Shubman Gill suffered a neck injury during the first Test and didn’t come to bat in the second innings of the match.
The second Test will be played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati from November 22nd and 26th.
After the match, Team India has been facing a lots of criticism from fans and former cricketers for their poor performance with the bat.
It turned out to be a low-scoring contest where none of the sides could reach the 200-run mark in both the innings.
Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the first Test match between India and South Africa.
Reddy will return to the squad for the second Test post the conclusion of the ‘A’ series.
In a viral video on social media by Star Sports, the Indian players including the likes of Head Coach Gautam Gambhir, skipper Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Nitish Kumar Reddy and others can be seen coming outside the Kolkata airport.
Shami recently showed great form in the ongoing Ranji Trophy 2025-26 where he on to take 15 wickets in just three matches played so far.
The star all-rounder has been currently undergoing rehabilitation at BCCI’s Centre of Excellence and is expected to regain his fitness ahead of the South Africa series.
India registered a complete dominant performance against the Protea with skipper Virat Kohli leading from the front with his career-best knock of 254* runs.
The BCCI medical team is also assessing Pant’s injury right foot as the board don’t want to take any risk with him by allowing him to play prematurely.
The series will kickstart on April 27th with the hosts Sri Lanka taking on India.
Ahead of the 1st ODI against Sri Lanka, Sharma stated that he wants to continue playing T20 cricket for India.
After opting to bat first, Team India suffered massive batting collapse as they were soon reduced to 49-5 in 8.3 overs.
With that win, South Africa has replaced Team India from the helm of points table of the Group B.
Ashwin gave away 43 runs in his four overs while picking up one wicket.
Let’s have a look at the predictions for this fixture and the betting odds being offered at this stage.
Rohit Sharma-led side has secured top-spot in Group 2 with comprehensive wins in first two games of the Super-12 stage.
Mohammed Siraj won Man of the Series award in the 3-match ODI series vs South Africa.
There were many positives for India from this three-match series against South Africa but the two top talking points were Kuldeep Yadav’s performance and Mohammed Siraj’s resurgence.
Match Details Date: 11 October 2022Time : 01:30 PM IST Venue : Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Ball-by-ball commentary : SportsTiger…
South Africa defeated India by 9 runs in 1st ODI match in Lucknow to go 1-0 up in the series.
Before the series opener in Lucknow, here is a look at a few numbers to predict what could happen in this match and who could emerge as a winner.
Virat Kohli and KL Rahul are likely to be rested from the last match of the series in Indore.
The Holkar Stadium pitch is known to aid batters but the pitch deteriorates a bit in the latter half of the innings.
Ahead of this match, here is looking at what the numbers suggest could happen in this encounter and which team could ultimately go on to win the match.
India are 1-0 up in the 3-match T20I series.
De Kock sustained a blow twice in the innings.
After Rohit Sharma invited the visitors to bat first, South Africa had a horrific start to their campaign as the side was soon reduced to 9-5 in 2.3 overs.
Both the teams would want to view it as an opportunity to prepare for the World Cup in Australia and figure out the few missing blocks to their respective puzzles.
BCCI has announced a 15-member squad for the three T20Is against South Africa.
Rohit Sharma tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday during India’s warm-up game.
Bavuma scored just 61 runs in 4 T20Is vs India at a strike rate of 103.38.
The match lasted only 3.3 overs where India scored 28 runs at loss of 2 wickets.
India was 28-2 in 3.3 overs when the game was called off.
The fifth and final T20I was abandoned after just 3.3 overs of play.
Another compelling contest awaits cricket fans this Sunday evening.
Ahead of the winners-take-all clash in the final game of the series, here is a quick look at what numbers predict could happen in this match.
Hardik Pandya and Dinesh Karthik added 65 runs off 33 balls in the fourth T20I bail India out of trouble.
Dinesh Karthik scored 55 runs in 27 balls with nine fours and two sixes.
Dinesh Karthik and Avesh Khan’s stellar performance helped India to level five match T20I series 2-2.
One of the fans thinks Pant is the best choice for the longest format but lacks potency in the T20 format.
It was the 14th over of the second innings when Avesh Khan bowled a bouncer which Jansen tried to pull but missed completely.
It all happened in the 5th over of the second innings, when de Kock nudged Harshal Patel’s delivery and attempted to steal a quick single.
Needing a win at all costs to stay alive in the series after losing the first two matches, the Rishabh Pant-led team registered a dominant win by 48 runs in their last T20I.
There have been a few consistent performers in the series so far and India’s Ishan Kishan comes right at the top of that list.
Rishabh Pant as Captain won his first International game as Captain.
The incident happened in the ninth over of the South African innings.
Although the injury looked serious at first, the right-arm quick returned to the ground and finished his quota of four overs.
What started as a lucky escape for Gaikwad against Kagiso Rabada soon turned into an impactful knock by the batter.
