SA vs IND Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Today's Playing 11 and Pitch Report for India tour of South Africa, 1st Test

South Africa and India are set to take on each other in the first Test of the two-match series, starting on Tuesday, December 26. Rohit Sharma-led Team India will be eyeing to end their decades-long wait for the first-ever Test series win against South Africa in South Africa since 1992.

Notably, India have played 23 Tests in South Africa against the hosts, and won only four out of these matches, with 12 defeats, alongside 7 matches that ended in a draw. The last time it was India’s tour to South Africa in 2021-22, where Virat Kohli’s men lost to South Africa by 1-2 in the three-match Test series.

SA vs IND, Details  

South Africa vs India, 1^st Test, India tour of South Africa 2023-24

Time and Date – 1.30 (Indian Standard Time), Tuesday, December 26 2023

Venue Details – SuperSport Park, Centurion

Broadcast Details – Star Sports Network (TV) and Disney+ Hotstar (OTT)

SA vs IND, Pitch Report and Playing Conditions

The surface at the SuperSport Park in Centurion is mostly considered as a pacers’ paradise owing to the brilliant bounce and pace on the track. It is also considered one of the quickest tracks in South Africa. The pitch is mostly favourable for the pacers but the batters could also get going in the first innings as the fourth-innings batting has always been very tough here and none of the teams has chased down the target of 250 or more than that. So, the captain winning the toss might opt to bat first to put the opponent in a fourth-innings run chase. 

SA vs IND, Predicted Playing XI of both teams

South Africa:

Dean Elgar, Tony de Zorzi, Keegan Petersen, Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma (C), Kyle Verreynne (WK), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi, and Kagiso Rabada.

India:

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Prasidh Krishna.

SA vs IND, Dream 11 Teams

Head-to-Head:

Aiden Markram (C), Virat Kohli (VC), KL Rahul (WK), Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Marco Jansen, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Gerald Coetzee, and Lungi Ngidi.

Grand League:

Dean Elgar (C), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), KL Rahul (WK), Virat Kohli, Aiden Markram, Shubman Gill, Marco Jansen, Jasprit Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, and Lungi Ngidi.