SA vs IND 1st T20I Match Prediction-Fantasy Team News

South Africa vs India 1st T20I Dream 11 Fantasy Team Predictions

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India won the Momentum One Day cup series by 5-1. Both the teams have now shifted their focus towards the three matches T20I series. The first T20I will be played tomorrow at New Wanderers Johannesburg. The SA vs IND match preview is listed below. We have also provided you with the Dream 11 fantasy cricket team prediction at the end of this article to help you out with team formation.

Match Details:

When: February 18, 06:00 PM IST

Where: New Wanderers, Johannesburg

South Africa Team News:

• South Africa is expected to play with the below-mentioned lineup

Squad

Jean-Paul Duminy(c), Junior Dala, AB de Villiers, Christiaan Jonker, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Chris Morris, Dane Paterson, Farhaan Behardien, Aaron Phangiso, Andile Phehlukwayo, Reeza Hendricks, Tabraiz Shamsi, JJ Smuts

Probable XI

Jean-Paul Duminy, Farhaan Behardien/ Khaya Zondo, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Morne Morkel, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo/Chris Morris, Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, Lungisani Ngidi, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Tabraiz Shamsi

India Team News:

• Virat Kohli will lead the team
• Suresh Raina returns to the squad and is expected to play the match

Squad

Virat Kohli(c), Rohit Sharma, Lokesh Rahul, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni,  Hardik Pandya, Manish Pandey, Axar Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shikhar Dhawan,  Jaydev Unadkat, Kuldeep Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur

Probable XI

MS Dhoni (wk), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (c), Shikhar Dhawan/Lokesh Rahul, Suresh Raina/Manish Pandey/ Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar/ Mohammed Shami/ Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah/Shardul Thakur, Hardik Pandya

Key players

India-

• Virat Kohli, Shikhar Dhawan, and Rohit Sharma have all notched big scores in the ODI series.
• Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav are the chief bowlers

South Africa-

• AB de Villiers, David Miller and Hashim Amla are the batsmen who can check in-form Indian bowlers.
• Kagiso Rabada has bowled well for South Africa in the ODI series.

India Fantasy Prediction:

Although India completely uprooted South Africa in ODIs, the game here will be different. So, make your selections accordingly.

Note: The SA vs IND match preview is based on our research and news sourced from various sources. You can select your own playing XI basis the team news and squads listed above.

*If there happen to be any changes, we will update them at 03:00 PM tomorrow.

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