India vs South Africa world Cup Match 8 Wednesday June 2019. Today Live Streaming,Live Scores Updates When & Where to Watch ICC World Cup 2019 Match on Live updates.
India to take on South Africa at the Hampshire Bowl today in their opening World Cup game at 2:30 pm (PST) and 10:30 am (local time).
South Africa, who were beaten by England in the opening match, faced their second consecutive loss in the World Cup. The Proteas have no more edge for any mistake after second World Cup defeat against Bangladesh and should exploit India’s ‘first game nerves’ to bring their World Cup campaign in the groove again.
There was all the more terrible news for the South African team as their key quick bowler Lungi Ngidi was dropped out of the immensely significant clash against the No.2-ranked India.
However, the big plus for the No. 2 ranked ODI side is the form of K.L. Rahul and M.S. Dhoni who scored hundreds against Bangladesh.
On the other hand, Proteas did not have a great start to their World Cup campaign. They conceded totals in excess of 300 against both England and Bangladesh. The bowling seems to lack the killer instinct and the absence of young pacer Lungi Ngidi for the crucial game only adds to their worries. Also, Dale Steyn is recovering from the shoulder injury and it is still not sure whether he will be returning back to the playing XI.
When it comes to their batting, Proteas batsmen fell well short against England and, despite a much-improved performance against Bangladesh, didn’t manage to take the team home. Against the quality of India’s attack, the Proteas batsmen will have to come out with their A-game to pose a challenge to the Men in Blue.
However, it would still not be easy for India to go past South Africa considering their record in World Cups. In the four World Cup games these two teams have played, India have won just one and lost three. And even in overall ODIs, South Africa hold a 46-34 edge.
India: Virat Kohli (c), Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shikhar Dhawan, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, K.L. Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Vijay Shankar, Rohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav
South Africa: Faf du Plessis (c), Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock (wk), Hashim Amla, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, JP Duminy, Dwaine Pretorius, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi
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