IND vs RSA Match Preview
Shikhar Dhawan is captaining India's ODI team and he has some very solid players at his disposal. Dhawan himself will lead the batting lineup alongside Shubman Gill.
Shreyas Iyer, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, and Rajat Patidar are the other batters we expect to see in the lineup.
Shahbaz Ahmed is the only all-rounder in the lineup and so he will almost certainly play at 7 unless Shardul Thakur is given that responsibility. Kuldeep Yadav and Ravi Bishnoi could both get a chance to play alongside Deepak Chahar, Mukesh Kumar, and Mohammad Siraj.
Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj, and Lungi Ngidi are all in the squad. We think Rabada and Nortje will be rotated with only one of them playing at a time. Among the batters, Reeza Hendricks and Janneman Malan should make their way into the playing eleven. Both of these batters are exceptional in quality and love to make big scores. Hendricks will definitely have a point to prove as well.
Weather Report
A lot of rain is predicted on match day. We could have some interruptions or delays.
Pitch Report
The conditions in Lucknow are expected to be a bit slow and spin-friendly. The average score in the three matches played there is just 231. Also, the top-3 wicket-takers in ODI's played in Lucknow are Roston Chase, Mujeeb ur Rahman, and Hayden Walsh.
The sample size is a bit small but it looks like we are in for another relatively low-scoring match. Keeping the current scoring trends in mind as well as the quality of the two teams, something around 260-280 seems to be par.
Notable stats
Spin to win?
The top-3 wicket-takers in ODI's played at the venue for this match are all spinners. Those series of matches were played in 2019, though, and so conditions might be a bit different.
Team News
Neither team has any injury worries. There could be some surprises in the team selections as teams look to keep workloads in check before the T20 World Cup.
IND vs RSA Probable 11
IND Playing 11
- Shikhar Dhawan (C)
- Shubman Gill
- Shreyas Iyer
- Rahul Tripathi
- Sanju Samson (Wk)
- Rajat Patidar
- Shahbaz Ahmed
- Shardul Thakur
- Deepak Chahar
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mohammad Siraj
RSA Playing 11
- Janneman Malan
- Reeza Hendricks
- Temba Bavuma (C)
- Aiden Markram
- David Miller
- Heinrich Klaasen (Wk)
- Andile Phehlukwayo
- Lungi Ngidi
- Kagiso Rabada
- Tabraiz Shamsi
- Wayne Parnell
Dream11 Prediction
We think South Africa has a great chance of winning this match. It seems like a good choice to concentrate on the bowling attack from the tourists while picking some top order batters from India for our Dream11 team.
Top Picks
Shubman Gill - Batting at the top of the order with aggression and consistency is something that Gill has proven himself to be able to do. He has the technique to be able to face the South African bowlers with ease.
Keshav Maharaj - The best South African bowler in the T20 series, Maharaj has a wonderful knack for picking up wickets. We think he could make a big impact in spin-friendly conditions.
Shikhar Dhawan - Dhawan loves playing against South Africa and has a terrific record against them in ODI cricket. Another player that has been in great form this year and is scoring runs with remarkable consistency. He is also our pick for captain for this match.
IND vs RSA Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: S Samson, H Klaasen
Batters: S Dhawan (C), R Hendricks, R Tripathi, S Gill, J Malan (VC)
All-rounders: A Markram
Bowlers: W Parnell, K Maharaj, K Yadav
