India tour of South Africa 2024

SA vs IND, 1st T20I

Preview 

It is the opening match of the four-match series, and hosts Proteas will be keen for an early lead as they cross swords with India. The last time these two sides faced, the men in blue emerged victorious in the final of the World T20 League. Team India is coming into this series on the back of a 3-0 test whitewash by the hands of Kiwis at home. They will be eyeing a strong comeback as the hosts look to ride their good form at home and secure a win in this game. 

The visitors have an inexperienced bowling attack, which may work against them in this series. They do not have an impressive record playing in South Africa, and it will be interesting to see how the team begins the series. The men in green possess a potent batting lineup and are familiar with the conditions. It is the series opener, and we expect the two teams to come hard at one other.   

Match Details

Match: SA vs IND, 1st T20I, India tour of South Africa, 2024

Date: Friday, November 08, 2024

Time: 8:30 PM

Venue: Kingsmead, Durban

Pitch and Weather Report

Pacers have always enjoyed bowling at Kingsmead, Durban as the wicket here offers decent pace and bounce. Batters have to get their eyes on the track before they start manufacturing their shots. 

Rain is predicted for the day and overcast conditions are expected throughout the day. 153 is the average first innings total at this venue. 

SA vs IND Squads

SA: Aiden Markram (c), Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Patrick Kruger, Donovan Ferreira, Heinrich Klaasen, Ryan Rickelton, Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqabayomzi 

IND: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal, Rinku Singh

SA vs IND Probable Playing XIs

SA: Aiden Markram (c), Reeza Hendricks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), David Miller, Patrick Kruger, Heinrich Klaasen, Gerald Coetzee, Ottneil Baartman, Tristan Stubbs, Keshav Maharaj, Nqabayomzi Peter

IND: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Ramandeep Singh

Match Prediction 

The visitors have a strong batting lineup, but the bowling prowess is relatively young and inexperienced. The majority of the bowlers haven’t played in South African conditions, and the spin-heavy attack must tame the odds to do well. The hosts have a well-balanced batting and bowling lineup suited for these conditions. 

We predict SA to win this encounter.   

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