IND vs SA, 1st ODI Preview

After an entertaining IT20 series concluded on Tuesday evening in Indore, India and South Africa begin a three-match ODI series in Lucknow on Thursday afternoon. This is the second time the sides have met in an ODI series this year after playing three games in South Africa in January. Under the leadership of Shikhar Dhawan, India has continued to play good cricket and win ODIs in recent months. They will be very confident in their home conditions. South Africa put in an excellent display in the final IT20 on Tuesday and has some white ball batters in excellent form. They will play in an aggressive manner with the bat.

IND vs SA, 1st ODI Details

India vs South Africa – 1st ODI

Venue: Ekana Int. Cricket Stadium – Lucknow

Date & Time: 06th October at 01:30 PM IST 

Live Streaming: Star Sports Network

IND vs SA, 1st ODI Pitch Report

There is something for all types of bowlers in this pitch in Lucknow. We expect a par score to be no higher than 300 in this game.

Injury News

No Injury. It will be added when there is an update

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IND vs SA, 1st ODI Probable Playing XIs:

India Probable Playing XIs

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson (wk), Rahul Tripathi, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Deepak Chahar

South Africa Probable Playing XIs

Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi

Topmost Picks for IND vs SA Dream11 Prediction, 1st ODI:

Top Picks – India

• Shubman Gill – The 23-year-old right-handed opener scored his first international century in August against Zimbabwe. He has since made scores of 92 and 119 for Glamorgan in the County Championship.
• Shikhar Dhawan – The left-handed opener is a clean hitter of the ball and has hit 322 runs from his last six ODI innings.

Top Picks – South Africa

• Janneman Malan – The 26-year-old has made the step up to ODI cricket with ease. He made his debut in February 2020 and averages 52.70 from 19 innings.
• Kagiso Rabada – The all-format bowler is one of the strongest and most consistent bowlers on the international circuit. His best figures in this format are 6-16.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for IND vs SA Dream11 Team:

Sanju Samson(VC), Quinton de Kock(C), Shikhar Dhawan, David Miller, Shubman Gill, Dwaine Pretorius, Aiden Markram, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Kagiso Rabada

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for IND vs SA Dream11 Team:

Sanju Samson, Quinton de Kock, Shikhar Dhawan (C), David Miller, Shreyas Iyer, Aiden Markram(VC), Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Shikhar Dhawan, Quinton de Kock

Vice-captain – Sanju Samson, Aiden Markram

Wicketkeeper – Quinton de Kock

IND vs SA 1st ODI Probable Winners:

Even though South Africa won Tuesday’s T20I and the last three ODIs between the teams, we are backing India to win this opening match of the series. The strength in depth in Indian cricket is immense and, even though they will not put out their strongest XI, it will take a big performance from South Africa to win this clash. With the T20 World Cup just around the corner, this series will be another entertaining example of white ball international cricket. Considering the team combination, India is expected to win this match.