South Africa vs West Indies, RSA vs WI, Today Match Prediction 08 March 2023

sa vs win Match Prediction & Analysis

Quite an interesting run of events leading up to this game. From the results of the Border Gavaskar trophy affecting this tie significantly, South Africa might still have a chance to make it to the WTC Final. West Indies are playing for pride and will look to display a much better performance.

South Africa finds itself in a very funny situation when it comes to the WTC Final qualification scenarios. With still a chance to make it to the finals, they will go all out and try to win against West Indies. However, whilst they would want to play in the final, they are dependent on the Australians to pull off an upset as they take on India.

On the other hand, West Indies who are already out of the WTC Finals running will be playing for pride and will want to give it their best shot. They would not be happy regarding their performance in the last game and would want to put their best foot forward in tricky South African conditions.

TEAMS PREVIEW

South Africa Preview

Going into the 1st test of this series on the back of 3 losses and 1 draw, South Africa would have been mighty desperate to get a win under their belt. Playing at home where they are mighty dominant, there would’ve still been jitters.

Opting to bat first, South Africa managed to put up a mighty total of 342, making the best use of the conditions. With the responsibility of also setting a target in the 2nd innings, Aiden Markram ensured that South Africa would get off to a great start. Scoring a fantastic 115 in the first innings, followed by a mighty impressive 47, Aiden Makram continued his breathtaking form.

The bowling department was back to its mighty best. Dismissing West Indies for 212 in the first innings followed by 159 in the second innings, they ensured South Africa cruised to yet another win at home. Whilst Nortje picked up a fifer in the first innings, it was Kagiso Rabada who picked up 8 wickets in the test match, which included a 6 wicket haul in the second Innings.

Key Players: Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada

South Africa Predicted Playing XI:

Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma(c), Keegan Petersen, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Senuran Muthusamy, Marco Jansen, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee

South Africa Actual Playing XI:

Ryan Rickelton, Gerald Coetzee, Simon Harmer, Dean Elgar, Heinrich Klaasen, Wiaan Mulder, Tony de Zorzi, Kagiso Rabada, Aiden Markram, Keshav Maharaj, Temba Bavuma

West Indies Preview

Getting into this series on the back of a win against Zimbabwe, West Indies would have been extremely hopeful also to pick up an impressive win under their belt. But what transpired was something completely different, as the lack of experience showed but they did manage to put up a really good fight.

Put into the field first, the bowling department would have hoped for early wickets which did not happen. They conceded 342 in the first innings, but made up for it as they managed to bowl out South Africa for 116 in the second they would have thought they might actually have a chance. Alzari Joseph picked up a fifer in the first innings, whilst Kemar Roach picked up a fifer in the second.

The batting department could not replicate the form the bowlers showed. Getting bowed out for 212, meaning that they were already trailing by a lot of runs. Even though they managed to restrict South Africa to set a target of just 247, it proved to be a lot as they got bowled out for 159 in the second innings. Raymon Reifer scored 62 in the first innings and Jermaine Blackwood scored 79 in the second but was in vain as they could not manage to get the win.

Key Players: Raymon Reifer, Jermaine Blackwood, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach

West Indies Predicted Playing XI:

Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Raymon Reifer, Jermaine Blackwood, Kyle Mayers, Roston Chase, Joshua Da Silva(w), Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Shannon Gabriel

West Indies Actual Playing XI:

Kemar Roach, Gudakesh Motie, Jermaine Blackwood, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva, Raymon Reifer, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Roston Chase, Kraigg Brathwaite, Kyle Mayers, Alzarri Joseph

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The weather forecast seems to be quite overcast with a high possibility of rain. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be in the 28°C - 16°C range.

Venue Details

The Wanderers Stadium is located in Johannesburg, South Africa. The stadium is one of the best in South Africa and has a capacity of 34000.

Toss: To Bat

The pitch is a batsman-friendly wicket and has a history of staying good through the 4 innings. Batting in the 4th innings is quite a task, but still, teams usually bat first after winning the toss.Out of the 38 games played, matches won by teams batting first have been 17, whilst the team bowling first has won just 11 games. Teams will look to win the toss and bat first.