SA-A vs IN-A Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For 1st Unofficial Test

Srikar Bharat will lead India A in this series

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Updated - 10 Dec 2023, 23:07 IST

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Preview

South Africa A will take on India A in the first unofficial Test match of the three-match series at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein, starting on December 11.

Bryce Parsons has been named the captain of South Africa A. South Africa A recently played a three-match series against West Indies A and won by 2-1. Zubayr Hamza, Khaya Zondo, Tshepo Moreki, and Duanne Olivier are the four players who have retained their place in the squad from the last series.

Srikar Bharat will lead India A in this series. India A played the final of the ACC Men’s Emerging Cup in July this year. Sai Sudharsan, Dhruv Jurel, Manav Suthar, and Harshit Rana have retained their place in the squad.

Match Information

South Africa A vs India A, 1st unofficial Test

India A tour of South Africa, 11 Dec 2023, Mon, 1:30 PM IST ,Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

Live Stream

N/A

Weather Report

Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

Clear

22.7°C

17% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

South Africa A

W
W
L
T
L

India A

L
W
W
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Pradosh Ranjan Paul

IN-A - wk

163 Runs

1 Match

2

Jean du Plessis

SA-A - wk

156 Runs

1 Match

3

Rubin Hermann

SA-A - wk

112 Runs

1 Match

4

Sarfaraz Khan

IN-A - bat

102 Runs

2 Matches

5

Yaseen Valli

SA-A - bat

88 Runs

1 Match

6

Shardul Thakur

IN-A - bowl

76 Runs

1 Match

1

Abhimanyu Easwaran

IN-A - bat

120.00

1 Match

2

Vidhwath Kaverappa

IN-A - bat

100.00

1 Match

3

Connor Esterhuizen

SA-A - wk

88.89

1 Match

4

Axar Patel

IN-A - all

81.97

1 Match

5

Sarfaraz Khan

IN-A - bat

81.60

2 Matches

6

Devdutt Padikkal

IN-A - bat

81.08

1 Match

1

Avesh Khan

IN-A - bowl

5 Wkts

1 Match

2

Prasidh Krishna

IN-A - bowl

5 Wkts

1 Match

3

Saurabh Kumar

IN-A - all

4 Wkts

1 Match

4

Evan Jones

SA-A - bat

4 Wkts

1 Match

5

Bjorn Fortuin

SA-A - bowl

3 Wkts

1 Match

6

Siya Plaatjie

SA-A - bat

3 Wkts

1 Match

1

Washington Sundar

IN-A - all

1.79

1 Match

2

Axar Patel

IN-A - all

1.96

1 Match

3

Avesh Khan

IN-A - bowl

2.30

1 Match

4

Bjorn Fortuin

SA-A - bowl

2.54

1 Match

5

Prasidh Krishna

IN-A - bowl

2.71

1 Match

6

Shardul Thakur

IN-A - bowl

2.81

1 Match

Probable Playing XI

South Africa A

RD Rickelton (wk), S Qeshile, J du Plessis, Zubayr Hamza, K Zondo, JF Smith, B Parsons (C), D Olivier, E Bosch, BC Fortuin, TL Moreki

Bench : RA Herman, Connor Esterhuizen, MP Breetzke, CD Shekleton, Y Valli, JR Richards, E Jones, IH Modimokaoane, Odirile Modimokoane, Johan Van-Dyk, KR Mannikam, S Plaatjie, J Dawood

India A

KS Bharat (C), DC Jurel, AR Easwaran, SN Khan, Devdutt Padikkal, Sai Sudharsan, Axar Patel, Saurabh Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, NA Saini

Bench : RD Gaikwad, P Narang, Tilak Varma, P Ranjan Paul, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, KL Yadav, Akash Deep, Vidhwath Kaverappa, H Rana, TU Deshpande

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The surface at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein might provide a lot of help to the bowlers in this game. The average first innings score in the last five Test matches here has been 228 runs. The team winning the toss might look to bat.

70%

Pace Bowling

30%

Spin Bowling

20%

Batting Pitch

228

Average Score

80%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

7
C

Sarfaraz Khan IN-A | BAT

He has been one of the most consistent run-scorers in domestic cricket. He has made 3589 runs in 40 first-class matches at an average of 71.78.

6.5
C

Srikar Bharat IN-A | WK

He had a great outing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and scored 217 runs in five matches at an average of 54.25. He has played five Test matches for India and has scored 129 runs.

7

Jason Smith SA-A | BAT

He has played 3708 runs in 78 first-class matches. He has made 228 runs in five innings of CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 2023/24.

8

Zubayr Hamza SA-A | BAT

He scored 200 runs in four innings against West Indies A at an average of 66.66 and was the third-highest run-scorer.

8.5

Khaya Zondo SA-A | BAT

Zondo made 185 runs in four innings against West Indies A at an average of 46.25. He made a half-century in the series.

6

Bjorn Fortuin SA-A | BOWL

He is the second-highest wicket-taker in the ongoing CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 2023/24. He has taken 16 wickets in six innings at an average of 24.12.

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7.5

Navdeep Saini

IN-A | BOWL

9

Jean du Plessis

SA-A | WK

Last Updated On - Dec 10 2023 11:07 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

SA-A

7 : 4

IN-A

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19.5/100

Head To Head
Ryan Rickelton

7.5

Srikar Bharat

6.5

Zubayr Hamza

8

Sarfaraz Khan
C

7

Bryce Parsons

8.5

Jason Smith
VC

7

Eathan Bosch

5.5

Saurabh Kumar

7.5

Duanne Olivier

8.5

Bjorn Fortuin

6

Prasidh Krishna

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

SA-A

3 : 8

IN-A

Credits Left
13/100

Mega League
Srikar Bharat
C

6.5

Zubayr Hamza
VC

8

Khaya Zondo

8.5

Abhimanyu Easwaran

8.5

Sarfaraz Khan

7

Devdutt Padikkal

8

Sai Sudharsan

8.5

Saurabh Kumar

7.5

Duanne Olivier

8.5

Prasidh Krishna

8.5

Navdeep Saini

7.5

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