South Africa and West Indies are ready to battle it out in the 15th match of the ICC World Cup in Southampton on Monday. The game is an extremely important one for the Proteas, who are facing an early exit after suffering three consecutive defeats and will likely need to win at least five of the remaining six matches.
The Rose Bowl in Southampton will be used as the venue for the contest, which will be hosting its 25th ODI on Monday. Highest team score of 373-3 at the ground in a 50-over contest was registered by England against Pakistan in 2019, whereas lowest team total of 65 was registered by United States against Australia in 2004. The highest individual score of 189 not out was registered by New Zealand's Martin Guptill in 2013 whereas best bowling figures of 5-29 was registered by West Indies' Merwyn Dillon in 2004.
In the batting department, South Africa will be relying on the likes of in-form wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock, captain Faf du Plessis, left-handers David Miller and Jean-Paul Duminy to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Kagiso Rabada, Chris Morris and leg-spinner Imran Tahir to provide timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, West Indies will enter the match relatively high on confidence after securing one win and a very close defeat out of two matches played. In the batting department, the team will be relying on
South Africa and West Indies are ready to battle it out in the 15th match of the ICC World Cup in Southampton on Monday. The game is an extremely important one for the Proteas, who are facing an early exit after suffering three consecutive defeats and will likely need to win at least five of the remaining six matches.
The Rose Bowl in Southampton will be used as the venue for the contest, which will be hosting its 25th ODI on Monday. Highest team score of 373-3 at the ground in a 50-over contest was registered by England against Pakistan in 2019, whereas lowest team total of 65 was registered by United States against Australia in 2004. The highest individual score of 189 not out was registered by New Zealand's Martin Guptill in 2013 whereas best bowling figures of 5-29 was registered by West Indies' Merwyn Dillon in 2004.
In the batting department, South Africa will be relying on the likes of in-form wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock, captain Faf du Plessis, left-handers David Miller and Jean-Paul Duminy to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of pacers Kagiso Rabada, Chris Morris and leg-spinner Imran Tahir to provide timely breakthroughs.
On the other hand, West Indies will enter the match relatively high on confidence after securing one win and a very close defeat out of two matches played. In the batting department, the team will be relying on the likes of explosive opener Chris Gayle, wicketkeeper-batsman Shai Hope and exciting Shimron Hetmyer to score bulk of the runs, whereas on the bowling front, the onus will be on the likes of captain Jason Holder, Sheldon Cottrell and Oshane Thomas to provide timely breakthroughs.
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Batsman: Chris Gayle (10 Cr)
Chris Gayle is one of the most explosive openers currently playing. The 39-year-old has represented West Indies in 291 ODIs, where he has scored 10,222 runs at an impressive average of 38.14 and with a strike-rate of 87.36, which includes 25 centuries and 52 half-centuries.
Wicketkeeper: Quinton de Kock (10 Cr)
Quinton de Kock is one the best wicketkeeper-batsman across all formats. The 26-year-old has represented South Africa in 109 ODIs, where he has scored 4,703 runs at an impressive average of 45.22 and with a strike-rate of 95.47, which includes 14 centuries and 22 fifties.
All-rounder: Jason Holder (9 Cr)
Jason Holder is being termed as one of the most in-form all-rounders in the game. The 27-year-old represented West Indies in 97 ODIs, scoring 1,625 runs at an average of 26.63 with 125 wickets to his name. In the team's previous match, Holder scored valuable 51 runs with the bat and also had figures of one for 28 with the ball in hand.
Bowler: Kagiso Rabada (9 Cr)
Kagiso Rabada is being termed as one of the best fast-bowlers across all formats. The right-arm pacer has represented South Africa in 69 ODIs, where he has 110 wickets to his name at an impressive strike-rate of 32.30.
Predicted Playing XI:
South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Faf du Plessis (captain), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Jean-Paul Duminy, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi
West Indies: Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Shai Hope (wicketkeeper), Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder (captain), Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas
