SA vs IND, 1st ODI: Weather report from New Wanderers stadium, Johannesburg

The ODI series between India and South Africa will begin at the New Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg. The men in blue will look for redemption after a 3-0 whitewash in the last time they faced the Proteas at home. All eyes will be on these two top international sides as they will go head to head with some young players in the mix who will want to make a mark at one of the toughest grounds India has played in.

KL Rahul will once again lead the side and will want to come back from a humiliating series last season as well. With him being in form is also going to be a huge positive for them. Aiden Markram will also look to prove himself as a leader against one of the best sides in international cricket as well.

The surface at the Wanderers can be very unpredictable as we did see the spinners get some drift and turn as the match progressed. Otherwise, it seemed to be a great pitch where the ball was easily coming onto the bat and a target of over 200 was set by India during the last T20I. However, we could see as the game progressed the new ball was swinging and seaming and the spinners were getting enough drift and turn. This might be a sign that the spinners might also come into this game.

Focusing on the weather

The weather on the other hand might be as unpredictable as the pitch as there might be a chance of rain going into the game at the Jo’burg. The rain is predicted from 6 am to 8 am local time with a 51% chance of rainfall. This means the people have to hope that the rain gods don’t blast onto the scene during the game. Despite the rain prediction let's pray that there is no interruption and that the people will get a match and a result as well.

Let's take a look at how the squads look in the match

India: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C)(wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Arshdeep Singh, and Deepak Chahar.

South Africa:Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Nandre Burger, Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Mihlali Mpongwana, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne and Lizaad Williams.