South Africa (SA) beat India on Tuesday in Gqeberha to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match T20I series. The first game of the series was abandoned due to rain in Durban on Sunday. The South African batters showed their class against a sloppy Indian bowling unit on a soggy and wet evening at the St. George’s Stadium.
Team India (IND) on the other hand will want to square the series and make a statement. Suryakumar Yadav and Rinku Singh’s half-centuries went in vain for the Indian side. One doesn’t expect too many changes to be made on the Indian side.
The final game on Thursday in Johannesburg will leave India with just 4 T20I games to prepare for the 2024 T20I World Cup. Afghanistan is set to tour India for a three-match series in early January post which India will play test cricket against England.
SA vs IND Dream11 Match Details –
Match – South Africa vs India, 3rd T20I
Venue – New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Date and Time – 14th December 2023, 8:30 PM IST
Live Coverage Details – Star Sports India (HD and SD), Disney Hotstar (OTT)
SA vs IND – Pitch Report
Johannesburg is known to be a great strip for batting with an electric fast outfield. The fast bowlers will get a good amount of pace and bounce with the new ball. There will be a good bit of swing under the lights which could help the team bowling second. The weather is expected to be overcast on Thursday so the skipper winning the toss will want to bowl first.
SA vs IND – Head-To-Head Record
Matches – 25
Wins for India – 13
Wins for South Africa – 11
No-Result – 1
SA vs IND – Predicted playing XI
India –
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma. Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, and Mohammed Siraj
South Africa –
Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Andile Phelukwayo, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lizaad Williams, and Ottneil Baartman
SA vs IND – Fantasy Teams
Grand League Team –
Batters – Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Suryakumar Yadav, Yashasvi Jaiswal (VC) and Rinku Singh
All-Rounder – Aiden Markram (Captain) and Ravindra Jadeja
Wicket – Keeper – Heinrich Klaasen
Bowlers – Kuldeep Yadav, Tabraiz Shamsi, and Mohammed Siraj
Head-To-Head Team –
Batters – Reeza Hendricks (Captain), David Miller, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Rinku Singh and Shubman Gill
All-Rounder – Ravindra Jadeja and Aiden Markram
Wicket – Keeper – Jitesh Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen
Bowlers – Kuldeep Yadav and Tabraiz Shamsi