🏏ICC Men's T20I WC 2022 - S 12 Match 30- Group 2- Ind vs RSA🏏 - Page 3

India have won the toss and elected to bat first.

Our man Kaushik Rangarajan is at Optus Stadium and he has observed quite a few things. Deepak Hooda is having a long outdoor net, will he come into the equation tonight? If so, whom does he replace? Ashwin / Axar or even KL Rahul, despite the team's firm backing for the last named. Also, Aiden Markram is having a long bowl in the South African nets, so they could go with only one spin option in Keshav Maharaj and bring back Lungi Ngidi. And Kaushik all but confirms that Ngidi might be South Africa's fourth pacer tonight

So, one change for both teams as expected from the pre-match drills. But this means India go in with an all right-handed batting combination, something that could work well as a match-up for South Africa's Keshav Maharaj. Four pacers for South Africa with Wayne Parnell slotted to bat at 7.

Teams:

South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Temba Bavuma(c), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh

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Temba Bavuma - Big game for us, have had a good start to the tournament, it's a big opportunity to test our skills against a strong Indian team. We would have probably batted as well, could be slightly tough to bat under lights, but we now need to bowl well and restrict them to a low score. The conditions are similar to what we have at home and it's a surface which our pacers can exploit. One change - Shamsi misses out, Ngidi comes in

Rohit Sharma - We will bat. It's a good surface, we know what to expect and what to do on this pitch. We had a camp across at the WACA, helped us get used to the bounce for both batters and the bowlers. But this is an important game from where the tournament is, we just have to follow the routine and trust the process, just stay calm and execute the plans. One change - Axar misses out, Hooda is in.

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Suryakumar Yadav: I have been backing myself since the start of the tournament. We had a 10-day camp in Perth as well. I knew that the wickets here will be bouncy and quick, so I have my plans. Really looking forward to the game today. (On the practice camp) You get to know what the conditions are, you get to bat on these kind of wickets and then field as well under lights. There shouldn't be any complacency, you have to start from zero. Fresh game, big game for both the teams, really gonna love it. The quick wickets and bounce .... that has been helping me really well. Yes the grounds are big but at the same time the challenge is completely different, you got to have your own plans. I just want to go out and enjoy.

A freezing evening in Perth, could the low temperature play a role tonight?

Ind opt to bat

Suryakumar Yadav: I have been backing myself since the start of the tournament. We had a 10-day camp in Perth as well. I knew that the wickets here will be bouncy and quick, so I have my plans. Really looking forward to the game today. (On the practice camp) You get to know what the conditions are, you get to bat on these kind of wickets and then field as well under lights. There shouldn't be any complacency, you have to start from zero. Fresh game, big game for both the teams, really gonna love it. The quick wickets and bounce .... that has been helping me really well. Yes the grounds are big but at the same time the challenge is completely different, you got to have your own plans. I just want to go out and enjoy.