Preview
South Africa and India will square off in a three-match ODI series, with the 1st ODI slated to be played on 19th January 2022. India last played an ODI series in July 2021 against Sri Lanka, which they comfortably won 2-1.
South Africa’s previous ODI series against The Netherlands was abandoned. This ODI series will also be the first one that India will play after Virat Kohli has been removed as the captain of the Indian ODI side.
Match Details
South Africa vs India, 1st ODI
Venue: Boland Park, Paarl
Date & Time: 19th January 2022 at 02:00 PM
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network
Pitch Report
The pitch at Boland Park in Paarl is one where the batters can score with freedom. The ball will come onto the bat and we can expect a high-scoring rubber between the two sides.
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Probable Playing XIs for SA vs IND
South Africa
Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Marco Jansen/Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi
India
Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul (c), Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
Top Picks for SA vs IND 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Virat Kohli is a legend of the ODI format of the game and has scored over 12000 runs at an average of close to 60.
Rishabh Pant is an explosive batter who can decimate any bowling attack on his day. If Pant gets going, then there will be plenty of problems for the Protean bowling attack.
Quinton De Kock can put pressure on the opposition with his aggressive stroke play. The left-hander has scored 5355 runs in ODI cricket at an average of above 45.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for SA vs IND 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Rishabh Pant, Quinton De Kock (VC), Ravichandran Ashwin, Andile Phehlukwayo, Virat Kohli (C), KL Rahul, Temba Bavuma, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for SA vs IND 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket
Rishabh Pant (C), Quinton De Kock, Ravi Ashwin, Venkatesh Iyer, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rassie van der Dussen, Jasprit Bumrah, Kagiso Rabada, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Tabraiz Shamsi (VC)
Captain and Vice-Captain Options
Captain Options: Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant
Vice-Captain Options: Quinton De Kock and Tabraiz Shamsi
