This will be India’s first home T20I series since January.
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India vs South Africa Fantasy 11 prediction, 1st T20I in the first T20I on Tuesday, December 9, at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack. India’s last T20I outing was against Australia last month, where they won the five-match series 2-1, with two games washed out. Hardik Pandya returns to the squad after recovering from the injury he picked up during the Asia Cup. Shubman Gill is also back as vice-captain after missing games due to a spasm he suffered in the first Test against South Africa. This will be India’s first home T20I series since January.
South Africa, on the other hand, have had a tough year in T20Is. They have won only five of their 14 matches in 2024 and haven’t won a single series. They lost the tri-series final to New Zealand earlier this year, followed by series defeats to Australia and Pakistan. Their two-match series against England ended 1-1. In October, a second-string South African side led by Donovan Ferreira also lost a T20I to Namibia by four wickets in a last-ball finish.
Overall, India and South Africa have played 31 T20Is, with India winning 18 and South Africa 12. In four T20I series played in India, both sides have won one each, while two series have ended in a draw.
Match Information- India vs South Africa Fantasy 11 prediction
Probable PlayingXI
India
Shubman Gill, Tilak Varma, SA Yadav(C), Abhishek Sharma, HH Pandya, S Dubey, Axar Patel, JM Sharma, JJ Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, KL Yadav
Bench: Washington Sundar, H Rana, Arshdeep Singh, SV Samson
South Africa
AK Markram(C), RR Hendricks, Dewald Brevis, T Stubbs, DA Miller, M Jansen, Q de Kock, C Bosch, KA Maharaj, L Ngidi, A Nortje
Bench: T de Zorzi, OEG Baartman, D Ferreira, GF Linde, L Sipamla, Kwena Maphaka
Pitch Report- India vs South Africa
Abhishek Sharma IND | all
Abhishek is the leading run-scorer in T20Is for India this year and has made 756 runs in 17 matches at an average of 47.25.
Tilak Varma IND | bat
Tilak has made 380 runs in 14 innings this year at an average of 42.22 and a strike rate of 127.94.
Axar Patel IND | all
Axar is among the top three wicket-takers for India in T20Is this year and has taken 14 wickets in 13 outings at an average of 20.85.
Budget- 8.5
Lungi Ngidi SA | bowl
Ngidi has taken eight wickets in nine matches at an average of 29 in T20Is this year.
Varun Chakravarthy IND | bowl
Varun is the leading wicket-taker for India this year and has picked up 26 wickets in 14 innings at an average of 13.96.
Kuldeep Yadav IND | bowl
Kuldeep Yadav dismissed Dewald Brevis twice in the three-match ODI series. He has taken 19 wickets in nine matches this year.
Sanju Samson- IND | WK- 6.5
Tony de Zorzi- SA | BAT’
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