IND vs SA Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI Updates, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for 1st T20I

Match Details:

India vs South Africa, 1st T20I

Venue: Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram

Date & Time: September 28th at 7:00 PM IST

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar

Preview:

As part of their preparations for the T20 World Cup, India will now host South Africa in the 3 matches T20I series which gets underway on Wednesday. BCCI has chosen larger grounds that will suit the Australian conditions where we witnessed the same in the previous series as well. After a disappointing exit from the Asia Cup, Men in Blue in their new attire wrapped up a close series win over Australia by 2-1. We are seeing old Virat Kohli with the way he is batting at the moment. Suryakumar Yadav’s fearless approach and Axar Patel’s disciplined bowling make India a complete side although there are concerns in the death bowling. Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have been rested for this series whereas Arshdeep Singh makes his return to the squad. It’s going to be a final assignment for them ahead of the T20 World Cup which is less than 4 weeks away.

South Africa on the other hand, are undefeated in their previous 6 bilateral T20I series. The competition in the side is highly intense for each and every spot with skipper Temba Bavuma returning to the side after an injury. Tristan Stubbs who attracted the highest bid for a whopping R 9.2m in the CSA T20 Auction is the player to watch out for in this series. They will definitely miss the services of their top batter Rassie van der Dussen who is currently nursing a finger injury. They have announced the 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup and the same squad will take part against India.

What is the pitch report for IND vs SA, 1st T20I?

This is the only 3rd time Greenfield International Stadium hosting a T20I. Considering huge boundaries on either side of the ground the spinners will definitely come in handy. Anything more than 170 is a competitive total on this surface.

Injury Updates:

Deepak Hooda is out with an injury and Mohammad Shami still hasn’t recovered from covid-19.

Recent form:

India: WWLWL

South Africa: WWWWL

What is the expected, Probable Playing XIs for IND vs SA, 1st T20I?

India

Lokesh Rahul, Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal

South Africa

Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma (c), Rilee Rossouw / Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi / Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi

What are the Top Picks, players for Dream11, My11circle and MPL for IND vs SA, 1st T20I?

Top Pick – Batter

Rohit Sharma has scored the most runs in the head-to-head contest between India and South Africa. In 13 matches, he has scored 362 runs at an average of 32.91 with the highest score of 106.

Top Pick – All-Rounder

Axar Patel was the player of the series for his inspirational bowling performances in the recently concluded series against Australia. He scalped 8 wickets in 3 matches at an average of 7.88.

Top Pick – Bowler

Anrich Nortje always threatens the opposition batters with his sheer pace and bounce. In his 22 T20Is, he has scalped 23 wickets at an economy of 7.11 with the best figures of 3 for 8.

Top Pick – Wicketkeeper

Quinton de Kock has a good record against India in the shortest format. In 5 innings, he has smoked 173 runs at a strike rate of 139.52 with the highest score of 79.

X-Factor:

Suryakumar Yadav is unstoppable at the moment. The kind of shots he is inventing is simply phenomenal. He has scored the most runs in T20Is this year with 682 runs in 20 matches.

What are the fantasy suggested teams for IND vs SA, 1st T20I?

1. Quinton de Kock, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Reeza Hendricks (c), Suryakumar Yadav (vc), Tristan Stubbs, Dwaine Pretorius, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje

2. Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma (c), Reeza Hendricks, David Miller (vc), Suryakumar Yadav, Temba Bavuma, Lokesh Rahul, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi

IND vs SA, 1st T20I Probable Winners:

India are expected to win this match.