Following a series win in Australia, India have arrived in South Africa for a three-game T20 series followed by an ODI and Test Series. Here, we will analyse the betting for the first game, which is scheduled to take place at Kingsmead Stadium on Sunday, the 10th of December.
SOUTH AFRICA
The Proteas have only played six T20s so far this year with the ODI World Cup being their main focus. These six games comprised two three-game series against the West Indies and Australia, both played at home. They managed only one win against the West Indies and were whitewashed by Australia.
They will be looking to redeem themselves in this upcoming series against India but are underdogs at 13/10 with India on offer at 6/10. India to win 2-1 is the favourite in the correct score market at 16/10 – click here for series betting
Squad
Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Matthew Breetzke, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Donovan Ferreira, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, and Lizaad Williams
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INDIA
In contrast to South Africa, India has played quite a few T20s this year, totalling 21 games. In these 21 games, India has secured 14 wins with only 6 losses and one game with no result. Their most recent series, they faced Australia at home in a total of five games and were able to win the series 4-1 with some excellent performance across the squad showcasing the depth in Indian cricket.
Squad
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Jitesh Sharma (wk), Ravindra Jadeja (VC), Washington Sundar, Ravi Bishnoi, Kuldeep Yadav, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Deepak Chahar
HEAD-TO-HEAD
In the past four games in which these two teams have faced each other, both India and South Africa have secured two victories, showing how competitive and evenly matched these two sides are. Overall in 24 matches India have won 13 games to South Africa’s 10 with 1 no result.
1st T20 BETTING – Click here to bet
South Africa 11/10
India 15/20
Suggested Bet: India to score more than 25.5 runs before first dismissal at 17/20
In three of their last four games, India scored over 30 runs, highlighting the capabilities of their openers and I am backing them to make another positive start.
Suggested Bet: Shreyas Iyer to score more than 22.5 runs at 17/20
In the recent World Cup, Iyer showed very good form, finishing as the 7th highest run-scorer with a total of 530 runs in the tournament and I am expecting him to carry that form into this series.
Note: All prices correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
