India (IND) will tackle high-flying South Africa in the mouth-watering World Cup 2023 conflict at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens on Sunday. Both groups have already secured a spot in the semis and now will be trying to proceed the momentum by clinching the apex place.
With seven wins in seven matches, Rohit Sharma‘s Men in Blue have managed to dominate the match and now face their greatest problem. They produced a record-laden 302-run win in opposition to Sri Lanka in Mumbai in their earlier sport and will affirm a prime spot with two extra factors.
The Proteas enter this sport after thrashing out New Zealand by 190 runs in their final sport. They have registered 300-plus totals in all of their 5 World Cup video games whereas batting first whereas India are but to concede a 300-plus whole in their seven video games. India have received solely two of their final 5 ODI encounters in opposition to South Africa however stay favourites in Kolkata.
Eden Gardens, Kolkata Pitch Report
The surface at Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens affords a balanced surface for each batters and bowlers. Bowlers loved an excellent assist in the 2 World Cup 2023 matches performed right here with Netherlands defending 229 runs in opposition to Bangladesh and Pakistan simply chasing a 205-run goal in opposition to Bangladesh. Pace bowlers are prone to dominate the sport however followers can count on a high-scoring sport with each groups enjoying with no strain of semifinal qualification anymore.
Eden Gardens Records and Stats
Total ODI Matches: 37
Matches received batting first: 21
Matches received bowling first: 15
Average first innings rating: 240
Average second innings rating: 201
Highest whole scored: 404/5 by India vs Sri Lanka
Highest rating chased: 317/3 by India vs Sri Lanka
Lowest whole recorded: 63/10 by India Women vs England Women
Lowest whole defended: 195/10 by India vs South Africa
India World Cup squad:Â Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul (vc & wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Ishan Kishan (wk), Shardul Thakur, Ravichandran Ashwin, Prasidh Krishna
South Africa World Cup squad:Â Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (vc), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Reeza Hendricks, Lizaad Williams
