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Undefeated India will tackle South Africa in a conflict of the highest two within the group stage standings at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Who: India vs South Africa
When: Sunday, November 5, 2:00 PM (8:30 AM GMT)
The place: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
South African captain Temba Bavuma reacted angrily to the point out of the chokers tag earlier than Sunday’s encounter with India in Calcutta.
The Proteas have misplaced in 10 semi-finals in international Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) occasions.
It’s a file that has hung over the nation’s cricket group since their 1999 Cricket World Cup semi-final exit to Australia when victory was inside attain.
“If we get out of bother (towards India), I do not assume will probably be a matter of choking,” Bavuma stated on the pre-match press convention.
“I doubt you’d say the identical about India, that they suffocated in the event that they acquired free.”
India have stormed to seven wins up to now, whereas South Africa have misplaced simply as soon as – a shock defeat to the Netherlands.
“You might have two groups which might be in type, going towards one another and it is only a matter of who breaks first and who can exploit that second of weak point or that weak point,” Bavuma continued.
“We perceive that there shall be strain moments through the World Cup, moments that we’ve overcome to get up to now, and there shall be extra. We’ll deal with them as greatest we will.”
The captain has scored simply 111 runs within the 5 matches he has performed up to now.
That is in stark distinction to his opening companion Quinton de Kock, who scored 545 factors in his seven video games.
Bavuma has at all times had a query mark over his strike price in cricket, however the focus has been sharpened by the dearth of runs.
The 33-year-old returned to the facet for the ultimate match as a consequence of sickness with a begin that eclipsed even De Kock with 24 runs from 28 balls in a clean begin towards New Zealand.
“I simply have to stay to my processes, preserve making ready as greatest I can and if I do this, hopefully the outcome will handle itself,” he added.
“There may be nonetheless quite a lot of cricket to do and I consider I’ll play a task someplace within the event.”
(Al Jazeera)
Staff information from India:
The largest information for India is the absence of Hardik Pandya for the rest of the event.
The vice-captain won’t get well in time from the ankle harm he sustained whereas attempting to cease a ball on his personal bowling alley towards Bangladesh.
Mohammed Shami will preserve his place within the facet after claiming 14 wickets since changing Pandya.
Along with his confirmed exit from the event, Prasidh Krishna has been referred to as up as cowl.
South Africa group information:
The South Africans don’t have any harm considerations after their win over New Zealand.
Spinner Tabraiz Shamsi misplaced his place towards the Kiwis as a consequence of Kagiso Rabada’s return from harm.
It has been a seam-friendly floor in Calcutta up to now, so the Proteas are unlikely to recall the spinner barring any late harm considerations.
Face to face:
South Africa have a considerably surprisingly robust one-day worldwide file towards India.
Of the 90 conferences, the Proteas have received 50, whereas India received 37 with three no outcomes.
The final ten conferences have been 5-5, with India successful the final two however South Africa successful the 4 earlier conferences.
Their final World Cup encounter was in England in 2019, the place India received by six wickets on the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
It’s the first time they’ve taken a subject collectively since India received by seven wickets in New Delhi in October 2022.
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