SA vs IND Dream11 Prediction 1st Test: South Africa vs India Playing XI, fantasy teams and squads

South Africa (SA) will host India (IND) for two Test matches from December 26 in Centurion. The Men in Blue enjoyed success in the white-ball leg, winning the ODI series 2-1 and drawing the T20I series. The visitors will now aim to defeat the Proteas in the longer format, which will be crucial for both teams in their campaigns in the 2023-25 ​​World Test Championship cycle.

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The series will also mark the first appearance of veteran cricketers like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah after the 2023 ODI World Cup. South Africa boasts a remarkable record at home against India in Tests and it will be interesting to see if India can topple them this time. 

SA vs IND Match Details

Match: South Africa vs India, 1st Test

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Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion

Date & Time: 26th December, 1:30 PM IST

Live Streaming Details: Disney Plus Hotstar and Star Sports Network

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SA vs IND Pitch Report

The track at Centurion's SuperSport park provides amazing assistance to the pacers; however, the batters will also have an opportunity to make a good start in the first innings. The teams have mostly struggled to chase the target here in the fourth innings of the match. So, the team winning the toss will like to bat first to put the opponent in a run-chase. 

SA vs IND: Probable Playing XI

India Probable Playing 11: Rohit Sharma (C), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur/R Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar

South Africa Probable Playing 11: Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma (C), Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Tony de Zorzi, Kyle Verreynne (WK), Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Nandre Burger.

SA vs IND: Dream 11 Fantasy Playing XI

Grand League

Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul 

Batters: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram (C)

Allrounders: Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Ravichandran Ashwin, Marco Jansen 

Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Keshav Maharaj 

Head-to-Head

Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Kyle Verreynne

Batters: Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, Dean Elgar, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aiden Markram

Allrounders: Ravichandran Ashwin (VC), Marco Jansen

Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Keshav Maharaj 

SA vs IND: Full Squads

India Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran.

South Squad: Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Tony de Zorzi, Dean Elgar, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Tristan Stubbs, Kyle Verreynne (wk).