Match Details
Date: December 17, Sunday
Time: 1:30 pm IST
Venue: Wanderers Stadium
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Match Preview
After the T20I series, action will now move to the longer format. The teams will lock horns in the first of three ODI games on December 17 at the Wanderers Stadium. South Africa hosted India in a three-match T20I series, which concluded 1-1 as one of the matches got washed out. Both teams will look forward to starting the ODI series on the right note and will aim for victories against their counterparts to gain an early lead.
Toss Prediction
The last time that both the teams locked horns was during the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. India under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, met Temba Bavuma’s men on November 5 in Kolkata and defeated them by 243 runs. Home skipper Rohit Sharma had won the toss during the clash, and we might think the home ground factor played its role. Considering this, we think the home soil factor will favour Aiden Markram and will win the toss battle over the Indian skipper.
Win Possibility
South Africa and India performed well in their last ODI campaign, the ODI World Cup 2023. While the Proteas have some experienced players for their upcoming assignment, India has rested veterans like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. India will have a new skipper, KL Rahul, who will lead a young team with Sai Sudarshan, Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, and more.
While the away side will have tough challenges to face, we think the kind of games that the World Cup 2023 finalists have played in recent times will give them an edge over the hosts.
Predicted Powerplay Score and Average First Inning Score
The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg has hosted a total of 51 ODI matches. The average first-inning score of the ground is 240 and considering this as well as the recent games between the teams, we think that the first-inning score of the forthcoming match will be somewhere between 280-290. Talking about the powerplay score, it is expected to be between 50-55 in the next match.
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