India is in great form in the warm up games first chased 349 runs against Sri Lanka and then won by 243 runs against defending champions Australia. Dinesh Karthik hit 2 centuries in 2 games while Kohli and Dhoni are also among the runs. Umesh Yadav took 5 wickets in the last game and their bowling will be the key.
South Africa also has a good team but fats bowler Dales Steyn is not sure to play due to injury. They will largely depend on de Villiers, du Plessis, Hashim Amla and David Miller.
India playing 11 for the 1st Match of 2013 CT:
AB de Villiers (c/wk), Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Colin Ingram, David Miller, Morne Morkel, Alviro Petersen, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe
South Africa playing 11 for the 1st Match of 2013 CT:
MS Dhoni (c/wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Suresh Raina, Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav.
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