Friday 4 April 2014

T20 World Cup Semifinal Preview: India vs. South Africa


India Cricket Team
Team India has played brilliant cricket in the T20 World Cup. They are the only unbeaten side in the tournament and the credit should be given to some smart bowling from the spinners. However, the match against South Africa won't be that easy for the Men in Blue. The pressure of the semifinal could cause problems for the inform team. Rohit Sharma and Yuvraj Singh have some sort of form under their belt while the likes of Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina have batted with responsibility in almost all the matches. The concern area is Shikhar Dhawan as he has failed miserably in Bangladesh but there is no time left to replace him. He has to do something to make his performance count in the semifinal. The spin trio will once again have the say in the proceedings. Amit Mishra, R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja have bowled well in tandem and the same is expected from them in today's match. Dhoni will be in dilemma about Mohammad Shami and Mohit Sharma. Shami is playing continuous cricket since long and has looked rusty in the tournament. He is tired for sure and it's high time to play Mohit Sharma in the last four.

South Africa
They are facing lots of problems in their batting department. Apart from Amla, JP Duminy and AB de Villiers, the rest of the lot has not clicked for them. Quinton de Kock, David Miller, FAF du Plessis and Albie Morkel have found life difficult in the tournament. There is no doubt that these four are genuine match winners in the shortest format of the game but we haven't seen any such thing from them in the T20 World Cup. Imran Tahir has bowled effectively sofar in the World Cup but he still lacks in quality and variation. Indian batsmen are known for their quality against the spinners and they could dictate terms to Tahir. Dale Steyn is one bowler who could trouble rivals with his fierce fast bowling. He is the best in the business at the moment and the Men in Blue will have to tackle him smartly.

Verdict
I am gunning for India's victory because of their spin power. The whole world knows that South African batsmen are not comfortable against quality spin and the match with India could end their world cup campaign on a sore note

Teams
India (probable) 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Ajinkya Rahane/ Shikhar Dhawan, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 Yuvraj Singh, 5 Suresh Raina, 6 MS Dhoni (capt. & wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Amit Mishra, 10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 11 Mohit Sharma/ Mohammed Shami
South Africa (probable) 1 Hashim Amla, 2 Quinton de Kock (wk), 3 Faf du Plessis (capt.), 4 AB de Villiers, 5 JP Duminy, 6 David Miller, 7 Albie Morkel, 8 Wayne Parnell, 9 Dale Steyn, 10 Beuran Hendricks/ Aaron Phangiso, 11 Imran Tahir


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