Ind v SA, 1st ODI: Predicted XI, match preview, venue and timings

Indian cricket team will be playing a three -game ODI series against South Africa starting from Thursday, 6th October. India have recently won the T20I series against Temba Bavuma’s side (South Africa) by 2-1. Indian cricket team will play the first ODI against South Africa on Thursday, 6th October in Ekana Sports City, Uttar Pradesh.

India is playing this series ahead of the big tournament i.e. T20 World Cup 2022. However, BCCI has named players from India B squad for this series as the first team players headed to Australia for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Indian cricket team opener Shikhar Dhawan will be captaining the side for this 3-game series. Indian World Cup squad landed in Australia on Wednesday for the preparation.

Predicted India’s playing XI: 

Shikhar Dhawan (c), Shubman Gill, Shreyas Iyer, Rajat Patidar, Ishan Kishan, Sanju Samson, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohammad Siraj.

Predicted South Africa’s playing XI: 

Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi.

Venue:

Ekana Sports City, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

Timings:

India vs South Africa, 1st ODI will begin on Thursday, 6th October at 1:30 PM (IST).