Published: Jun 05, 2019, 12:42 PM (IST)
Edited: Jun 05, 2019, 12:45 PM (IST)
India landed in London on May 22. Since then, they’ve played two World Cup warm-up matches. Trained four times (their fifth training is today). Virat Kohli went and met the Queen. Since the World Cup began on May 30, South Africa, England, South Africa, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have played two matches. New Zealand and Australia one each. India?
They went for a paintball session.
When Kohli’s team meet South Africa at Southampton’s Ageas Bowl on Wednesday (June 5) in match eight of the World Cup, it will be the seventh day of the tournament. Farcical, I hear you say?
Perhaps. There are murmurs of the BCCI influencing the ICC to have India’s first match of the World Cup pushed back to give the team rest after the exhausting IPL. In other corners, there is talk of the gap giving Kohli’s team more time to acclimatise. From a fan’s perspective, it is frustrating to have to wait.
Match details:
WHAT: India vs South Africa, Match 8, ICC Cricket World Cup 2019
WHEN: June 5, Wednesday
WHERE: The Ageas Bowl, Southampton
TIME: 3:00 pm IST
SCORECARD: India vs South Africa
BROADCAST: Star 1 and Star 1 HD
LIVE STREAMING: Hotstar
Match 8 of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 will be played between India and South Africa at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton on Wednesday. This will be India’s tournament opener, while South Africa will be playing their third World Cup 2019 game, still searching for their first win of the season.
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Here is today’s Dream11 pick for IND vs SA
1.Quinton de Kock, 2.Virat Kohli (CAPTAIN), 3. Shikhar Dhawan (VICE CAPTAIN), 4. KL Rahul, 5. Rassie Van Der Dussen, 6. Aiden Markram, 7. Hardik Pandya, 8. Yuzvendra Chahal, 9. Jasprit Bumrah, 10. Kagiso Rabada, 11. Imran Tahir
The match starts at 3:00 PM IST. The game will be live on Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD. Live streaming available on Hotstar.
India: Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, MS Dhoni, Vijay Shankar, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
South Africa: Quinton de Kock(w), Aiden Markram, Faf du Plessis(c), Rassie van der Dussen, Jean-Paul Duminy, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir
