T20 World Cup: India vs. South Africa – Facts
India is in a strong position to reach the semi-finals of the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia, having won their first two matches. Pakistan’s two consecutive defeats have ensure that India’s qualification chances are not jeopardize.
T20 World Cup Today in Perth, Rohit Sharma and co. are expect to face their most challenging test.
They’ll be up against a Proteas team that was rob of a point when rain forced them to split ends with Zimbabwe. The Proteas are currently second in Group 2 behind India with three points.
The subplot is that just a week after India and Pakistan faced off in one of the best T20I matches, Pakistan is rooting for India in this match. That’s because if India beats South Africa, Pakistan’s chances of reaching the semi-finals improve, and the game against South Africa on Thursday will almost certainly be a quarterfinal.
So we’ll have Pakistan flags flying for India, which could be one of our best moments of the tournament. We pick the best moments from the games in a daily show with our video experts. FanCraze, ESPNcricinfo’s digital collectible partner, has them available as digital memorabilia if you need to own a piece of those moments.
Temba Bavuma’s situation is not improving.
As a result of his incorrect call, India wins the toss. Besides the fact that “it’s a good surface,” Rohit Sharma has decided to bat. They’ve made one change to the starting lineup from the previous two games. Deepak Hooda has replaced Axar Patel.
Bavuma also wanted to bat first and anticipated the ball swinging under the lights. South Africa, as expected, has only used one spinner on this surface. Tabraiz Shamsi sits out, and Lungi Ngidi returns, but Marco Jansen cannot play.
