Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 - India vs South Africa- 37th Match - 5 November 2023
The 37th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup will take place between India and South Africa on the 5th of November, 2023 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
India Form Guide:
India are currently placed at the 1st position on points table with 7 wins to their credit.
The top run scorer for India in the ICC Cricket World Cup is Virat Kohli with 442 runs to his name.
The top wicket taker for India in the ICC Cricket World Cup is Jasprit Bumrah with 15 scalps under his belt.
India have won their previous match against Sri Lanka by a big margin of 302 runs.
India batted first and they posted a big total of 357 for 8 in 50 overs. Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli played superbly and scored 92 and 88 runs respectively. Shreyas Iyer played a decisive knock of 82 runs in 56 balls to take India past the 350 run mark to finish at 357 in 50 overs of play.
During the chase, India were breathing fire with the ball in hand. Mohammed Siraj picked up 3 wickets for 16 runs while Mohammad Shami took 5 wickets for 18 runs to wrap Sri Lanka out for a small total of 55, winning the match by 302 runs.
South Africa Form Guide:
South Africa are currently placed at the 2nd position on the points table with 6 wins to their credit.
The top run scorer for South Africa in the ICC Cricket World Cup is Quinton de Kock with 545 to his name.
The top wicket taker for South Africa in the ICC Cricket World Cup is Marco Jansen with 16 scalps under his belt.
South Africa have won their previous match against New Zealand by 190 runs.
South Africa batted first and they posted a huge total of 357 for 4 in 50 overs. Quinton de Kock was simply brilliant at the top of the order. He scored 114 runs to lay a great foundation for South Africa to put a big total. Rassie van der Dussen also chipped in with a knock of 133 runs in 118 balls. On the back of these two brilliant performances, South Africa got to 357 in 50 overs of play.
During the chase, New Zealand lost Rachin Ravindra and Devon Conway early on. In the middle overs too, they lost the momentum and the batters kept throwing their wickets away. New Zealand never looked right in the game as they were eventually bowled out for 167, losing the match by 190 runs.
Let’s have a look at the squads:
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Prasidh Krishna, Suryakumar Yadav.
South Africa squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams
Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay
Who will win the toss? – South Africa
Who will win?- India
Top Batter (Runs Scored) – Rohit Sharma (India), Rassie van der Dussen (South Africa)
Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Jasprit Bumrah (India), Marco Jansen (South Africa)
Most Sixes – Shreyas Iyer (India), Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa)
Player of the Match- Jasprit Bumrah (India)
Team Scores Batting first – India 250+, South Africa 230+
Match Handicap: India
Live Cricket Streaming ICC Cricket World Cup, 2023 The live cricket streaming page which enables you to watch live cricket - Geo-restrictions apply
*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.
© Cric Direct 2023