The South Africa Cricket Team will face a strong Indian unit in the two Test match series starting from 26th December at SuperSport Park, Centurion. They could not qualify for the 2021-23 World Test Championship cycle finals as they lost to Australia and England in the away series.
South Africa has top-quality pace bowler Kagiso Rabada in their ranks but need to bowl well put pressure on Indian batting. Indian team will see the service of Rohit Sharma and Kohli who will return to Test squad after skipping limited overs leg.
It promises to be an exciting battle between top two teams in the world and would be hoping to ensure that India don’t win the final frontier.
Here we look at the 3 Things That South Africa Needs To Beat India In 1st Test
- Be Strong Against Indian Pace Bowling
The South African batting unit looks inexperienced. Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma and Aiden Markram are the top three quality batters in this batting unit. Jasprit Bumrah would be a dangerous bowler to face and will be a major threat.
Mohammed Siraj’s ability to pressure South African batters will create enough doubts. Prasidh Krishna would be making his debut while Shardul Thakur would be a major threat. Ravichandran Ashwin also can do well by doing a restricting job and picking important wickets.
The South African experienced batters would look to create major role and hope that can tire the Indian bowlers to win the opening Test match.
- Put Pressure On Indian Batters To Play Swinging Ball
The Indian batters including Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and other experienced batters have not been able to play swinging ball brilliantly on the South African shore.
Shreyas Iyer has played brilliant knocks against Bangladesh and England which has come away from home. The South African bowling unit must use short balls to put pressure on the Indian batters and bowl them out cheaply.
- Use Bowlers in Short Spells
The South African captain must use the bowlers in short spells. Kagiso Rabada was the pick of the bowlers for the hosts picking up 5 wickets while Nandie Burger grabbed 2 wickets and Marco Jansen took 1 wicket.
They must use the bowlers in short spells that would help to give rest for other bowlers. Rabada and others need to keep pressure on Indian batters with spells in short busts that help them to all out.
If these things happen, South Africa can create trouble for the Indian batters and register victory in the first Test at Centurion.
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