SA-A vs IN-A Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, and Injury Update of 1st unofficial test match between South Africa-A and India-A.
SA-A vs IN-A India A tour of South Africa, 1st unofficial Test Match Preview:
South Africa-A will host India-A in the 3 Unofficial Test matches which will get underway from November 23rd. South Africa has named a formidable squad for this series with the right blend of experienced and young talents. Pieter Malan will be leading the side in this series. The squad also includes some of the notable names with the likes of George Linde, Marco Jansen, Migael Pretorius, and Beuran Hendricks.
It’s an important tour for India-A players as everyone in the squad will be aiming to cement their spot in the main Indian squad. The performance in this series will matter a lot for them. Star-studded India-A will be led by experienced Priyank Panchal who has scored heaps of runs in the domestic circuit. Prithvi Shaw, Hanuma Vihari, and Navdeep Saini are well-known players in the line-up.
SA-A vs IN-A India A tour of South Africa, 1st unofficial Test Match Details:
Venue: Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
Date & Time: Nov 23-Nov 26, at 01:30 PM IST
Live Score: CricketAddictor
SA-A vs IN-A India A tour of South Africa, 1st unofficial Test Match Pitch Report:
It’s a friendly batting surface where quick bowlers will do get the assistance as well. Whoever bats first will have more chances of scoring big runs on the board.
SA-A vs IN-A India A tour of South Africa, 1st unofficial Test Match Probable Playing XIs:
SA-A: Pieter Malan (c), Tony de Zorzi, Sarel Erwee, Raynard Van Tonder/Dom Hendricks, George Linde, Sinethemba Qeshile (wk), Marco Jansen, Glenton Stuurman/Migael Pretorius, Senuran Muthusammy, Beuran Hendricks, Lutho Sipamla
IN-A: Priyank Panchal (c), Prithvi Shaw, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Baba Aparajith, Hanuma Vihari, Upendra Yadav (wk), Saurabh Kumar, Krishnappa Gowtham / Rahul Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Umran Malik / Ishan Porel, Arzan Nagwaswalla
Top Picks for SA-A vs IN-A Dream11 Prediction and Fantasy Cricket Tips:
SA-A
Pieter Malan made his first-class debut back in 2007 and has scored over 11000 runs in South African domestic cricket. He even represented South Africa in 3 Test matches and has scored 156 runs at an average of 26.
Marco Jansen is a tall left-arm fast bowler who looks promising and is a decent batter as well. He has picked up 64 wickets in his 16 First-class matches and scored 506 runs at an average of 20.23.
George Linde is a brilliant spin bowler and also can bat down the order. He has picked up 211 wickets in FC cricket and also scored 2287 runs.
Migael Pretorius has picked up 133 wickets in 39 First-class matches with the best figures of 6 for 38 and even scored 879 runs with the bat as well.
Tony de Zorzi has scored 2006 runs in 43 FC matches. Not many have picked him and he could be a good selection in mega league contests.
IN-A
It’s the right opportunity for Prithvi Shaw to show that he deserves a spot in the National squad. He didn’t have the greatest of series on the Australian tour last year and then he was sidelined for various reasons. He has scored 339 runs in his 5 Test matches at an average of 42.37.
It’s a preparatory series for Hanuma Vihari to get acclimatized to the South African conditions as India will be playing 3 Test matches which start from December 17. He has scored 7261 runs in his first-class career at an average of 55.
Priyank Panchal has a lot of experience in domestic cricket in India. He has scored 6891 runs in his first-class career so far and will be key for India A to do well.
Navdeep Saini has experience of playing at the international level. He hasn’t done well of late for India and also got dropped but will be keen to do well on this tour.
SA-A vs IN-A India A tour of South Africa, Must Picks for Dream11 Team Prediction:
| Player | Statistics (Last 5 matches) | Dream11 Points |
| Pieter Malan | 257 runs | 93, 232 |
| Marco Jansen | 66 runs + 10 wickets | 216, 208 |
| George Linde | 135 runs + 9 wickets | 57, 128 |
| Prithvi Shaw | 349 runs | 212, 115, 36, 76, 17 |
| Hanuma Vihari | 158 runs | 31, 35, 35, 118, 72 |
| Navdeep Saini | 8 runs + 4 wickets | 79, 18 |
SA-A vs IN-A India A tour of South Africa, Captain and Vice-Captain Choices:
Captain – Pieter Malan, Prithvi Shaw
Vice-Captain – Hanuma Vihari, Tony de Zorzi
Suggested Playing XI No.1 for SA-A vs IN-A Dream11 Team:
Wicketkeeper- Upendra Yadav
Batsmen- Priyank Panchal, Tony de Zorzi, Prithvi Shaw, Pieter Malan (c)
All-Rounders- Hanuma Vihari (vc), George Linde, Marco Jansen
Bowlers- Navdeep Saini, Lutho Sipamla, Arzan Nagwaswalla
Suggested Playing XI No.2 for SA-A vs IN-A Dream11 Team:
Wicketkeeper- Dom Hendricks
Batsmen- Abhimanyu Easwaran, Tony de Zorzi (vc), Prithvi Shaw (c), Pieter Malan
All-Rounders- Hanuma Vihari, George Linde, Marco Jansen
Bowlers- Navdeep Saini, Arzan Nagwaswalla, Migael Pretorius
SA-A vs IN-A India A tour of South Africa, 1st unofficial Test Match Probable Winner:
South Africa-A is expected to win this test match between South Africa-A and India-A.
Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.