🏏ICC 2021 World Cup Match 25: South Africa vs Sri Lanka🏏

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South Africa will take on Sri Lanka in the Group 1 contest of the T20 World Cup 2021.

After their loss against Australia in a crunch finish, Proteas got the better of defending champions West Indies in their second game and won the match by 8 wickets.

Aiden Markram is in sublime form, which is a positive sign for them. They are currently placed at the third spot in the Group 1 standings with 2 points !!

Sri Lanka, on the other hand, did well to post 153 runs on the board against Australia on Thursday. However, they were outplayed by the better team on the given day by 7 wickets.

This is a must-win game for them to stay alive in the contest.

With one win and a loss, they have placed themselves at the fourth spot in the standings with 2 points.

Both teams have had similar results in the two games so far.

They have won one and lost one game each. South Africa won against West Indies and after losing to Australia.

Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh and then, Australia got the better of them too.

If the teams want to keep their qualification hopes alive, they need to win this contest and then, stretch the winning momentum further.

Quinton de Kock made himself unavailable for the last game against West Indies.

He refused to ‘take the knee’ in support of the BLM movement.

But now, the wicketkeeper has agreed to CSA’s compulsion of taking the knee. As a result, he is available for selection for the next game.

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Pitch Report:

It’s a Herculean task for the batters to score more than 8 runs an over on these spin-friendly conditions. It’s hard to chase more than 150 runs on this typical Sharjah wicket. Batting first is an excellent option.

Playing XI for SA

Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi

Playing XI for SL

Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera (wk), Charith Asalanka, Avishka Fernando, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dasun Shanaka (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Dusmantha Chameera, Lahiru Kumara, Maheesh Theekshana

SA vs SL Risky Captaincy Choices:

Reeza Hendricks played a handy knock of 39 runs from 30 balls against West Indies. He is likely to keep his place for his match and will be a risky captaincy pick for your fantasy teams.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa has scored 129 runs in 4 innings in this World Cup at an average of 64.5 and a strike rate of 148.27. It’s worth a risk to pick him as your fantasy team skipper.

Case1: If South Africa bat first

First Innings score prediction: South Africa will score 130-140

Result prediction: Sri Lanka will win the match by 4 wickets

Case2: If Sri Lanka bat first

First Innings score prediction: Sri Lanka will score 135-145

Result prediction: South Africa will win the match by 5 wickets

Toss Prediction:

This tournament is increasingly following a trend that the toss decides the fate of the game. In the Super 12 round, just one game has been won by the team batting first. Win the toss and bowl first has been the trend which is expected to continue for this contest too.

SA vs SL Today Match Prediction:

Batting might not be easy in Sharjah as has been the case at this venue in the recent past. In such a scenario, knowing the target is always better. Hence, the advantage would lie with the chasing team.

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Finally I have time to watch an afternoon match 😆

Pls Bhagwan ek thriller match dena 🤣

May the better team win 🥳

Originally posted by: Bee222

Finally I have time to watch an afternoon match 😆

Pls Bhagwan ek thriller match dena 🤣

May the better team win 🥳

This match is between very good and highly competitive teams. 👍🏼

Today's matches will be a well fought ones, esp the night match between arch rivals --Eng vs Aus --7.30pm

Quinton de Kock Apologizes To South African Teammates, Decides To Take The Knee And Play The Rest Of T20 World Cup

Dasun Shanaka and Temba Bavuma (Credits: Twitter)

Originally posted by: Haal-e-Dil

Sa nahi bas 😤

Both teams are equally vulnerable in pressure situations and both teams are highly capable to defeat any good team on any given day!!