Match Preview – India vs South Africa, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023/24, thirty seventh Match

November 5, 2023November 5, 2023 admin

Huge image – the toss conundrum

Do you again your energy, or look to take advantage of your opponent’s weak spot? Rohit Sharma and Temba Bavuma could have that query of their minds as India tackle South Africa in a top-of-the-table conflict at Eden Gardens on Sunday.

South Africa like to bat first. Their high order invariably units the platform for the center to go huge. Batting first on this World Cup, their totals have been 428, 311, 399, 382 and 357. On every event, they gained by greater than 100 runs. Whereas chasing, although, they misplaced to Netherlands and narrowly escaped, with a one-wicket win, in opposition to Pakistan.

For India, it is the alternative. They like having a goal in entrance of them in order that they’ll tempo their innings accordingly. Batting first, they’ll seem uncertain about how laborious to go. So whoever wins the toss on Sunday should make the difficult name.

This match may also current the sternest check thus far for India’s five-bowler technique. Within the absence of Hardik Pandya, who has now been dominated out of the World Cup, India shouldn’t have a sixth bowling possibility of their common XI, one thing Bavuma mentioned South Africa will look to make the most of.Pakistan’s win over New Zealand on Saturday means South Africa have joined India within the semi-finals. With India and South Africa well-placed to retain the top-two positions by the top of the league stage, this might very effectively be a gown rehearsal for the ultimate, although they must get there first.

Type information – two groups in red-hot kind

India WWWWW (final 5 ODIs, most up-to-date first)
South Africa WWWWL

Within the highlight – Mohammed Shami and Quinton de Kock

Mohammed Shami was not a part of India’s first-choice XI on the World Cup. He bought an opportunity solely when Hardik was injured. However after taking part in solely three matches, he’s among the many main wicket-takers within the match. He began with a five-for in opposition to New Zealand, picked up 4 in opposition to England, after which 5 extra in opposition to Sri Lanka. In every other group, he would have most likely opened the bowling; for India, he bowls first change after Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. That he’s nonetheless in a position to make such a huge impact is a testomony to his abilities.Quinton de Kock is having a dream World Cup. He’s the main run-scorer (545) and century-maker (4) at this stage. He could take his time early on however his general strike fee of 112.60 is effectively above par. India should be one in all his favorite opponents. In 19 ODIs in opposition to them, he has six lots of, three of them in successive innings in the beginning of his profession. With Bavuma struggling for kind, de Kock’s position turns into much more necessary in setting the platform for the center order to tee off.

Group information – Shamsi would possibly are available in

India are more likely to subject an unchanged XI, with KL Rahul now formally the vice-captain of the group.

India (possible): 1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Shreyas Iyer, 5 KL Rahul (wk), 6 Suryakumar Yadav, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Kuldeep Yadav, 9 Mohammed Shami, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Bavuma has hinted that South Africa might play each Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi. However the last determination shall be made after seeing the pitch. Shamsi, although, does not have an awesome document in opposition to India: 5 wickets in six ODIs, at an financial system of 6.48.

South Africa (possible): 1 Quinton de Kock (wk), 2 Temba Bavuma (capt), 3 Rassie van der Dussen, 4 Aiden Markram, 5 David Miller, 6 Heinrich Klaasen, 7 Marco Jansen, 8 Kagiso Rabada, 9 Keshav Maharaj, 10 Lungi Ngidi, 11 Tabraiz Shamsi/Gerald Coetzee

Pitch and circumstances – will dew play a task?

The pitch at Eden Gardens hasn’t actually favoured a selected sort of bowling. If quick bowlers have picked up wickets at a greater strike fee than the spinners, spinners have superior financial system charges. On Sunday afternoon, the temperature will peak at 32°C. At evening, it is anticipated to drop to 23°C, which implies dew might play a task within the second innings. The Air High quality Index shall be round 160.

Stats and trivia – Jansen’s powerplay impression

Virat Kohli (48) is one in need of equalling Sachin Tendulkar’s document of most ODI lots of. If he will get there on Sunday, it’ll make his thirty fifth birthday all of the extra particular.
Kohli is but to get out to spin on this World Cup. In 204 balls in opposition to spinners, he has scored 184 runs.
Amongst those that have bowled no less than 15 overs on this World Cup, solely two have financial system charges beneath 4: Jasprit Bumrah (3.72) and Ravindra Jadeja (3.78).
Marco Jansen has picked up 12 wickets within the powerplay on this World Cup – probably the most by any bowler in that part. Sri Lanka’s Dilshan Madushanka is second with seven.
South Africa’s 82 sixes within the match are probably the most by any group in a single version of the World Cup. England (76 in 2019) held the earlier document.
Lungi Ngidi has dismissed Shreyas Iyer 4 occasions in 30 balls in ODIs.
Maharaj is 2 in need of 50 ODI wickets.

Quotes

“It’s a contest between two groups which might be taking part in excellent cricket. Whether or not they [South Africa] are the hardest or not, I believe there are three or 4 different good groups on this match as effectively. Possibly a few of them have not clicked in addition to they might have favored to, or they’ve had a tricky run. However South Africa definitely have been taking part in very effectively.”
India head coach Rahul Dravid

“You bought two groups who’re in kind, arising in opposition to one another and I believe it is only a matter of who breaks first and who’s in a position to I suppose, exploit that second or that weak spot. We perceive that there shall be stress moments throughout the World Cup, moments that we have overcome to get so far, and there’ll nonetheless be extra. We’ll take care of them as finest as we will.”
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma

Hemant Brar is a sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo