SA vs India 6th ODI playing11 dream11 team

Form guide

South Africa: LWLLL (last five completed matches, most recent first)
India: WLWWW

In the spotlight

Called up on short notice, Heinrich Klaasen has given a decent account of himself with the bat. He has got that first important innings out of the way, which should tell him he belongs to this level. This could be his last ODI for a while as Quinton de Kock should regain fitness, so Klassen will love to now add to the promise with a big innings.

Shreyas Iyer has not had the best of the time in this series. Brought in to replace the injured Kedar Jadhav, he has found himself in difficult situations: he has been caught in two slowdowns, and has also dropped catches in both the matches. This Indian team doesn't discard players so easily; there will be a chance for Iyer again, he will need to show his best cricket because the last two ODIs were not close to his best, whether it be batting or fielding.

Team news

There is a T20I series to follow, and more importantly a big Test series soon after. Expect South Africa to rest Rabada at least. It is not yet certain if Chris Morris has recovered from his stiff back.

South Africa (probable): 1 Hashim Amla, 2 Aiden Markram (capt.), 3 JP Duminy, 4 AB de Villiers, 5 David Miller, 6 Heinrich Klaasen (wk), 7 Chris Morris, 8 Andile Phehlukwayo, 9 Lungi Ngidi, 10 Morne Morkel, 11 Tabraiz Shamsi

India :
Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Dinesh Karthik/Manish Pandey, MS Dhoni(w), Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami/Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah/Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel/Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal





India have been playing their best XI wanting to seal the series win but should now rest some of them, especially since there is no temptation of a whitewash and also because there is a T20I series starting two days after this ODI. Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar could do with a break, Axar Patel could do with a look-in, there are batsmen who have warmed the bench so far, and, finally, don't be surprised if even Virat Kohli rests himself. So it is difficult to list a possible XI for India.

Pitch and conditions

Back to Centurion, the most home-like conditions for India so far. It is hard to see the pitch gathering pace overnight. There is a thunderstorm or two around, but given the good drainage, we should have a match.

Stats and trivia

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  India are the only team other than Australia to have beaten South Africa in South Africa in a series of a five ODIs or more

  
  


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  South Africa's batting average of 22.65 and bowling average of 50.2 are their worst numbers in any bilateral series at home

  
  


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  In the whole tour, South Africa have registered only one century; India have five, three from Virat Kohli and one each from Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan

  
  

Quotes

"When you're playing well and someone has a brilliant innings, cracks can be covered. But when you lose in this manner, whatever adjustments need to be made, you focus on it more. For me that's a very positive thing."
Hashim Amla looks at the brighter side