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Fantasy: Centurion like conditions for the second Test in Cape Town?

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Last updated on 02 Jan 2024 | 06:42 PM
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Fantasy: Centurion like conditions for the second Test in Cape Town?

Here are some fantasy tips that could help you create your team for the second Test between India and South Africa in Cape Town

Fantasy

Venue :  Newlands, Cape Town

Average first innings score in last three years:223

0% of the games have been won by team batting first

Pacers have picked 96.97% of the wickets to fall here. Spinners have picked 3.03% of the wickets.

*all data from last 3 years

Suggested teams

While you could go for the above team, you can also choose your team from Cricket.com’s Fantasy Research Centre. You can use this tool to build your team with the help of algorithms. Then, based on your preferences, the platform will guide you through creating the ideal fantasy XI.

In-form Players Captain

In-form Players Vice Captain

Check out all our Fantasy Stats for the recent fantasy performance of all players set to be involved in the game.

Horses for courses

Top Run scorers at this venue

The above graphic tells you the top batters at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - runs, strike-rate, batting average etc.

Top wicket takers at this venue

The above graphic tells you the top bowlers at the venue in the past three years. Click here to check the full list categorized on different parameters - wickets taken, bowling average, bowling economy etc.

Grand League Punts

> KL Rahul is the only Indian batter to score Test hundreds in South Africa (2) after Virat Kohli's 153 in Centurion in 2018. One of the few fluent batters for India in the Centurion Test, Rahul is a must-pick player to make big bucks. 

> Rohit Sharma average sonly 12.8 in South Africa. Kagiso Rabada has dimissed him seven times, the most for any pacer in Test cricket. 

Probable XIs

South Africa: Dean Elgar ( c ), Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Keegan Petersen, Zubayr Hamza, David Bedingham, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi 

India: Rohit Sharma ( c ), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna 

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