India vs South Africa 1st T20I Dream11 Prediction: IND v SA predicted XI, fantasy team picks, squads

IND vs SA: Find the Dream11 fantasy team, predicted playing XI and squads for the first T20I between India and South Africa, happening at the Kingsmead Cricket Stadium in Durban on Friday.

South Africa’s Heinrich Klaasen in action. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

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As India firmly embraces a transition phase in the shortest format of the game, a clutch of second-line stars such as Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma will be hoping for a breakaway series in the four T20Is against South Africa, starting with the first contest at the Kingsmead Cricket Stadium in Durban on Friday.

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PREDICTED 11s

India: Sanju Samson (wk), Abhishek Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan

South Africa: Ryan Rickelton, Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee

Fantasy team picks

Wicket keepers: Sanju Samson, Heinrich Klaasen (vc)

Batters: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tristan Stubbs

All rounders: Hardik Pandya, Marco Jansen, Abhishek Sharma, Axar Patel

Bowlers: Keshav Maharaj, Arshdeep Singh, Gerald Coetzee

SQUADS

India: Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Jitesh Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ramandeep Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Avesh Khan, Yash Dayal.

South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Ottneil Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Patrick Kruger, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Mihlali Mpongwana, Nqaba Peter, Ryan Rickelton, Andile Simelane, Tristan Stubbs, Lutho Sipamla (3rd and 4th T20Is)