India vs South Africa 1st Test Live Streaming

It is a battle between the number one and the number two teams in the world and it will be an exciting one. India will look to adjust to the pace and bounce of the South African tracks and that is where the home team will need to take advantage of the opposition.

As compared to that, India’s bowling is strong but the problem revolves around the fitness of Zaheer Khan. If he misses out, then the third fast bowler will be a debutant and that will make it difficult for the side.

South Africa should leave out Ryan McLaren from their 12 and go in with Lonwobo Tsotsobe to partner Dale Styen and Morne Morkel in the playing eleven. Paul Harris will be their lone spinner.

India vs South Africa 1st Test at Centurion
Date: 16th – 20th December 2010, Time:08:30 GMT
Vanue: Centurion, South Africa

South Africa Team: Graeme Smith(C), Hashim Amla, Johan Botha, Mark Boucher(W), AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Paul Harris, Jacques Kallis, Ryan McLaren, Morne Morkel, Wayne Parnell, Alviro Petersen, Ashwell Prince, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe

Indian Team: MS Dhoni(C/W), Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid, Gautam Gambhir, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, VVS Laxman, Pragyan Ojha, Cheteshwar Pujara, Suresh Raina, Ishant Sharma, Sreesanth, Sachin Tendulkar, Jaidev Unadkat, Murali Vijay, Umesh Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha

South Africa will be relieved to not have to deal with the openers but they still have puzzles in their own game to solve. They were soundly beaten in Gwalior and got close in the first ODI only because of Dale Steyn and Wayne Parnell’s performances – with the bat. Their batting order, apart from AB de Villiers and Jacques Kallis, hasn’t pulled its weight. They will hope Hashim Amla can build on the momentum he showed in a cameo in the second ODI but, in the absence of Graeme Smith, much depends on Herschelle Gibbs.

India squad
MS Dhoni*†, R Ashwin, RA Jadeja, KD Karthik, V Kohli, A Mishra, A Mithun, A Nehra, YK Pathan, SK Raina, RG Sharma, S Sreesanth, S Tyagi, M Vijay

South Africa squad
JH Kallis*, HM Amla, LL Bosman, J Botha, MV Boucher†, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, HH Gibbs, CK Langeveldt, JA Morkel, M Morkel, WD Parnell, AN Petersen, DW Steyn, LL Tsotsobe, RE van der Merwe

India vs South Africa 1st ODI Live Streaming

India vs South Africa 1st ODI Preview

The Test series wasn’t closely fought – both teams won by an innings- in the conventional sense but the matches were intense and dramatic contests. It has, thus, left everybody hoping that the ODIs will be as interesting. Some key players are missing from both India and South Africa but, as Australia proved on their last trip here, the absence of personnel can be overcome.

For India, who were beaten by a severely-depleted Australian team, this is a chance to raise their limited-overs game to a level they are capable of. Their last ODI outing was a tri-series in Bangladesh, where they lost in the final to Sri Lanka, who reopened some old wounds. The pitch had something for the seamers and the Indian batting line-up folded cheaply. South Africa might not get the pitches necessary to exploit India’s vulnerability but it’s bound to be an interesting battle.

This three-match series will offer a greater Test for South Africa. They will miss Graeme Smith and without him the top order, even with the inclusion of the in-form Hashim Amla, doesn’t have the same strength. Much will depend on AB de Villiers, who had a quiet Test series, if they are to put up totals around 300.

The first game is huge for India ahead of the 2011 World Cup as Jaipur has faced some terror threats and the cricket world will be watching how the security issue is handled. It’s been reported that there will be unprecedented levels of security: the Indian Air Force will be manning the skies and the police have divided the city into five centers – the airport, the route leading to the hotel and stadium, the team hotel, and one each inside and outside the stadium.

India squad
MS Dhoni*†, R Ashwin, RA Jadeja, KD Karthik, V Kohli, P Kumar, A Mishra, AM Nayar, A Nehra, YK Pathan, SK Raina, V Sehwag, S Sreesanth, SR Tendulkar, S Tyagi
South Africa squad
JH Kallis*, HM Amla, LL Bosman, J Botha, MV Boucher†, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, HH Gibbs, CK Langeveldt, JA Morkel, M Morkel, WD Parnell, AN Petersen, DW Steyn, LL Tsotsobe, RE van der Merwe

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India vs South Africa 2010 ODI Match Live Streaming / Fixtures

India vs South Africa 1st ODI – Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur on 21 Feb 2010 at 09.00 GMT.

India vs South Africa 2nd ODI – Captain Roop Singh Stadium, Gwalior on 24 Feb 2010 at 09.00 GMT.

India vs South Africa 3rd ODI – Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad on 27 Feb 2010 at 09.00 GMT.

India vs South Africa 1st ODI Live Streaming

India vs South Africa 2nd ODI Live Streaming

India vs South Africa 3rd ODI Live Streaming

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