South Africa vs West Indies, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, Today Match Prediction 10 Jun 2019

n/a vs windies Match Prediction & Analysis

South Africa will be looking to bring their A-game to the table when they face West Indies in the 15th game of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 played at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on Monday.

Faf du Plessis led-unit have got off to a worse possible in the tournament and suffered three defeats in a row. The side will need to win this game against West Indies in order to keep their hopes alive for qualifying for the semifinals of the tournament.

On the other hand, West Indies batted poorly and lost wickets at regular intervals to lose the game against Australia by 15 runs. Captain Jason Holder will be hoping that the batting lineup can learn from their mistakes and make significant improvements against South Africa.

TEAMS PREVIEW

South Africa Preview

The side has struggled to produce a decent performance in this World Cup. South Africa is currently lying at the bottom of the league table after suffering three defeats on the trot. The side led by Faf du Plessis will need to show a lot of grit and determination in order to break their winless streak in the competition.

Hashim Amla will be keen to score runs for South Africa after perishing for low scores in the previous two games of the World Cup. He will need to raise his game with the bat and produce notable innings for South Africa in this game. His opening partner, Quinton de Kock, has scored 101 runs in 3 matches at an average of 33.66. Left-hander perished for a low score in the game played against India.

Skipper Faf du Plessis failed to capitalize on his good start against India. He was undone by the leg-spin of Yuzvendra Chahal in the previous game. Du Plessis scored 38 off 54 balls with the help of four boundaries. He needs to produce big innings for South Africa in this all-important fixture.

Rassie van der Dussen is the side’s leading run-scorer so far in the competition with 113 runs in 3 matches at an average of 37.66. He scored 22 off 37 balls in the previous game played against India.

David Miller and JP Duminy have struggled to produce scores for South Africa so far in this World Cup. The pressure will be on them to deliver decent scores in this must-win game against West Indies.

Andile Phehlukwayo has done a decent job for South Africa in the middle phase of the innings. He scored useful 34 runs to push South Africa beyond the 200-run mark and also picked up one wicket against India.

Kagiso Rabada delivered a much-improved performance with the ball against India at The Rose Bowl. Dwaine Pretorius and Tabraiz Shamsi will fight it out for a place in the XI. 

South Africa Predicted Playing XI:

Faf du Plessis (Captain), Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, JP Duminy, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi/Dwaine Pretorius.

South Africa Actual Playing XI:

Faf du Plessis, Rassie van der Dussen, Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, David Miller, Hashim Amla, B Hendricks, Imran Tahir

West Indies Preview

Jason Holder-led unit put in a spirited performance against Australia at Trent Bridge. The side will be looking to make a strong comeback after suffering a narrow defeat against Australia in the previous game.

Veteran opener Chris Gayle failed to capitalize on his good start in the previous game. He is a premier batsman for West Indies at the moment. He certainly needs to spend time at the crease and take the attack to the bowlers in the initial Powerplay overs of the innings.

Chris Gayle, Shai Hope, and Shimron Hetmyer will need to score runs for West Indies in this game. Wicket-keeper batsman Shai Hope has been a consistent performer for the side in white-ball cricket. He once again batted positively and added crucial partnerships with Nicholas Pooran to help West Indies take the game down to the wire. He scored 68 off 105 balls with the help of seven fours.

West Indies might make changes to their playing XI for the game against South Africa. Ashley Nurse might replace Carlos Brathwaite for this game. Sheldon Cottrell, Andre Russell, and Carlos Brathwaite picked up crucial wickets for the side against Australia.

West Indies Predicted Playing XI:

Jason Holder (captain), Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope (wk), Evin Lewis, Andre Russell, Ashley Nurse, Nicholas Pooran, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas, Carlos Brathwaite.

West Indies Actual Playing XI:

Kemar Roach, Darren Bravo, Carlos Brathwaite, Nicholas Pooran, Ashley Nurse, Jason Holder, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Oshane Thomas, Chris Gayle

Weather Conditions

Traditionally, the pitch at The Rose Bowl is expected to be excellent for batting. The weather forecast for the game on Friday will see light rain showers with a gentle breeze.

Venue     

The Rose Bowl in Southampton will provide pace and bounce for the fast bowlers. In this World Cup, the venue has provided favorable assistance to the spinners in the previous game.

Toss: To Bowl

The side that wins the toss would be keen to bowl first and restrict the opposition to a modest total. The previous game was won by side batting second. Expect the quick bowlers to extract movement out of this surface.