South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first, in their first Super 8 contest vs India, in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Suryakumar Yadav went in with the same XI from the Netherlands match, where vice-captain Axar Patel was left out, and Washington Sundar played again.
No Axar Patel, Washi in
The rationale behind that decision could be, Washi is a great bowling option in the powerplays, and can bat lower down the order. With Axar, one feels that he is wasted below no. 6. “The pitch looks quite similar to the previous black soil surface we played on, just one strip away, not too much change. We’re happy to bowl first. It’s very harsh on Axar Patel, but we’re going with the same team – just a tactical decision, so no changes from the last game,” the skipper said on toss.
Nonetheless, it is still a very strong XI by Team India, who have wicket-takers like Bumrah, Chakravarthy and Arshdeep in the lineup. In batting, it will be interesting to see how Abhishek Sharma approaches this game, after scoring three back-to-back ducks. The pressure will be on Tilak Varma as well, who has been rather slow at the moment. His strike-rate has been under scrutiny and has to prove himself.
Surya, meanwhile had hinted that there might be a batting promotion for Hardik Pandya and Shivam Dube, if India don’t end up losing early wickets.
India (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rinku Singh, Washington Sundar, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakaravarthy.
South Africa (Playing XI): Aiden Markram(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Ryan Rickelton, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.
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