South Africa had started their campaign whereas India is yet to play their first match of the World Cup 2019. India and South Africa both the teams look strong on papers but things are quite different for South Africa who had lost their first 2 encounters in World Cup 2019. Firstly, they faced defeat from the host and the 2nd defeat came from Bangladesh who is known as the underdog of this league. We are here to cover IND vs SA Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview, and Fantasy Team for the 8th Match of ICC World Cup 2019.
South Africa, looks under danger, if they lost this match against India then their chances of qualifying for the semi-finals will be very less depending upon the results of other teams.
India is a star-studded team lined up to face South Africa in their campaign opener.
The last meeting between these two sides took place their India defeated South Africa by 8 wickets.
India: They won the World Cup in 1983 and 2011.
South Africa: Reached Semi -finals of 2015 World Cup.
South Africa vs India, Match 8
Venue: The Rose Bowl, Southampton
Time: June 05, 03:00 PM
Matches: 05
India won: 04
South Africa won: 01
Ties: 00
No result: 00
It will be a flat track, favorable to the batsmen, but the thing is if the weather turned out to be on a bit higher side, then it will turn the pitch drier which will start giving help to the spinners as the match resumes. The team batting first will have an upper edge over the opposition.
Highest Team Innings 373/3 England 2019 v Pakistan
Lowest Team Innings 65 United States 2004 v Australia
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Lokesh Rahul, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis(c), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Jean-Paul Duminy, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi
South Africa
Faf du Plessis, Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Chris Morris, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir, Rassie van der Dussen
India
Virat Kohli (C), Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shikhar Dhawan, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Vijay Shankar, Rohit Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav
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Shikhar Dhawan is a well-suited batsman for ICC tournament. He is acclaimed to score big runs in the tournaments of ICC, and South Africa as the opposition is just icing on the cake for him. Dhawan has scored114 runs in ICC champions trophy and 136 runs in ICC World Cup against the Proteas. He will most likely to hit big in this encounter
Virat Kohli is a big man show in the cricket. He has scored 739 runs in 18 matches of ICC tournament which he has played. Although stats are just a number for him and he is an expert of changing the stats and records on his well day. Kohli is very consistent at no 3 positions in the team and has the quality to convert good starts into big runs. He will be the main man for the fantasy team.
Faf has carried on his IPL form into the World Cup and is quite valuable in the middle order for the team after settling out by their major setbacks of injury in this World Cup. With the bat, he looks in good touch and is the mainstay in the batting line up of South Africa. He has an average of around 60 that makes him directly slot into your fantasy team.
A brilliant wicketkeeper behind the stumps as well as very useful for his team with the bat. He has played in IPL 2019 and knows well before that how he needs to dismantle the bowling line up of India. His record against is brilliant in 12 matches played he has got 5 centuries and has managed to score over an average of 64, which is commendable. In a match against England also he scored a brilliant fifty as well. These all factors make him the perfect player in the slot of a wicketkeeper in your fantasy team
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(c), Lokesh Rahul, MS Dhoni(w), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis(c), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Jean-Paul Duminy, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi
NOTE: Change Jadeja with Rahul or Shamsi