After the T20I series, India and South Africa are ready to start the Test series with the first Test at Vizag. South Africa will start its first assignment for World Test Championship. India will also start their first home Test series. They are the number one Test side in the world and currently are on the first position in the points table with 120 points. South Africa toured India in 2015 when India crushed Proteas by 3-0. Umesh Yadav will replace Bumrah and Rohit Sharma might open with Mayank Aggarwal. South Africa will also go with two spinners. The winning points in this series will be 40 points for each match. The game should be a cracker one.
IND vs SA Dream11 Pitch Report
India and South Africa’s First Test will be played at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. The ground hosted the India-England test earlier. It’s a good batting track on the first and second days. Later, it will help to spinners. Batting first will be a great option. Ashwin got 8 wickets in the only test on this ground.
Average 1st innings Score – 455
Average 2nd innings Score – 255
Average 3rd innings Score – 204
Average 4th innings Score – 158
Chasing side record – Won 4 Lost 2
IND vs SA Time Details
India and South Africa Test will start at 9:30 AM IST on October 2, 2019.
IND vs SA Broadcasting Details
India and South Africa series will be telecasted on Star Sports and the live stream will be available on Hotstar.
IND vs SA Head to Head (Last 5)
India – 3
South Africa – 2
IND vs SA Squads
India
Virat Kohli (Capt), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Shubman Gill
South Africa
Faf du Plessis (c), Temba Bavuma (VC), Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar, Zubayr Hamza, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rudi Second
IND vs SA Probable XI
India
Virat Kohli (C), Mayank Agarwal, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (VC), Hanuma Vihari, Wriddhiman Saha (wk), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma
South Africa
Faf du Plessis (c), Temba Bavuma (VC), Theunis de Bruyn, Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Vernon Philander, Dane Piedt, Kagiso Rabada
IND vs SA Best Players Dream11
India
Cheteshwar Pujara
Pujara is the top-class Test batsman and his form is super in home matches. He was not in good touch in the West Indies tour but he delivered in Australia. He scored a century on this ground against England. His Test average is 49.86 which is great amongst top Test batsmen in current Test players.
Ravichandra Ashwin
Ashwin is a dangerous player in sub-continent tracks. He picks at least 5 wickets in each home match. He is also a good batsman at no.6 and scored 4 Test centuries so far. Ashwin will be a threat for South African players.
South Africa
Aiden Markram
Markram was in good form in last unofficial Test series. He scored 161 runs in last test against India A. He scored 1358 runs in 17 Tests at an average of 43.86 with four centuries.
Keshav Maharaj
Maharaj is the trump card for Proteas on this tour. He is a quality spinner and performed in New Zealand and England series where spin don’t get help from the pitches. He picked 94 wickets in 25 matches with five 5-wickets haul.
IND vs SA Editor Picks Dream Team
Captain: C Pujara, R Ashwin
Vice-captain: V Kohli, R Jadeja, K Maharaj
IND vs SA Dream11 Dream Team
Wicket-keeper
De Cock
Batsmen
V Kohli
T Bavuma
C Pujara (C)
A Rahane
A Markram
All-rounder
R Jadeja
R Ashwin
Bowlers
K Rabada
K Maharaj
I Sharma
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