South Africa vs India 2023: SA vs IND Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI Head-to-Head Stats, and Pitch Report for 2nd Test

South Africa vs India 1st Test is over with the host winning the match by an innings and 32 runs. The Men in Blue performed miserably in the first match with only two batters Virat Kohli and KL Rahul performing for the visitors. They will be looking for a fightback in the 2nd Test scheduled on 3rd January 2024 at Cape Town. 

India is yet to win a Test series in the Rainbow Nation. Rohit Sharma's side would at least love to draw the game's longest format. Prasidh Krishna who failed in the 1st Test might be dropped and Mukesh Kumar or Avesh Khan will be replacing him. Ravindra Jadeja who had back spams might also be coming in for Ravichandran Ashwin. 

SA vs IND Match Details

Match: South Africa vs India, 1st Test

Venue: Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town

Date: 3rd January 2024

Time:  2:00 PM IST

Live Streaming Details: Disney Plus Hotstar and Star Sports Network 

SA vs IND Pitch Report

The toss will be crucial at Newlands, there is good grass covering, and the pitch will be a batting paradise with little help for spinners from either side. Around 59 international Test matches have been played at Newlands Cricket Ground. The last Test match played here was between South Africa and India. 

SA vs IND: Probable Playing XI   

India

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

South Africa

Dean Elgar (C), Tony de Zorzi, Keegan Petersen, Aiden Markram, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Nandre Burger, Kagiso Rabada

SA vs IND Full Squads:

India 

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Abhimanyu Easwaran, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Prasidh Krishna, KS Bharat (wk).

South Africa

Temba Bavuma, 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), Zubayr Hamza.

SA vs IND: Dream11 Fantasy 

Grand League 

Dean Elgar, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aiden Markram, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jensen, Jasprit Bumrah, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada

Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul 

Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli (captain), Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram 

All-rounder: Ravindra Jadeja (vice-captain), Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jensen 

Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada

HEAD-TO-HEAD

Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul 

Batters: Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Dean Elgar (captain), Aiden Markram 

All-rounder: Ravindra Jadeja, Marco Jensen 

Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada (vice-captain), Mohammed Siraj