the T20I series due to a back injury.

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IND vs SA, 1st T20I Probable Playing XIs:

India Probable Playing XIs

KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma(C), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav/ Shreyas Iyer, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar

South Africa Probable Playing XIs

Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma(C), David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi

Topmost Picks for IND vs SA Dream11 Prediction, 1st T20I:

Top Picks – India

• Jasprit Bumrah is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler from India. He has hunted 70 wickets in his 60 matches T20I career so far. He will be a useful addition to the fantasy side here.
• KL Rahul is a right-handed batsman from India. He has hammered 2029 runs in his 64 matches T20I career so far. He will be a top-choice pick for this match.

Top Picks – South Africa

• Aiden Markram is a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler from South Africa. He has smashed 722 runs and taken 6 wickets in the 23 matches T20I career so far. He has the potential to make an impact with both the bat as well as the ball.
• Kagiso Rabada is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler from South Africa. He has taken 23 wickets in his 22 matches T20I career so far. He will be among the crucial picks from the bowling department.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for IND vs SA Dream11 Team:

Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Aiden Markram(C), Dwaine Pretorius, Axar Patel(VC), Jasprit Bumrah, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for IND vs SA Dream11 Team:

Quinton de Kock(VC), Reeza Hendricks, Rohit Sharma(C), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, David Miller, Aiden Markram, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Virat Kohli, Aiden Markram, Rohit Sharma

Vice-captain – Axar Patel, Quinton de Kock

Wicketkeeper – Quinton de Kock

IND vs SA 1st T20I Probable Winners:

The Indian team registered a comeback in the recently concluded 3-match T20I series against Australia. After losing the first match, India bounced back to win the 2nd and 3rd T20I to win the series 2-1. While they are without Rassie van der Dussen, the Proteas have a good mix of youth and experience and will fancy their chances of a win. The 1st T20I between India and South Africa is expected to be a close contest where team India will start as slight favorites due to a winning momentum on their back. Considering the team combination, India is expected to win this match.