SA vs IND: 1st ODI Preview – India begin a fresh quest with a fresh leader
India will officially play their first ODI after Virat Kohli was removed as the captain of the side on 19th January 2022 against South Africa. Also, the ‘Men in Blue’ will be playing an ODI series after a gap of almost six months.
KL Rahul will don the skipper’s hat, as India’s limited-overs skipper Rohit Sharma is not taking part in this series as he has been ruled out with an injury. Ravichandran Ashwin will also make a return to the Indian side after a long gap as well.
On the other hand, South Africa’s ODI series against The Netherlands was abandoned. Temba Bavuma will lead the side, which will also have limited-overs stalwarts like David Miller and Quinton De Kock in its arsenal.
Both these teams will look to start their campaigns in this three-match rubber on a winning note.
Match Info
South Africa vs India, 1st ODI
Venue: Boland Park, Paarl
Start Date and Time: 19th January 2022 at 02:00 PM IST
Head-to-Head
Team News
South Africa
Aiden Markram and the experienced Quinton De Kock will open the batting for the Temba Bavuma led side. Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, and David Miller will occupy the No.4, No.5 and No.6 slots. Andile Phehlukwayo, Lungi Ngidi and Kagiso Rabada will form a three-pronged pace attack, while Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi will complete the line-up.
Predicted XI: Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock (WK), Temba Bavuma (C), Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi
India
Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul will open the batting for the ‘Men in Blue’. Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Jasprit Bumrah pick themselves. India will play one out of Suryakumar Yadav or Venkatesh Iyer in the middle order. Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal will be the two spinners. Also, one out of Deepak Chahar or Shardul Thakur will feature in the playing XI.
Predicted XI: Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Deepak Chahar/Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal
