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South Africa will open their account against Sri Lanka in match number 2 to be played at New Delhi on 7th October. Under the captaincy of Temba Bavuma, South Africa is coming with a sensational series win over Australia at home and would look to replicate their form in the first match.
Sri Lanka has been plagued by injuries as Chameera, and Hasranaga have been ruled out of the World Cup while Theekshana will not play the first encounter due to injury. It promises to be an exciting encounter as both teams look to start the tournament on a winning note.
Match Details
Details– South Africa vs Sri Lanka, Match 4, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Venue– Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi
Date and Time– 7th October, 2.00 PM IST
Head-to-Head Record
South Africa and Sri Lanka played a total of 80 ODI matches so far with South Africa having the upper hand winning 45 matches while Sri Lanka registered 33 victories 1 match tied and 1 ending in no result.
Since 1992, South Africa and Sri Lanka played a total of 6 World Cup matches so far. South Africa has the upper hand with 4 wins while Sri Lanka has 1 and 1 ending in a tie. These two teams met in the 2019 edition of the World Cup where South Africa registered a thumping 9-wicket win in England and Wales.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi promises to be an exciting encounter as it favours the batters with shorter boundaries. As the match goes on, the pitch could aid the spinners which would become tough for the batters.
A total of 28 One-day international matches have been played so far with the team batting first has won 13 times while the team chasing won 14 times. It promises to be an exciting battle between these two teams.
The captain that wins the toss would likely field first keeping in mind the dew and make sure they restrict the opponent to a chaseable total.
South Africa (SA) vs Sri Lanka (SL)- Predicted Playing XI
South Africa
Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma (C), Rassie Van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klassen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Shamsi, Ngidi.
Sri Lanka
Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanaka, Sadeera Samawickrama, Dhanajaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (C), Dunith Wellage, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Dilshan Madhushanka.
Fantasy Team Selection- SA vs SL
Team 1– Quinton de Kock (C), Pathum Nissanka, Rassie Van der Dussen, Kusal Mendis, Markram, Samawickrama, Miller, Dhananjaya de Silva (VC), Shamsi, Rajitha.
Team 2– Temba Bavuma (C), Kusal Perera, Markram, Charith Asalanaka, Klassen, Shanaka (VC), Miller, Wellage, Rabada, Pathirana, Ngidi.
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