ICC World Cup 2019: Match 8, South Africa vs India: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Finally, India will be getting their campaign underway in the ongoing World Cup on Wednesday against South Africa. This is Proteas’ third game and they are already in trouble after losing their first two matches to England and Bangladesh respectively. Another loss will put their fortunes into the doldrums and Faf du Plessis will be hoping that his troops step up to the task against the Men in Blue.

South Africa are plagued with injuries as well and the latest to be added to the list is Lungi Ngidi. Dale Steyn is most likely to play while Hashim Amla is expected to return as well to bolster the batting line-up. Aiden Markram looks set to miss this game with David Miller performing decently in the previous encounter while Faf du Plessis will continue to bat at three.

As for India, they might be caught up between playing three genuine seamers with Hardik Pandya as the fourth option. They also have the option to play either Ravindra Jadeja and one of the two wrist spinners or both the wrist spinners in Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. South Africa are vulnerable against spin and India might be tempted to go with the latter.

Match Details

The 8th match of the ICC World Cup 2019 will be played between South Africa and India at The Rose Bowl in Southampton.

The match starts at 10:30 AM local time (09:30 AM GMT) (3:00 PM IST).

The game will be live on Star Sports. Live streaming available on Hotstar.

Weather Report

The forecast is not so promising in Southampton in the lead up to the game and on the match day as well. The pitch is likely to stay covered due to the showers on Tuesday and the heavens are expected to open up also in the morning ahead of the match. During the match, there is around 50% chance of rain and the action will mostly be interrupted frequently. The temperature will hover around 15-16 Degrees Celsius according to Accuweather.

Pitch Report

The overcast conditions and rain might lead to the pitch assisting the seam bowlers. But The Rose Bowl has more often than not been full of runs. The domestic One-Day Cup witnessed scored around and more than 300 in the five matches, whileAustralia and Sri Lanka scored 297 and 239 runs batting first respectively in the warm-up matches.

Average first innings score: 294 (last seven One-Day matches at the venue including the World Cup warm-ups)

Record of the chasing teams: Won – 3; Lost – 4

Probable Playing XIs

South Africa

Quinton de Kock (wk), Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, JP Duminy, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir.

Bench: Lungi Ngidi, Dwaine Pretorius, Aiden Markram, Tabraiz Shamsi.

India

Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli (C), KL Rahul, Vijay Shankar, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Shami, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah.

Bench: Kedar Jadhav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Dinesh Karthik.

Team News:

Lungi Ngidi suffered a hamstring injury in the previous match and is ruled out for a week or so. He is set to miss this match.

Dale Steyn was seen bowling soon after the match against Bangladesh and is expected to return to the team.

Hashim Amla also is expected to be fit for this match.

Kedar Jadhav was seen practising in the nets but is still doubtful for this match. If fit, he is more likely to play ahead of Vijay Shankar.

Virat Kohli was hit on his left thumb a couple of days ago and has recovered from the injury. He has been declared fit to play.

Power Picks:

Quinton de Kock against India in ODIs:

Innings: 12

Runs: 774

Average: 64.5

50s: 1

100s: 5

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options: Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan.

Vice-Captain Options: Hardik Pandya, Quinton de Kock, Rohit Sharma.

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Head to Head/Small Leagues:

Wicket-Keepers – Quinton de Kock

Batsmen – Virat Kohli (C), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen

All-Rounders – Hardik Pandya, Andile Phehlukwayo

Bowlers – Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Kagiso Rabada.

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Grand/Mega Leagues:

Wicket-Keepers – MS Dhoni, Quinton de Kock

Batsmen – Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul (C), Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla, David Miller

All-Rounders – Hardik Pandya (VC)

Bowlers – Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Imran Tahir.

Expert Advice:

If the ball swings upfront and India are batting first, it is better not to pick Rohit Sharma as he is extremely vulnerable against the moving ball. Same is the case with South Africa and Hashim Amla can be ignored.

In the case of collapses, MS Dhoni plays until the end and in grand leagues, he can be a good option for the multipliers.

Probable Winners:

India are expected to win but South Africa will fight hard to register their first victory as well.

*Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.