India vs South Africa meet in an exciting clash as both sides want to make a good start to the series. India intend to carry on their recent positive streak which started with a victorious ODI series, whereas South Africa are looking for a new impetus following the comeback of a few T20 specialists ready to make an immediate impact this time around.
Team News
India: Surya Kumar Yadav keeps the captaincy in his hand, and we are likely to see Shubman Gill back from his neck injury. Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma and Sanju Samson are the batting line-up’s additions while Bumrah, Arshdeep and Kuldeep are the bowling line-up’s leaders.
South Africa: Aiden Markram along with the return of the senior players such as David Miller, Reeza Hendricks and will be happy to see the energy of the new guys in the team. Marco Jansen and Nortje are two new faces to prop up the pace attack whereas Keshav Maharaj is the one to take care of spin bowling.
Match Details
Location: Cuttack, India
Stadium: Barabati Stadium
Date: Tuesday, December 09
Kick-off Time: 7:00 p.m. IST
Head-to-Head
The matches of India versus South Africa are often battles that neither side dominates easily, as both teams rise to the occasion in such encounters. Of the recent confrontations, India has come out on top a little more than half the time, but South Africa are never short of ways to put pressure on with their quick bowling and attack-minded openers.
Match Prediction
India are a lineup that is more settled and in better form and they had a slight advantage. The power hitters of South Africa kept the game alive for them but India are likely to win a close match decided by fine margins in crunch moments.
Predicted Score: India will be victorious by 10-15 runs or 3-4 wickets.
