SA vs IND 1st T20 Match Prediction & Betting Tips
South Africa and India begin their three match T20I series on Sunday afternoon at Kingsmead, Durban. This will be South Africa’s first T20I since the start of September when they were beaten 3-0 by Australia. India come into this series just a week after beating Australia 4-1 in a five-game T20I series. Read on as we preview this match. The game gets underway at 16:00 local time.
South Africa impressed many cricket enthusiasts during the 2023 Cricket World Cup with their powerful hitting and range of bowling styles. Now the focus turns to T20 cricket ahead of the next World Cup and in home conditions they will fancy their chances against this India side.
India not only won the series with Australia over the last couple of weeks but were able to give much needed experience to some players who will be key for them over the next decade. With a strong squad for this series, they will expect to have enough talent to get off to a winning start.
South Africa vs India 1st T20 Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on the Star Sports Network and Sky Cricket.
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Sky Go and Disney+ Hotstar.
SA vs IND Match Toss Prediction
With 17% of T20 games ending in no result at this venue, 50% have been won by the team batting second. We predict that both captains will want to field first in this match.
SA vs IND Pitch Report
This pitch has slowed down a little over recent years but is still likely to offer good pace and bounce. A par score is expected to be over 155.
Durban Weather Report
The forecast is for heavy cloud and plenty of humidity during this match in Durban. It would also be a surprise if there were no rain interruptions with plenty of rain forecast across the day in the region.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for South Africa vs India 1st T20 2023
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
SA Team News
Aiden Markram will captain South Africa in this series with Quinton de Kock not playing international cricket for the next six months and Faf du Plessis being linked with a return for the 2024 T20 World Cup. Donovan Ferreira will be hoping to win his second international cap in this game.
SA Key Players
- Reeza Hendricks- the right-handed opener has a top score of 83 in T20Is and has hit four scores of 40+ from his six T20I innings so far in 2023.
- Aiden Markram- the skipper averages just under 40 in T20Is and has hit 1063 runs from 33 innings in this format. He made one hundred and three half-centuries in the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
- Tabraiz Shamsi- the 33 year old wrist spinner has taken 76 T20I wickets with his best figures 5/24. He will get turn and bounce from this surface in Kingsmead.
- Marco Jansen- the bowling all-rounder was one of the stars of the 2023 Cricket World Cup with consistent wickets and clean hitting towards the end of the innings. His game seems perfect for T20 cricket.
SA Team Form
South Africa come into this opening T20I of the series looking to end a run of four successive defeats in this format.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo, Gerald Coetzee, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi
India Team News & Playing 11
IND Team News
After the series against Australia was played with the vast majority of the 2023 Cricket World Cup squad absent, India have bolstered their squad for this series with Shubman Gill, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav all back and expected to play on Sunday.
IND Key Players
- Ruturaj Gaikwad- the opener finished the series with Australia as the leading run scorer after hitting 123 not out the innings after making a half-century.
- Suryakumar Yadav- the skipper enjoyed the responsibility of leadership in the series win over Australia and averages 44.11 from 55 T20I innings.
- Ravindra Jadeja- the vice-captain is a match-winner with both bat, ball and in the field. He will be a key lower-order batter if required in this game.
- Ravi Bishnoi- the 23 year old spinner finished as the top wicket taker during the recent five-match T20I series against Australia with 9 dismissals in total.
IND Team Form
India have won their last two T20Is and eight of their last nine completed games in this format.
India Predicted Playing 11
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi
South Africa vs India Head to Head
South Africa have won the last two T20I head to heads with India by 49 runs and by 5 wickets. However, it is India who have the overall lead at 13-10 from 24 fixtures in this format.
SA vs IND Head to Head Stats in T20's
| |
Matches Played |
SA Won |
IND Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
24 |
10 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
South Africa vs India Betting Odds
In spite of home advantage, South Africa are the underdogs ahead of this opening game of the series with the bookie. South Africa can be backed at 2.10 with India at 1.66 to win.
Who will win South Africa vs India 1st T20 Match?
South Africa have excellent depth in white ball cricket at the moment and although some big names are missing they will still be a strong outfit in home conditions. Equally, India do not have their first choice team available but player for player they look marginally the top team ahead of this T20I.
🏆 South Africa vs India Prediction
This should be a very interesting series with both teams continuing to give opportunities to players who could be integral to their T20I teams come the World Cup next year. India’s batting line-up looks very strong with Shubman Gill’s return and they also have much more experience with the ball than in their series with Australia. Home advantage will be useful for South Africa but overall we are backing India to win a close contest to begin this series.
India to beat South Africa in the 1st T20
Dec 10 - Dec 10, 2023
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Kingsmead Cricket Ground - Durban, South Africa
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