The 2019 World Cup Campaign for Windies started with a huge win over Pakistan. The Caribbean team defeated Pakistan by seven wickets. In the second match played against Australia, the team came close to victory, but at the end lost the game by 15 runs.
On the other hand, South Africa still hasn’t registered a victory in this tournament. Faf du Plessis led the South African team has lost all the three matches they have played yet.
Pitch Conditions
Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton
The pitch is expected to be good for batting. Reports are suggesting that the track will be surrounded by little grass. So, the initial few overs will be crucial as the ball will get some movement. Once the batsmen get settled, then run scoring will become easy.
Toss
The team winning the toss will look forward to field first because the conditions will become better in the second phase of the match
Average scores in both innings
Average 1st innings score: 279
Average 2nd innings score: 273
Weather Conditions
The weather is expected to be favorable on Sunday, with the possibility of rainfall in patches. With a cloud covering of 37%, the humidity will be around 65%. The day time temperature will hover about 16 degrees Celsius.
Team Analysis: South Africa
Rassie van der Dussen, who has a groin injury, may be dropped. In place of him, Aiden Markram will most probably get into the eleven. There’s no update on Lungi Ngidi’s injury, and he may have to warm the bench yet again. Hashim Amla’s poor performance is also a point of concern. So, he will be eyeing to get some runs. Other than this, no other replacements are expected.
Full squad: Faf du Plessis (C), Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wk), JP Duminy, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Chris Morris, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Beuran Hendricks, Imran Tahir, Rassie van der Dussen.
Team Analysis: West Indies
The Windies squad might not do any changes in their playing XI even after a close defeat in the last game against Australia. Almost every batsman in the team looked in great touch; now they will be looking to utilize their form to take the team to victory.
Full squad: Jason Holder (c), Evin Lewis, Darren Bravo, Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Nicholas Pooran, Oshane Thomas, Shai Hope (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Fabien Allen, Sheldon Cottrell, Shannon Gabriel, Kemar Roach, Ashley Nurse
Both team’s probable playing XI
South Africa |
West Indies |
Faf du Plessis (C) |
Jason Holder (C) |
Quinton de Kock (wk) |
Shai Hope (wk) |
Hashim Amla |
Chris Gayle |
Aiden Markram |
Evin Lewis |
David Miller |
Nicolas Pooran |
JP Duminy |
Shimron Hetmyer |
Andile Phehlukwayo |
Andre Russell |
Chris Morris |
Carlos Brathwaite |
Kagiso Rabada |
Ashley Nurse |
Imran Tahir |
Sheldon Cottrell |
Tabraiz Shamsi |
Oshane Thomas |
Key Players
South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, JP Duminy
West Indies: Andre Russell, Oshane Thomas, Shai Hope.
Standings in the ICC ODI points table
South Africa – third spot with 115 ratings
West Indies – eighth spot with 77 ratings
Head to Head in World Cup
Total matches played-6
South Africa win-4
West Indies win-2
South Africa and West Indies have faced each other in 6 games in the ICC Cricket World Cup in which South Africa have won 4 times whereas West Indies have emerged victorious on two occasions.
Both teams’ total score against each other in the World Cup
Highest Score Lowest Score
South Africa 408 200
West Indies 289 136
Let’s see what happens in this exciting face off. Whether South Africa will end their losing streak or West Indies will defeat them to get the second victory of the season.
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