WI vs SA 11Wickets Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Pitch Report and Injury Updates For 1st Test

Preview

West Indies and South Africa will face each other in the first Test of the two-match series at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium. Both the teams haven’t faced each other for a long time in the format and they will be playing under new captains in Dean Elgar and Kraigg Brathwaite..

South Africa come into this series after losing Tests in Pakistan while the Caribbean side played out a 0-0 draw in the two-match series at home against Sri Lanka. Bowling attacks of both the sides are brilliant and that could eventually be the battle to watch out for in this series.

Match Details

West Indies vs South Africa, 1st Test

Venue: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia

Date & Time: June 10th at 7:00 PM IST and local time 10:00 AM 

Live Streaming: Fancode

Pitch Report

The surface at the venue is conducive to fast bowlers and clearly, the batsmen will have to show a lot of patience to score runs. The team winning the toss though should look to bat first and post runs on the board.

Probable Playing XIs

West Indies

Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Kieran Powell, Nkrumah Bonner, Kyle Mayers, Jermaine Blackwood, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Rahkeem Cornwall, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales

South Africa

Dean Elgar(c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Keegan Petersen, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma, Wiaan Mulder, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje

Top Picks for WI vs SA 11Wickets Match

Dean Elgar will look to lead from the front for South Africa in his first Test as captain. He has scored 4260 runs in 67 Test matches and is one of the most experienced players in the team.

Jason Holder is the captain material. He is the number one Test all-rounder in the ICC rankings and will be looking to contribute with both bat and ball.

Kemar Roach is coming off a brilliant County season and has accounted for 214 wickets in 63 Test matches so far.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for WI vs SA 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:

J Silva, R der Dussen (C), K Powell, Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Jason Holder, George Linde, Rakheem Cornwall, Kemar Roach (VC), Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for WI vs SA 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:

Q Kock, R van der Dussen, Kraigg Brathwaite, J Blackwood, Dean Elgar (C), Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder (VC), Keshav Maharaj, Kemar Roach, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje

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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.