South Africa will host India in the first of the four T20Is that will be played in Durban in November 2024. Get our latest expert South Africa vs India match betting tips, predictions and picks below.
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South Africa vs India 1st T20I Information
- Venue: Kingsmead, Durban
- Date: Friday, October 8
- Time: 5 pm local (3 pm GMT or 8.30 pm IST)
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What Have The Two Teams Done Recently?
South Africa
South Africa’s overall record in T20I cricket reads a solid 105-81 on win-loss which gives them a ratio of 1.3. And all said and done they were the runner-up at the 2024 T20 World Cup.
After that, however, they were roundly beaten by the hosts West Indies, losing 3-0 away and even lost a game in this format to Ireland in UAE.
They will find the conditions back home to be far more favourable.
India
India have won 157 matches to a mere 69 defeats which means they have an overall win-loss ratio of 2.28 in T20I cricket. Among Full Member nations that’s the best by some distance with Afghanistan’s 1.65 being the next best.
After winning the T20 World Cup earlier this year, they started the rest of the year with a defeat to Zimbabwe (albeit with a sort of a second-string team) but have won their next 10 matches after that.
That makes it a win-loss record of 20-1 for India in 2024.
South Africa vs India Head-to-Head Stats
- Overall South Africa vs India T20I Head-to-Head: There have been 27 previous games between South Africa and India in this format and India leads 15-11 with one game ending without a result.
- At home, South Africa have played nine T20Is against India and won just three, while losing six of them.
- The last time they had faced off was obviously in the final of the T20 World Cup earlier this year and India had won a heart-stopping game off the final ball.
- The last series held between these two teams in South Africa ended in a 1-1 draw with one game abandoned.
South Africa vs India 1st T20I Preview & Predictions with Latest Odds*
India is quickly moving towards having a completely different team for the T20I format with no players from the Test side featuring in it. At least for now.
While one reason for that is the Test team is about to leave for their Test tour of Australia, the other is a late realisation how to go about their business in this format.
They now have a team that has batters who can bowl which is much needed from the point of view of balance.
South Africa had rested a few of their main guys after the heart-break of their World Cup final defeat but they are all back now and that could make for an interesting viewing.
Especially given that at home, the South African pitches would be conducive for attractive stroke-making and pace bowling.
Case in point, the last T20I played at Kingsmead in Durban, Australia had chased down 191 with 13 balls to spare. In the match before that Australia had to make 165 for a win and they got there in 14.5 overs.
Interestingly, India are second-favourite according to the bookmakers which could be down to the absence of a strong bowling attack here.
South Africa vs India Match Winner
South Africa vs India Top Batsman
- Top South Africa Batter – Ryan Rickelton: 4/1 (sign up with Dafabet in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top India Batter – Suryakumar Yadav: 10/3
South Africa vs India Top Bowler
- Top South Africa Bowler – Marco Jansen: 15/4 (sign up with 10Cric in India & bet365 in the UK & Australia)
- Top India Bowler – Varun Chakravarthy: 7/2
South Africa vs India Toss Prediction
South Africa to win the toss: 10/11
South Africa vs India Other Predictions
- Team of Top Batter – India: 10/11
*odds correct at the time of writing.
South Africa vs India Squads
South Africa Squad: Aiden Markram (captain), Gerald Coetzee, Ottneil Baartman, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen. Reeza Hendricks, Patrick Kruger, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Keshav Maharaj, Nqaba Peter, Mihlali Mpongwana, Andile Simelane, Ryan Rickelton, Lutho Sipamla, Tristan Stubbs.
India Squad: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ramandeep Singh, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Yash Dayal.
How to Watch South Africa vs India 1st T20I Live?
India’s T20I tour of South Africa will be broadcast live on Sport 18 on television in India while the live streaming of this series will be done on the JioCinema app or JioCinema.com.
South Africa vs India Series Schedule
- 1st T20I: November 8 at Durban
- 2nd T20I: November 10 at Gqeberha
- 3rd T20I: November 13 at Centurion
- 4th T20I: November 15 at Johannesburg
