A depleted South African side will meet a confident unit of Windies in the 15th match of ICC World Cup 2019 which will be played at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. This is the same venue where South Africa was beaten by India in their third match of the tournament.
Despite a loss at the hands of Australia by 15 runs, Windies are one composite unit who can bamboozle this struggling Proteas unit on any given day. They started their World Cup 2019 campaign by ripping apart Pakistan at Trent Bridge but went down against the reigning champions in a closely fought and a controversial scenario by 15 runs.
South Africa’s problems are really pinching them and a lapse here will mean that their hopes of entering into the semi-finals will witness an abrupt end. South Africa needs to win here to get themselves going.
Windies: Champions in 1975 and 1979.
South Africa: Semi-finalists in the 2015 edition.
South Africa vs Windies
Venue: Rose Bowl, Southampton
Time: June 10, 03:00 PM
Matches: 61
South Africa won: 44
Windies won: 15
Ties: 00
No result: 02
Rain can be a spoiler in this game and cloud covers are expected for the whole day. These conditions will definitely suit the seamers which make the toss a crucial aspect. Winning the toss and bowling first should be the mantra.
Matches: 24
Won batting first: 12 (52%)
Won batting second: 11 (48%)
No Result: 01
Highest Total: 373/3 (50 Ov) by ENG vs PAK, May 11, 2019
Lowest Total: 65/10 (24 Ov) by USA vs AUS, Sep 13, 2004
300+ Totals: 08
400+ Totals: 00
South Africa squad to face Windies:
Faf du Plessis (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), JP Duminy, Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram, Tabraiz Shamsi, David Miller, Chris Morris, Dwaine Pretorius, Rassie van der Dussen, Beuran Hendricks, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir, Andile Phehlukwayo
Windies squad to face South Africa:
Jason Holder (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Sheldon Cottrell, Shai Hope, Evin Lewis, Ashley Nurse, Nicholas Pooran, Kemar Roach, Oshane Thomas, Shannon Gabriel, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Fabian Allen, Darren Bravo, Chris Gayle
South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock(w), Faf du Plessis(c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Beuran Hendricks
Windies: Chris Gayle, Shai Hope(w), Darren Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder(c), Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Kemar Roach, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas
Team Changes
South Africa – Aiden Markram, Beuran Hendricks IN, JP Duminy & Shamsi OUT
Windies – Darren Bravo, Kemar Roach IN, Andre Russell, E Lewis OUT
WK – Q d Kock, N Pooran, S Hope
Batsmen – Faf, Gayle, Hetmyer, Markram
All-rounders – J Holder
Bowlers – Thomas, Rabada, Cottrell
Captain choices – Faf, Gayle, Hope, de Kock