ODI WC 2023: India vs South Africa | D3 Guide
Pitch Report (Eden Gardens, Kolkata)
The pitch for this game is expected to be a good one for batting but it might be a little two-paced in the first innings with some help for the spinners and the pacers may get some movement with the new ball in the second innings. There were no signs of dew but it might come down a bit in the latter half of the second innings. The average 1st innings score here in the two games is 216 runs but expect it to be a lot higher than that. Teams may prefer batting first.
Dependable Trio for D3
Virender Sehwag (OG- Batter 1) (India): Rohit will be Batter 1 for India. He was dismissed early in the last game and will be eager to do well in this match. He has been in terrific touch in the ODI WC 2023 and will be a top pick for this game. Rohit has 402 runs in 7 innings with 1 century and two 50+ scores to his name.
Zaheer Khan (OG — Bowler 1) (India) [Captain]: Bumrah will be Bowler 1 for India. He has been in great form and has picked up wickets in every game. He will bowl with the new ball and is excellent in the death overs. Bumrah has 15 wickets in 7 games and is in the 5th position in the highest wicket-takers list in ODI WC 2023. Zaheer Khan’s OG Card will be our captain pick for this game.
Quinton de Kock (South Africa): Quinton de Kock is the highest run-scorer of ODI WC 2023 with 445 runs in 7 innings at an average of 77.86 including 4 centuries to his name. De Kock scored a brilliant century in the last game and will look to repeat the same in this game as well. He averages 56.40 against India in 19 innings with 6 hundreds and 2 fifties under his belt.
Alternative Combinations
- Combination 1
Anil Kumble (OG- Bowler 4) (Captain)
- Combination 2
Herschelle Gibbs (OG- Batter 4)
Probable Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma ©, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (C & wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Siraj
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markam, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
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