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Super-8 matches are starting from today in the T-20 World Cup 2024. The first match is between South Africa and America, who are playing the World Cup for the first time. America is not only playing the World Cup for the first time, but has also reached the Super 8 stage.
America has come from Group A and South Africa from Group D in Super 8. The US team has defeated Pakistan and Canada and South Africa has won all its league matches. Both the teams will face each other for the first time on the cricket field.
America’s strong entry in Cricket World Cup
On June 2, America entered the Cricket World Cup for the first time and created history. Defeated the Canadian team. The score of 194 runs was chased in the 18th over. Aaron Jones became a hero.
Now match details…
Match Number: 41
super 8: America Vs South Africa
Date and Stadium: 19 June, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Time: Toss- 7:30 PM, Match Start – 8 PM
Toss and pitch roll- The track record of Antigua’s Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in this World Cup has been in favor of bowling first. Teams that chase win. There were 17 T-20 matches here and the pacers have taken 62% wickets. The team winning the toss will prefer to bowl, because in the 4 matches of the World Cup held here, the team chasing 3 has won.
importance of the matchThere are two groups in Super-8. There are 4 teams in a group, which will play against each other. Winning today’s match will strengthen the chances of going to the semi-finals.
USA’s top scorer Jones, South Africa’s Northia top wicket taker
Players to Watch
Saurabh Netrawalkar’s brilliant performance, took the wickets of Kohli-Rohit
- Saurabh Netrawalkar – Saurabh Netrawalkar of Indian origin took 2-2 wickets against India and Pakistan. He is the top wicket taker of his team. He has taken 31 wickets in total 30 matches. Saurabh took the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli against India.
- Navneet Dhaliwal- In the first match against Canada, Navneet Dhaliwal played an inning of 61 runs in 44 balls. He has been America’s top scorer for the last one year.
Saurabh Netrawalkar of America had defended 18 runs in the Super Over against Pakistan.
South Africa’s pace attack is excellent, Miller is the top scorer
- Otniel Bartman- Bartman took 5 wickets in the T-20 World Cup. He is the best bowler of the team in the last 12 months. So far he has bowled with an economy of less than 5.
- David Miller- In this World Cup, Miller scored 101 runs in 4 matches. He played an innings of 59 runs in the match against Netherlands.
Weather Report – The weather in Antigua on June 19 will be clear. The probability of rain is only 11%. The temperature during the match can range between 32 to 37 degrees Celsius.
Possible playing eleven
America: Monank Patel (Captain), Steven Taylor, Aaron Jones, Andries Gaus, Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Shayan Jahangir, Saurabh Netrawalkar and Ali Khan.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (Captain)Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jensen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Otneil Baartman, and Enrique Nortya.
