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SA vs IND Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Team Today’s, Playing XI, Head to Head Stats, and Injury Updates for India tour of South Africa 2023, 1st ODI

Published on December 17, 2023

Team India (IND) is all set to face South Africa (SA) in the first game of the ODI series, slated to commence on December 17. Notably, the Men in Blue recently levelled the T20I series by 1-1 after the first game washed out. However, KL Rahul-led Team India will be looking to win the ODI series against the hosts.

Meanwhile, both teams last met in a 50-over game in the ODI World Cup 2023, where Team India completely outclassed the Proteas at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

SA vs IND: Match Details

Match: South Africa vs India, 1st ODI

Venue: New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Date & Time: 17th December, 1:30 PM IST

Live Streaming Details: Disney Plus Hotstar and Star Sports Network

SA vs IND: Pitch Report

The pitch surface might not be one of the typical South African pitches as the ball will come onto the bat nicely. However, the fast outfield will surely facilitate run-scoring and the fans can expect high-scoring encounters.

SA vs IND: Head-to-Head in ODIs

Matches Played-91

India won-38

South Africa won-50

No Result-3

SA vs IND: Injury Updates

No injuries are reported from the camp, and both sides are set to play with their full-strength squad. However, Deepak Chahar has withdrawn his name from the ODI series owing to family concerns. Star pacer Akash Deep replaces him.

SA vs IND: Probable Playing XI

India: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajat Patidar, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Deepak Chahar, Mukesh Kumar, Arshdeep Singh

South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Rassie Van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Lizaad Williams, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Tabraiz Shamsi