Who Will Win South Africa vs India 1st T20?
After winning the ODI series, India will look to continue their dominance in the three-game T20 international series as well. The final leg of India's tour of South Africa begins with the first T20 to be played on February 18 at the New Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. Live action is scheduled to commence at 2:30 PM local time.
SA vs Ind 1st T20: Where to Watch/Live Streaming
TV channels: Sony Ten 1, Sky Sports, Fox Sports
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Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for SA vs Ind 1st T20....
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
The Proteas will expect healthy contributions with the bat from the likes of AB de Villiers, JP Duminy and David Miller. de Villiers is the third-highest run-getter for South Africa in T20 internationals at the Wanderers and he is going to be the key in this batting line-up. In the absence of Morne Morkel, Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi, the hosts will be counting on Dane Paterson, Chris Morris and Andile Phehlukwayo to deliver the goods with the ball. Morris is the most experienced of the lot and it will be mainly up to him to restrict the Indian batsmen.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
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Jean-Paul Duminy (c), Farhaan Behardien, AB de Villiers, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Chris Morris, Dane Paterson, Aaron Phangiso, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi
India Team News & Playing 11
Their top three in Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli have had a good ODI series and once again the onus will be on them to do the job for their team with the bat. Kohli is undergoing a purple patch and he could start off the T20 series with a big score here. Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal will continue to be the main threats with the ball. The wrist-spinners caused a lot of problems for the batsmen in the ODIs and they are likely to trouble them again in the 20-overs format as well.
India Predicted Playing 11
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Virat Kohli (c), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul/Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (wk) Hardik Pandya, Manish Pandey, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah
South Africa vs India 1st T20 Prediction
India and South Africa have played 10 T20 internationals against each other with the former leading the scoreline 6-4. The two teams have met twice in this format at the Wanderers and both have won once each. India clearly have the upper hand going into this series as they outplayed the hosts in both batting and bowling departments in the ODIs. Moreover, the Proteas who are already plagued by injuries have decided to rest many of their key players like Hashim Amla, Morne Morkel and Kagiso Rabada for the series. So there seems to be a lot of inexperience in the South African side which is why we feel that India have a great chance of winning the series opener.
Final Verdict: Back India to beat South Africa in the first T20 international.
Feb 18 - Feb 18, 2018
18:00 IST / 12:30 GMT
Wanderers Stadium - Johannesburg, South Africa
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