SA vs IND (South Africa vs India), 1st Test - Match Information
Match: South Africa vs India, 1st Test
Date: 26th December 2021
Time: 01:30 PM IST
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion
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SA vs IND, Pitch Report and Conditions
The pitch at the SuperSport Park, Centurion will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket taking is going to be difficult. The average 1st innings score at this venue in the last 5 matches is 297 runs.
The pacers have earned 78% of the total bowling fantasy points at this venue. Hence picking up pacers for your fantasy team should be a good idea.
SA vs IND, Head to Head
In the 39 matches played between these 2 teams, India have won 14 matches and South Africa have won 15 matches. Batsmen of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
SA vs IND Dream11 Prediction: Batters and Wicket-Keepers
Shreyas Iyer
Shreyas Iyer is in sublime form as in his debut test series he has scored a total of 202 runs in 2 matches played. If he starts in playing XI for the 1st test he would be a good pick given his recent form.
Quinton De Kock
Quinton De Kock has scored 237 runs in his last 2 test matches where he has scored 1 century and one half century. In SA he has batting average of 42.54 plus he will give add on wicketkeeping points
Mayank Agarwal
Mayank has been in astounding form in recent test against New Zealand. He has scores of 150 and 62 in his last test match played. In his 3 matches that he has played against SA, he has batted at an average of 85.00
SA vs IND Dream11 Prediction: Bowlers
Mohammed Shami
Mohammed Shami is in sensational form in Tests as in his last 4 matches he has taken 4, 4, 3, 4 wickets respectively. Against SA, he has a good record as he has taken 34 wickets in just 8 matches. In SA he has taken 21 wickets in 5 matches which accounts to 4+ wickets/match
Umesh Yadav
Umesh Yadav has played 3 matches and taken 8 wickets this year. Against SA he has taken 16 wickets in 4 matches played which accounts to 4 wickets /match
Kagiso Rabada
Kagiso Rabada can be a potential threat as he has been consistently taking wickets. In his last 5 matches he has taken 5, 6, 2, 3, 2 wickets respectively. Against India he has taken 24 wickets in 9 matches that he has played
SA vs IND Dream11 Prediction: All-Rounders
Ravichandran Ashwin
Ravichandran Ashwin has played 10 Tests against SA and in these matches he has taken 53 wickets which is phenomenal. Moreover, he has scored 163 fantasy points in his last 10 Tests which goes to show his recent form.
Wiaan Mulder
Wiaan Mulder has picked 14 wickets in 6 test matches that he has played . He has taken 10 wickets in 3 matches at home thus Mulder can be a great all-rounder pick for this fixture.
SA vs IND Dream11 Prediction: Captain and Vice-Captain
Ravichandran Ashwin has an average of 163 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 10 and a low XFactor.
Shreyas Iyer has an average of 136 match fantasy points in the last 2 games, a fantasy rating of 8.7 and a high XFactor.
Quinton de Kock has an average of 122 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.6 and a low XFactor.
Mohammed Shami has an average of 87 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.4 and a low XFactor.
Mayank Agarwal has an average of 91 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.3 and a high XFactor.
SA vs IND Dream11 Fantasy Team Suggestion
Wicket-Keepers: Q. De Kock and R. Pant
Batters: D. Elgar, M. Agarwal, S. Iyer and V. Kohli
All-Rounders: R. Ashwin and W. Mulder
Bowlers: K. Rabada, M. Shami and U. Yadav
Captain: R. Ashwin
Vice-Captain: S. Iyer
SA vs IND (South Africa vs India), 1st Test Preview
The opening match of the "Freedom Trophy, 2021/22" will be played between South Africa and India (SA vs IND). The match will be played at the SuperSport Park, Centurion.
In their last 5 games, India have won 3 games and lost 1. In their last 5 games, South Africa have won 3 games and lost 2.
Both teams last played against each other in the 3rd Test of the Freedom Trophy, 2019 where George Linde scored the highest fantasy points for South Africa with 146 match fantasy points while Rohit Sharma topped the fantasy points leaderboard for India with 272 match fantasy points.