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After a 2-1 series win over Australia, Team India will now host South Africa for a three-match T20I series. This is the Men in Blue's last T20I series before the T20 World Cup Down Under which means the last chance to overcome all the flaws and find the perfect combination which can potentially go on to lift the trophy.
Before the series opener in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, here is the match prediction, toss prediction, powerplay score and the average first innings total at this venue.
Toss Prediction
India won their last 2 tosses and are predicted to win the toss in this match. On the other hand, South Africa won 1 and lost 1 out of their last 2 tosses.
Win Possibility
India are predicted to win this contest. They are the number 1 T20I team in the world and will head into the T20 World Cup as one of the favourites. Moreover, they have won their last 2 T20Is and have seemingly found the rhythm and momentum.
Team of the Day
The Team of the Day is India. Other than the abovementioned factors, India also have a better record against South Africa in this format. The two teams have met each other a total of 20 times. While India have won 11 of these games, the Proteas have emerged victorious on 8 occasions.
Predicted powerplay score and average first innings total
In the only full T20I that has happened here, 170 was put up on the board in the first innings. The predicted powerplay score is expected to be in the range of 40-55.
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