With the T20 series done and dusted, India and South Africa will now face off in a three-match ODI series. While India's squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup is expected to depart for Australia early on October 6, the ODI team will be without some of its key players. On the other hand, South Africa are in with their full-strength team for the 3 ODIs.
Before the series opener in Lucknow, here is a look at a few numbers to predict what could happen in this match and who could emerge as a winner.
1. Toss Prediction
India won all their tosses in their last ODI series against Zimbabwe. So they are predicted to win this toss in this match.
2. Win Possibility
Overall, South Africa enjoy a better head-to-head record over India in this format. The two sides have met each other a total of 87 times. While South Africa have 49 of these matches, India have emerged victorious 35 times. The other 3 matches have ended without a result. Moreover, this will not be India's best side as some of their preferred players will be on the way to Australia to prepare for the T20 World Cup. Thus, predicting South Africa to win this match.
3. Team of the Day
The Team of the Day is South Africa. They gave India a run for their money in the second and third T20I ultimately coming out on top in the final T20I in Indore. They are expected to be a little too good for what is supposedly a second-string Indian side.
4. Predicted powerplay score (10 overs) and average first innings total
The average first innings score here has been 215 so the powerplay score could in the range of 40-60.
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