South Africa vs West Indies, 18th Match, Super 12 Group 1 - Live
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Few could have anticipated batters to dominate withinside the T20 World Cup, given the pitches withinside the UAE and Oman. But even fewer could have anticipated South Africa and West Indies to be fully ruled on the crease of their establishing matches. So the 2 line-ups will desire to sing redemption music once they face each other in Dubai on Tuesday.
Australia's assault bristled with nice on Saturday, however now no longer sufficient to justify restricting South Africa to 118/nine. Similarly, even as England's bowlers percent a good sized collective punch, they would not have anticipated to push aside the West Indians for fifty five in 14.2 overs. Batting situations were not straightforward, as evidenced with the aid of Australia desiring all however deliveries in their 20 overs to attain the target.
But Bangladesh's 171/four in Sharjah on Sunday seemed correct till Sri Lanka spoke back with 172/5, and nobody could have anticipated Pakistan's 10-wicket triumph in Dubai on Sunday without delay after India had published 151/7.
So even as the slow surfaces are virtually tough batters, and could remain so for the duration of the tournament, the simplest choice is for them to satisfy that challenge. Or at the least to accomplish that higher than South Africa and West Indies controlled on Saturday. Wheeled out, unfairly, on Monday to give an explanation for all that, Kagiso Rabada had a hearty giggle whilst it changed into talked about to him that his team's batters had at the least completed higher than the Windies': South Africa's general changed into greater than double that in their subsequent opponents'. Rabada deserved a chuckle - his 19 now no longer out batting at No. nine changed into his team's second-maximum score.
That West Indies' most important struggling in opposition to England changed into inflicted with the aid of using spin will give absolute confidence to South Africa's approach. In a mixed 6.2 overs, Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid took 6/19 - generally whilst their sufferers had been trying to assault recklessly. It could now no longer be stretching a factor to posit that Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj are without problems as correct, if now no longer higher, than the English sluggish poisoners.
Unpacking the South Africans' fragility on the crease is greater and more complex. They stumbled into the sundown way to a bizarre blend of freakishness - Quinton de Kock changed into bowled with the aid of using a transport that bounced excessive above him after he had edged it into the ground - satisfactory bowling - Josh Hazlewood's away-swinger that had Rassie van der Dussen stuck at the back of changed into a issue of beauty - comedy - Keshav Maharaj fell over and changed into run out due to neglecting to put on complete spikes - and questionable strokes - Heinrich Klaasen closed the face of his bat and blooped a main area to backward factor. Consequently, the Windies could be forgiven for wondering if the South Africans ought to assist them get the task done.
South Africa's bowlers can be assured of constructing on Saturday's performance, which changed into nicely supported with the aid of using their fielders. While the West Indian bowlers and fielders did not have a truthful hazard to degree themselves having been given so few runs to defend, they could have taken the coronary heart from putting off 4 of England's pinnacle 5 interior seven overs and with simplest 39 runs scored.
All worried in Tuesday's sport will realize Bob Marley's stirring 1980 anthem for justice and freedom, "Redemption Song", and they might do worse than take to coronary heart its critical message: "Emancipate yourselves from intellectual slavery. None however, can unfaste our minds." Batting is a thought sport on the pleasant of times, even greater so on pitches that ask hard questions. Finding the solutions may not be easy, however there is greater than sufficient talent, skill, revel in and notion in each group to by skip the approaching examination.
When: South Africa vs West Indies, Super 12 Group 1, 14:00 Local, 12:00 SAST
Squads:
West Indies Squad: Lendl Simmons, Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle, Shimron Hetmyer, Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran(w), Kieron Pollard(c), Andre Russell, Akeal Hosein, Obed McCoy, Ravi Rampaul, Oshane Thomas, Roston Chase, Hayden Walsh, Andre Fletcher
South Africa Squad: Temba Bavuma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi, Reeza Hendricks, Bjorn Fortuin, Wiaan Mulder
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