India take on South Africa in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 on Sunday, October 30, at the Perth Stadium in Perth. The match will start at 4:30 PM IST (Indian Standard Time).
India made it back-to-back wins to kickstart their T20 World Cup 2022 campaign after convincingly beating the Netherlands by 56 runs. Suryakumar Yadav, who smashed a half-century off just 25 balls, once again grabbed all the headlines, while Virat Kohli had another successful outing at the SCG.
The South African cricket team were close to pulling off a dominant win against Zimbabwe in their first game of the tournament before rain played spoilsport. However, the Proteas maintained their impetus in the next game against Bangladesh, beating them by 101 runs to massively improve their net run rate. Rilee Rossouw notched his second century for South Africa in T20Is since his recent return.
India vs South Africa ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
Parimatch odds: India: 1.57, South Africa: 2.36
Betwinner odds: India: 1.58, South Africa: 2.38
Melbet odds: India: 1.58, South Africa: 2.38
1xBet odds: India: 1.59, South Africa: 2.41
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India vs South Africa head-to-head in T20Is
Since the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup in 2007, the Indian cricket team have won four of the five matches against South Africa. The Proteas have registered only one win in this head-to-head at the T20 World Cup.
The overall record is also in favour of Team India, who have won 13 of the 23 T20Is played against the Proteas. Along with one game that ended without a result, nine games saw South African success.
India and South Africa have clashed in two series in this format in 2022, both in India. The teams finished the five-match series tied 2-2, while India won the recent three-match series 2-1.
India vs South Africa ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 squads
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami.
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper), Heinrich Klaasen, Reeza Hendricks, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs.
India vs South Africa probable playing XI
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Arshdeep Singh.
South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, Aiden Markram, Tristan Stubbs, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada.
India vs South Africa ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 combined fantasy XI
Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), KL Rahul, Rilee Rossouw, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Hardik Pandya, Keshav Maharaj, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Anrich Nortje.
India’s top picks vs South Africa in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
Virat Kohli: The former Indian captain has looked back in prime form once again at the start of the T20 World Cup. Kohli’s match-winning 82-run knock against Pakistan was followed by another half-century against the Netherlands, making him the second-highest run-getter in T20 World Cup history. Kohli has scored 306 runs in 11 innings against the Proteas and will be a player to watch out for once again.
Suryakumar Yadav: SKY overtook Mohammad Rizwan to take the lead in the top run-getters list in T20Is this calendar year. Suryakumar has smashed 52 sixes in 2022, the highest by any batter in a calendar year. The Indian no. 4 batter continued his purple patch against the Netherlands in the previous encounter, making him the top pick in Perth.
South Africa’s top picks vs India in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
Anrich Nortje: The pace and bounce of the pitch at the Perth Stadium will suit the 28-year-old Proteas pacer against India. Nortje picked up four wickets, while conceding only 10 runs, in the previous T20 World Cup encounter against Bangladesh. Nortje has a bowling average of 4.00 and an economy rate of 3.63 in the two T20Is he has featured in Australia.
Rilee Rossouw: Since October 4, Rossouw has registered scores of 100*, 54* and 109 for the Proteas in T20Is. The Proteas batter has averaged 42.19 with the bat this calendar year in this format, while striking at 178.20. Rossouw has a strike-rate of 196.07 in T20Is against India.
India vs South Africa in ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 prediction
Considering India’s form in the ongoing T20 World Cup, they are tipped to have an advantage against South Africa. Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav and Hardik Pandya, among others, have been in good form for the 2007 World T20 champions.
However, South Africa have been extremely competitive off late against India, while the pace and bounce at Perth could benefit Kagiso Rabada and co. Rilee Rossouw and Quinton de Kock’s batting form could also help them challenge Team India in the upcoming encounter.
India vs South Africa playing conditions for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
Maximum Temperature: 15°C
Precipitation: 14%
Humidity: 78%
Wind: 19 km/h
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