Preview:
After conquering the Test series, South Africa are all set to clash with India in the 1st ODI match on Wednesday. This match is scheduled to play at the Boland Park, Paarl in South Africa. The hosts, South Africa will be heading into this match high on confidence after defeating the Indian team in the third Test.
Talking about the Indian team, the Men in Blue will be led by the stand-in skipper KL Rahul, as the newly appointed ODI captain, Rohit Sharma is injured and out of action. It will be interesting to see how the new-look Indian team performs. We can expect a thrilling encounter between these two giants on Wednesday.
Match Details:
South Africa vs India, 1st ODI
Venue: Boland Park, Paarl, South Africa
Date & Time: 19th January, at 2:00 PM IST and 11:30 AM Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Pitch Report:
The pitch at this venue looks to be a neutral one. Both the batters and the bowlers have to be at their best on this wicket. As the game progresses, it is expected to become slower and start assisting the spinners as well.
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Probable Playing XIs for SA vs IND:
South Africa:
Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi, Keshav Maharaj
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 Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Batters
Without any doubt, Virat Kohli is a must-have player for your fantasy teams. The 33-year-old has struck 12,169 runs in the ODI format at an average of 50.39, which includes 27 hundreds and 28 fifties.
Rassie van der Dussen is a key player from the South Africa team. The right-handed batter has amassed 1049 runs from 23 innings at an average of 65.56.
Top Picks – All-Rounders
Andile Phehlukwayo is a talented all-rounder who can contribute with both the bat and the ball. In 68 matches, he has scalped 80 wickets and has also scored 731 runs at an average of 26.10.
Ravichandran Ashwin has been one of the best performers for India across all aspects of the game. Having a look at his ODI stats, the experienced campaigner has bagged 150 wickets in this format.
Top Picks – Bowlers
Bhuvneshwar Kumar is expected to play a crucial role in the first ODI against South Africa. The experienced bowler has bagged 141 wickets after featuring in 119 ODI games, with the best figures reading 5 for 42.
Kagiso Rabada is expected to lead the pace attack for South Africa in the upcoming match. He has scalped 126 wickets in 82 matches and has the best figures of 6/16.
Top Picks – Wicket-keeper
Quinton de Kock will be a good pick for your fantasy teams. He often opens the innings for South Africa in the limited-overs format and has mustered 5355 runs at an average of 45.38 and has a healthy strike rate of 95.47.
In only 38 ODI matches, KL Rahul has scored 1509 runs at an average of nearly 50. He has scored five centuries in this format.
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for SA vs IND Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Quinton de Kock (VC), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (C), Rassie van der Dussen, Ravichandran Ashwin, Andile Phehlukwayo, Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for SA vs IND Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:
Rishabh Pant, Quinton de Kock, Shikhar Dhawan (C), KL Rahul, Aiden Markram (VC), Temba Bavuma, Andile Phehlukwayo, Venkatesh Iyer, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Tabraiz Shamsi
SA vs IND Risky Captaincy Choice:
Temba Bavuma has excellent records in his short ODI career so far. He has scored 499 runs in 13 games at an average of almost 50.
