Match Details:
South Africa vs Zimbabwe, Group 2, Match 18
Venue: Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Date & Time: October 24th, at 1:30 PM IST and 7:00 PM Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Preview:
In the battle of Africa, South Africa will face Zimbabwe in the Group 2 contest of the T20 World Cup 2022 on Monday. South Africa has a team evolved over the last 12 months, they have got match winners in every position which makes them formidable and outside favorites to win this tournament. In an evenly poised series, they lost to India by 2-1 which is their first bilateral T20I series loss in the last 18 months. Under fire, Temba Bavuma has a lot to prove as he averages only 10.66 in 7 T20Is this year. Reeza Hendricks who has done exceedingly well lately is likely to make a cut to the final eleven. Rilee Rossouw and David Miller are their main hitters who can be highly dangerous.
Zimbabwe, on the other hand, stormed into the Super 12s after topping Group B with 4 points. They got an exceptional start with 31 runs win over Ireland and suffered an easy loss against West Indies that put them in a spot of bother. With some exceptional batting performances from skipper Craig Ervine and Sikandar Raza, they edge Scotland by 5 wickets to ensure their spot in the Super 12s. As a group, they are doing a fine job at the moment and will be aiming to upset South Africa in this game.
What is the pitch report for SA vs ZIM, T20 World Cup 2022, Group 2, Match 18?
Teams chasing have done well in the first round of the tournament and the trend looks to continue in this match as well. Anything more than 160 is a good score here.
Injury Updates:
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Recent form:
South Africa: WLLWW
Zimbabwe: WLWWL
What is the expected, Probable Playing XIs for SA vs ZIM, T20 World Cup 2022, Group 2, Match 18?
South Africa
Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rilee Rossouw, Reeza Hendricks / Tristan Stubbs, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wayne Parnell / Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi /Anrich Nortje
Zimbabwe
Regis Chakabva (wk), Craig Ervine (c), Wesley Madhevere, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza, Milton Shumba, Ryan Burl, Luke Jongwe, Tendai Chatara, Richard Ngarava, Blessing Muzarabani
What are the Top Picks, players for Dream11, My11circle and MPL for SA vs ZIM, T20 World Cup 2022, Group 2, Match 18?
Top Pick – Batter
Rilee Rossouw made his way back into the South Africa side with his top-notch performances in the T20 blast where he ended up as the 2nd leading run-scorer with 623 runs in 16 matches. In 6 T20Is this year, he has added 231 runs at an average of 57.75.
Top Pick – All-Rounder
Sikandar Raza is taking his game to greater heights from match to match. In 3 matches in this T20 World Cup, he has scored 136 runs at an average of 45.33 and scalped 5 wickets at an economy of 5.54.
Top Pick – Bowler
The Australian surfaces will be ideal for Kagiso Rabada to exhibit his bowling skills. In 49 T20Is, he has scalped 54 wickets with the best figures of 3 for 20.
Top Pick – Wicketkeeper
Quinton de Kock must be included in your fantasy teams for his experience. In 72 T20Is, he has scored 2032 runs at an average of 32.25 with the highest score of 79*.
X-Factor:
Aiden Markram is an all-format player for South Africa. He is getting a lot of attention for his performances in the shortest format over the last 12 months. In 6 T20Is this year, he has scored 192 runs at an average of 48.
What are the fantasy suggested teams for SA vs ZIM, T20 World Cup 2022, Group 2, Match 18?
1. Quinton de Kock, Rilee Rossouw, Craig Ervine, Temba Bavuma, Sean Williams, Sikandar Raza (vc), Aiden Markram (vc), Wesley Madhevere, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Blessing Muzarabani
2. Quinton de Kock (c), Rilee Rossouw, Craig Ervine, David Miller, Sean Williams (vc), Sikandar Raza, Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, Luke Jongwe, Tabraiz Shamsi, Blessing Muzarabani
SA vs ZIM, T20 World Cup 2022, Group 2, Match 18 Probable Winners:
South Africa are expected to win this match.
