CWC 2019: Match 8, India vs South Africa: Best BalleBaazi Combination, Tips, Lineups & Team News
This article will provide you the Predicted XIs, Team News & the Best BalleBaazi Combination for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 match between India and South Africa.
Lungisani Ngidi suffered a hamstring injury in the previous match and is ruled out for at least a week.
Dale Steyn has been ruled out for the entire tournament. BeuranHendricks has been called in as his replacement.
Hashim Amla is expected to recover from his concussion and is likely to feature against India.
Kedar Jadhav started practising in the nets a few days ago. It is unclear if he is fully match-fit to feature against South Africa tomorrow.
Virat Kohli suffered a small scare after sustaining a thumb injury a couple of days ago. He is, however, fully fit to take part in this match.
With rain expected to play a part tomorrow, India may opt to play Bhuvneshwar Kumar in place of one of the wrist spinners against South Africa.
Match Tips:
Weather Forecast: It is likely to be a cold day in Hampshire with the temperature expected to hover around 13 degrees Celsius.
Tomorrow's match may be affected by rain and the conditions early on are likely to favour the seam bowlers.
The Rose Bowl pitch is very batsman-friendly. If the opening batsmen are able to negotiate the early swing, a sizeable total may be in the offing for the batting side.
With their middle order not delivering, Amla and de Kock's opening partnership may hold the key for the Proteas in this match.
Match Prediction: South Africa head into this match after suffering 2 losses in the opening two matches of their World Cup campaign. With Steyn and Amla expected back, South Africa will come all guns blazing against the Indians.
India are favourites on paper and will be hopeful of starting the tournament with a win under their belt. A hard-fought contest is in prospect at the Rose Bowl on Wednesday with India ultimately coming out on top.
South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, JP Duminy, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir.
Key Players:
India: Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, MS Dhoni
South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla, Imran Tahir, Dale Steyn