After the T20 series ended 1-1, South Africa will face India in a three-game ODI series. In this preview, we will look at the betting for the first game, which is set to take place on Sunday, 17th of December, at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
SOUTH AFRICA
In the recent Cricket World Cup, the Proteas put in a solid performance in the group stage, only losing two of the nine games they played and progressing to the semi-finals of the tournament. Unfortunately, they were unsuccessful in the semifinals, losing to Australia.
Squad
Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Mihlali Mpongwana, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne, Lizaad Williams
INDIA
Like South Africa, India had a successful group stage in the recent World Cup, going undefeated and topping the standings going into the semis. They then defeated New Zealand in the semis to secure their spot in the final, where they started firm favourites. Despite having home ground advantage it was Australia who chased down the runs to hand India their 1st defeat of the tournament.
Squad
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (c & wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Deepak Chahar
HEAD-TO-HEAD
The last time these two teams faced each other was in the World Cup, where India managed to secure a comfortable 243-run victory over the Proteas, giving them their second loss of the three they had in the tournament.
1st ODI BETTING – Click here to bet
South Africa 12/10
India 7/10
Suggested Bet: Ruturaj Gaikwad to score more than 31.5 runs at 17/20
In his recent matches, Gaikwad has displayed good form, scoring more than 30 runs in three of his last four games. I am backing him for another solid knock.
Suggested Bet: South Africa to win at 12/10
The Proteas will enjoy the Wanderers track and they can beat an Indian team with plenty of depth but missing some star players.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
