SA vs IND Dream11 Predictions - 1st Test 2021/22 | 26 Dec

After a good home series against New Zealand where they won both the T20I as well as Test series, it’s time for India to hit the road and they’re on the 2021/22 India tour of South Africa now, where they will play 3 Tests and 3 ODIs between 26 Dec 2021 – 23 Jan 2022. We’re beginning with the Test series and it’s the iconic Boxing Day Test which will be played at the SuperSport Park in Centurion, where the hosts haven’t lost since 2014.

South Africa has been going through a transition phase in recent times but they were pretty good in the 2021 T20 World Cup where they lost only one game but were ousted because of an inferior net run rate. The home advantage will further boos their confidence but let’s note, India won their last two away tours in England and Australia. Keep reading for our complete PlayerzPot (Use Code “READ1234“) SA vs IND 1st Test Dream11 predictions…

Match info

Tournament: 2021/22 India tour of South Africa.
Date: 26th December 2021, 1:30pm IST.
Venue: SuperSport Park, Centurion, South Africa.
Capacity: 20,000+
Series status: First game of the 3-match series.

Recent form

SA: W W L L W
IND: W D W L W

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Numbers

Head to head in last 5 games, India leads 4-1.
South Africa – lost only 2 of their 26 Tests here.
India – lost both of their previous Tests at this venue.

South Africa

Captaining the side is Dean Elgar who doesn’t have the best of records here but has been in decent form with a top score of 117 in two FC games last month and 77 and 10 in his last Test against West Indies. He’s one of the most experienced in the side and makes our SA vs IND fantasy team. Aiden Markram is another good batting pick who was very comfortable against Indian bowlers in IPL 2021, so we think he’ll do well here too.

Former captain Keshav Maharaj is likely to be their lad spinner going into this game and while spinners usually don’t get the better of Indian batsmen, this guy can contribute with the bat in the lower order as well, so we can’t leave him out of our SA vs IND Dream11 team. Talking about all-round contributors, Wiaan Mulder is slowly becoming an integral part of the side and in his only previous Test here, he picked up a 5-fer as well.

India

Regardless of the composition of the Indian team, we’re picking Virat Kohli because he’s gone through so much, stepping down as India and RCB T20 captain and being sacked as ODI captain as well. No international tons in 2 years and with a good record against SA, this is his time to stand up. In the middle order, we think Shreyas Iyer will be given an extended chance after scoring a century and fifty on Test debut at home recently.

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With the recent return to the limited overs side, there’s a new and fresh confidence in Ravichandran Ashwin and he’s also someone who can score runs when needed too. He makes our PlayerzPot (Use Code “READ1234“) AUS vs ENG fantasy team, now India’s third highest wicket-taker in Tests. While Hanuma Vihari has been preferred in overseas Tests, we may even see Shardul Thakur being given a chance ahead of him.

South Africa vs India – 1st Test 2021/22 Betting

South Africa vs India – 1st Test 2021/22 Betting
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SA vs IND Squads

South Africa Squad

Dean Elgar (C), Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Sarel Erwee, Beuran Hendricks, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Sisanda Magala, Lungi Ngidi, Duanne Olivier, Keegan Petersen, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Glenton Stuurman, Prenelan Subrayen, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne.

India Squad

Virat Kohli (C), KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Rishabh Pant, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Ishant Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Hanuma Vihari, Jayant Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Priyank Panchal, Wriddhiman Saha.