World Cup 2019, South Africa vs India: Match Preview
The eighth match of ICC World Cup 2019 will be played on 5th June at 3 PM IST between South Africa and India at Ageas Bowl, Southampton.
South Africa have lost the two matches they played so far in the tournament. To add to the worries, they are sweating on the fitness of Hashim Amla, Dale Steyn, and Lung Ngidi.
India, on the other hand, are one of the favourites for the final spot. The India side is well balanced, and they expect to start their World Cup campaign on a winning note.
Key Players
Quinton de Kock has a good record against India, and he is expected to give Proteas a solid start against India.
Dale Steyn is playing his last World Cup. He is very dangerous with the new ball, especially his outswingers. South Africa will expect the veteran to make early inroads into the Indian batting line-up
Virat Kohli is currently the best batsman in the modern era of world cricket. He has a huge responsibility on his shoulders, as a batsman and captain, to take India forward in this tournament.
Hardik Pandya had an excellent IPL with both the ball and bat. It will be interesting to see whether he can replicate a similar performance in English soil too.
Probable XI
South Africa
Dale Steyn is expected to play his first match of the tournament. He will replace the injured Lungi Ngidi. If Hashim Amla is fit, he will potentially replace David Miller.
Probable XI: Hashim Amla / David Miller, Quinton de Kock (WK), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Faf du Plessis (C), JP Duminy, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir.
India
Ravindra Jadeja is expected to find a spot in the XI because of the depth he adds to the batting. This means either Kuldeep Yadav or Yuzvendra Chahal will sit out.
With his century performance in the warm-up match against Bangladesh, KL Rahul could well be slotted in at No. 4.
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (C), KL Rahul, MS Dhoni (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav / Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami.
Squads
South Africa: Faf du Plessis (C), Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (WK), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, JP Duminy, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dwaine Pretorius, Chris Morris, Imran Tahir.
India: Virat Kohli (C), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, MS Dhoni (WK), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Vijay Shankar, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Ravindra Jadeja.
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