IND vs SA Dream11 Prediction: Test Series 2025, Match 1, Fantasy Cricket Tips For India vs South Africa

India will lock horns with South Africa in the first Test of the two-match series at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, starting on Friday, November 14.

India, captained by Shubman Gill, is coming into this two-match Test series on the back of a 2-0 Test series victory against the West Indies at home earlier last month. Meanwhile, South Africa levelled the two-match Test series against Pakistan 1-1 away from home in October 2025.

IND vs SA, Test Series 2025, Match 1, Match Details

Match: India vs South Africa, Test Series 2025, Match 1

Time & Date: 9:30 AM IST, November 14 to 18

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

IND vs SA, Test Series 2025, Match 1 Probable XIs

India

Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (vc/wk), Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.

South Africa

Aiden Markram (c), Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Senuran Muthusamy, Marco Jansen, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada.

IND vs SA, Test Series 2025, Match 1 Pitch Report

It's going to be a decent wicket to bat on. However, new ball pacers will get lateral movement initially. As the match progresses to the second and third days, we can anticipate spinners dominating the proceedings.

IND vs SA, Test Series 2025, Match 1 Top Picks

Keshav Maharaj

Maharaj scalped a nine-wicket match haul in the lone game he played against Pakistan last month.

Kuldeep Yadav

Kuldeep Yadav emerged as the leading wicket-taker in the West Indies Test series, scalping 12 wickets from two games.

IND vs SA, Test Series 2025, Match 1 Captain picks

Shubman Gill

Gill ended the two-match West Indies Test series with 192 runs from three innings at an average of 96.

Ravindra Jadeja

Jadeja scalped eight wickets with the ball and scored 104 runs in the recently concluded West Indies Test series.

IND vs SA, Test Series 2025, Match 1 Head to Head Dream11 team

Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Shubman Gill (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Tony de Zorzi, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Senuran Muthusamy, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj (vc).

IND vs SA, Test Series 2025, Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team

Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja (c), Kuldeep Yadav (vc), Senuran Muthusamy, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj, Jasprit Bumrah.

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