Although Nortje got everything correct, the ball raced away to the boundary for another four runs.
Prior to the 3rd India vs South Africa T20I at the Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy International Cricket Stadium, here is a look at what numbers suggest might happen in this match.
The Vishakhapatnam pitch has generally suited batters in the early part of an innings. However, with the ball getting older, it helps spinners a bit.
South Africa defeated India by four wickets as Heinrich Klaasen scored an incredible 81-run knock in Cuttack.
Notably, Bhuvneshwar Kumar took three wickets in his first three overs and conceded only ten runs.
After sending Hardik’s leg-stump for a toss, Parnell joined the fingers of hos both hands to make a ‘heart’ sign and celebrated the wicket.
While Rishabh Pant confirmed that India are playing the same team as the first T20I, Bavuma informed that South Africa have made two changes.
David Miller has a strike rate of 150.92 against India in T20Is.
Pant decided to discontinue Yuzvendra Chahal after bowling just one over where he conceded 22 runs.
Here is a stat-packed article for all the cricket fans who want to get an edge over others before the first ball is bowled.
Match Details: Date: 12 June 2022 Time: 7:00 PM IST Venue: Barabati Stadium, Cuttack Ball-by-ball Commentary: SportsTiger App Preview: Both…
The Proteas heisted away the first game where David Miller and Rassie van der Dussen stitched up an impressive 132-run partnership to chase 212.
South Africa registered a seven-wicket win in the first match of the series in Delhi.
Hardik Pandya had an incredible performance against South Africa with bat where he scored 31 runs in 12 balls.
South Africa smashed 126 runs in last 10 overs of the game to win 1st T20I against India.
Van der Dussen who was trying to break free, could not break the shackles but rather got his bat broken into two halves.
However, Team India head coach Rahul Dravid had earlier hinted on his wait to play for the side.
The commentators also could not believe how South Africa missed that chance.
The Proteas captain Temba Bavuma confirmed the news at the toss.
South Africa will be playing their 1st T20I match after T20 WC 2021.
Rahul suffered a groin injury during a training session at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
The 1st T20I will be played on 9 June in Delhi. While Rishabh Pant will be leading the Indian side, Temba Bavuma has the charge of the Proteas.
Ahead of India’s first international match after IPL 2022, here is a stat-based prediction of which way the match could go and who has their noses ahead before the first ball is bowled.
The selection committee has not named a replacement for KL Rahul and Kuldeep Yadav.
Rishabh Pant will now lead the side in Rahul’s absence.
Shastri was one of the supporters of Karthik during IPL 2022 and backed him on several occasions for T20 World Cup 2022.
The Men in Blue will play South Africa for five T20Is between 9 and 19 June across five different venues.
Talking about his selection in the national team, Arshdeep said he is happy but doesn’t want to think much.
Notably, Rana aggregated 361 runs in 14 games for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2022. He also scored two half-centuries.
Several senior players including Rohit Sharma have been rested for the South Africa series.
India and South Africa will play five T20Is across India starting from 9 June 2022.
The leading run-scorer in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history, Virat Kohli has failed to live up to the expectations…
After the decision to allow 100% capacity of crowds in the IPL Playoffs at Kolkata and Ahmedabad, the BCCI is soon expected to announce the lifting of bio-bubble-related protocols and hard quarantine for the South Africa series as well.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) may host the entire South Africa series without a bio-bubble.
South Africa tour of India comprise 5 T20 Internationals in the month of June, 2022.
DK has so far garnered a total of 197 runs at an average of 197, with a strike rate of 209.57 in IPL 2022.
Ever since the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League started, Malik has been closely monitored for his potential to bowl 150 kmph plus deliveries.
Chahar scored 54 off 34 deliveries, which included 5 fours and 2 sixes.
Netizens have been heavily trolling the Men in blue for not being successful under stand-in captain KL Rahul’s leadership.
Suryakumar Yadav might get a go-ahead in the last game in place of Shreyas Iyer and can be a good pick for some extra points.
South Africa don’t have much to be worried about as they have already claimed the series and will hope for a clean sweep in the last game.
The 33-year-old produced the best moment of the match in Paarl on Friday.
Kohli was dismissed on a 5-ball duck as he was once again caught by Bavuma.
Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli averages 84.36 with the bat in ODIs on South African soil.
The former India batting coach forgot to switch off his mic while talking to someone from the backend team.
The 1st ODI between South Africa and India saw a new rivalry in making – Virat Kohli vs Temba Bavuma!
The ODI series will be Kohli’s first assignment after being removed as the ODI skipper.
With Rohit still recovering from his injury, it is KL Rahul who is leading the Indian team for this limited-overs series.
“It was a mystery to me why Shardul Thakur and Jasprit Bumrah did not bowl after lunch,” Gavaskar wondered.
The duo were once again involved in a hilarious social media banter on Friday.