Sri Lanka and South Africa will play a 2-match Test series in South Africa. This will be the first match of the series at Kingsmead in Durban. The match will start on 27th November 2024 at 1 PM IST.
Sri Lanka has been in decent form as a team in recent times, especially in white-ball cricket. They defeated New Zealand 2-0 in Sri Lanka but conditions in South Africa will be very different. The Lankan batters will have to adjust quickly in the bouncy conditions.
Meanwhile, South Africa recently defeated Bangladesh 2-0 in Bangladesh. The conditions were very different for them and it was a commendable performance from the Proteas. They’ll be favourites to win this game and the series as well.
South Africa: Tony de Zorzi, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma (c), David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj
Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka/Oshada Fernando, Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Dhananjaya de Silva (c), Kamindu Mendis, Milan Rathnayake, Prabhath Jayasuriya, Asitha Fernando, Vishwa Fernando/Lahiru Kumara
SA vs SL: Pitch Report & Weather Conditions
There will be good pace and bounce for the pacers in Durban. They will get good movement with the new ball. The spinners are expected to get some assistance in the last two days of the match. Overall, pacers and batters will dominate the game.
Rain is predicted on the first day of the game and we may see a little rain interruption as well. This may impact the decision of the captain winning the toss. No rain is predicted for the next 4 days.
Top Player Picks for SA vs SL Dream11 Prediction
Tony de Zorzi (SA)
Tony de Zorzi will open the batting for the Proteas. He has been a consistent performer for them and will be a top fantasy pick.
He has scored 414 runs in 9 innings this year at an average of 46 including a hundred and a fifty. Try him as C/VC in the grand leagues.
Keshav Maharaj (SA)
Keshav Maharaj will be the lead spinner for the Proteas. He has been in great form in tests this year. Maharaj has mainly played in spin-friendly conditions but also has a good record at home.
He has 26 wickets in 8 innings this year at an average of 17.94. Maharaj will be a key bowler for the Proteas.
Asitha Fernando (SL)
Asitha Fernando will be the lead pacer for Sri Lanka. He was in excellent form in the series in England earlier this year.
He has 29 wickets in 7 tests this year at an average of 22.55 including one 5-wicket haul. Asitha will be a top pick.
Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks for SA vs SL Dream11 Prediction
Kagiso Rabada (SA)
Kagiso Rabda was in exceptional form in the last series against Bangladesh. He will be the strike bowler for the hosts and a top Captain choice.
He has 26 wickets in just 5 tests this year. Rabada averages only 14.65 in tests this year. He has two 5-wicket hauls as well.
Kamindu Mendis (SL)
Kamindu Mendis will be the best batter for Sri Lanka in this series. He has scored runs for fun in his brief test career and will be an excellent C/VC option.
Mendis has 943 runs in 12 test innings this year. He averages 82.28 including 3 hundreds and a couple of fifties in 2024.
Marco Jansen (SA)
Marco Jansen will be a key player for South Africa. He can trouble the Sri Lankan batters with his bounce and swing with the new ball. Jansen is capable with the bat as well.
He has 49 wickets in 13 tests at an average of 22.79. Jansen will be a must in your fantasy teams. He will be an ideal C/VC pick.
SA vs SL Player to Avoid
Dimuth Karunaratne (SL)
Dimuth Karunaratne will open the innings for Sri Lanka. He will be against South Africa’s pacers who will trouble him. Karunaratne will be our player to avoid for this game.
Grand League Team for SA vs SL Dream11 Prediction
Small League Team for SA vs SL Dream11 Prediction
SA vs SL Dream11 Prediction
South Africa will start as the favourites to win this game. They have an excellent pace attack for the conditions and their batters have been in good form lately. Sri Lanka is expected to put in a good fight but the Proteas are expected to emerge victorious.
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