IND vs SA 1st T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips
India host South Africa at the Greenfield International Stadium, Trivandrum on Wednesday evening in the opening game of their three-match IT20 series. India come into this series after beating Australia 2-1 earlier this month. South Africa beat England 2-1 and Ireland 2-0 in their last two IT20 series during their of the UK earlier this summer. Read on as we preview this game. The match gets underway at 19:00 local time.
India came back from losing the opening game of the series to beat Australia by six wickets twice. Hardik Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be missed but Arshdeep Singh will come back into the side.
South Africa have become a strong white ball outfit and will be looking to get to at least the semi-final stage in the T20 World Cup later this year. They will fancy their chances of winning this match.
India vs South Africa 1st T20 Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This match will be shown live on the Star Sports Network.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar.
IND vs SA Match Toss Prediction
The last IT20 at this venue was won by West Indies who won the toss and chose to field first. We predict that both teams will choose to bowl first and chase a target in the second innings.
IND vs SA Pitch Report
It is a good batting wicket in Trivandrum and we expect spin bowlers to get plenty of turn from the surface. Any score over 180 will be very hard to chase.
Weather Report
It will be partly cloudy from start to finish in this match with the humidity levels above 80% throughout. We do not expect any rain to interrupt the fixture.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for India vs South Africa 1st T20 Match 2022
India Team News & Playing 11
IND Team News
With the countdown to the T20 World Cup 2022 firmly on, India have chosen to rest all-rounder Hardik Pandya and pace bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar for this series. Left-arm quick bowler, Arshdeep Singh who has been very impressive since making his debut earlier this year, returns after resting during the series with Australia.
IND Key Players
- Virat Kohli- the former captain struggled with his form earlier this year but had a good 2022 Asia Cup and hit seven boundaries in his innings on Sunday.
- Suryakumar Yadav- the aggressive and big-hitting middle order batter struck 69 runs from 36 balls in Sunday’s game in Hyderabad. He hit 115 runs in the series against Australia.
- Axar Patel- the left-arm spinner opened the bowling in the last two games of the series against Australia. He was very impressive and dismissed Aaron Finch, Josh Inglis and Matthew Wade in the final match.
IND Team Form
India have won three of their last four games in this format and a victory in this clash will make it three wins in a row.
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India Predicted Playing 11
Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant (wk), Dinesh Karthik, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
SA Team News
The visitors have picked a strong squad for this tour with the likes of Bjorn Fortuin, Marco Jansen and Andile Phehlukwayo only able to be picked as stand-by players. Skipper Temba Bavuma returns from injury to lead the team ahead of the T20 World Cup.
SA Key Players
- Reeza Hendricks- the right handed batter equalled the world record when he hit four successive half-centuries in this format earlier this summer. His run ended with 42 against Ireland.
- Kagiso Rabada- the 27 year old right arm pace bowler has an excellent record in India during his seasons in the IPL. He has 52 IT20 wickets from 46 games.
- Tabraiz Shamsi- the left-arm wrist spinner has taken 124 international wickets since making his debut in 2016. He took 4-36 in the CPL on September 14.
SA Team Form
South Africa beat Ireland 2-0 and won the final two games against England so will be targeting their fifth successive victory in this match.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma (c), Rilee Roussow, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi
India vs South Africa Head to Head
India lead South Africa 11-8 in the overall head to head. The sides had a five match IT20 series earlier this year which saw South Africa go 2-0 up before India came back. The final game was washed out with the series at 2-2.
IND vs SA Head to Head Stats in T20's
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Matches Played |
IND Won |
SA Won |
Tie |
No Result |
Overall |
20 |
11 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
Last 5 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
India vs South Africa Betting Odds
Although South Africa have been in excellent form in IT20 cricket, India are a very tough opposition at home. The bookies are backing India to win this match.
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Who will win India vs South Africa 1st T20 Match?
In Reeza Hendricks, South Africa have a world-class batter in fantastic form. However, India’s top order looks the stronger with their top four players likely to get in any IT20 side.
India vs South Africa Betting Rate
🏆 India vs South Africa Prediction
India and South Africa played four IT20s in India only three months ago and we do not expect South Africa to require any time to acclimatise. This should be an entertaining clash with quality spinners in excellent form on both sides. Overall, we are backing India to win this opening game of the series.
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