Match Details
Date: December 21, 2023
Time: 4:30 PM IST
Venue: Boland Park, Paarl
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Match Preview:
South Africa and India will battle it out for the final ODI game in Paarl’s Boland with the three-game series on the line. After a massive loss in the first fixture, the Proteas roared back with a towering eight-wicket win to level the series. Like the Men in Blue in the opening ODI, South African bowlers set up the game with a stunning bowling effort before the batters completed a comfortable eight-wicket win.
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Team Analysis
The South Africans found top form after a dismal display in the first game, performing well across departments. The bowling attack saw a zooming Nandre Burger running through the Indian top order with express pace. Like Burger, other bowlers contained the Indian batters and restricted the flow of runs, leading to regular wickets. Then with the bat, Proteas cruised through the chase, on the back of Tony de Zorzi’s century, to complete an eight-wicket win.
On the other hand, the inexperience of the Indian lineup was on display in the second ODI. The conditions were among the toughest to bat on and hence no Indian batter could score big runs at a consistent rate. Whereas the bowlers, with not a lot to defend, had a sub-par performance with pacers failing to make early inroads.
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Author’s Pick:
Probable XIs
South Africa
Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lizaad Williams, Beuran Hendricks
India
KL Rahul (c & wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Rinku Singh Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar
Fantasy Teams:
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Head to Head:
Best 14
Batters: Tony de Zorzi, Reeza Hendricks, Sai Sudharsan, Rinku Singh
Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Nandre Burger, Keshav Maharaj
Wicket-keepers: KL Rahul, Sanju Samson, Heinrich Klaasen
All-rounders: Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Axar Patel
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