Australia has already missed out on an early opportunity and South Africa has showed plenty of batting muscle ahead of their highly-anticipating showdown at the Cricket World Cup. There’s a re-laid wicket to contend with at Lucknow, with spinners expected to find assistance. Five-time champion Australia lost its opening match to India, while South Africa posted a World Cup record total in its opening win over Sri Lanka. The South Africans showed they're intent on ending their long and painful dr
India’s KL Rahul, right, raises his bat as he acknowledges the crowd after winning the ICC Cricket World Cup match against Australia in Chennai, India, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. South Africa’s Quinton De Kock celebrates after scoring a century during the ICC Cricket World Cup match between South Africa and Sri Lanka in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023.
“When you come to India you will be faced with a whole heap of different conditions, whether it be flat wickets that don’t bounce or dry wickets that turn quite a bit,” he said. Marcus Stoinis’ experience at Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL could win the allrounder a place in the playing XI on Thursday, giving Australia a fourth seam bowling option. Stoinis missed the opening game because he wasn’t fully recovered from hamstring injury.
David Miller and Heinrich Klassen also showed brief batting prowess lower down the order and showed that the South Africans have come to India intent on breaking their long, painful title drought. Australia knows the abilities of South African batting after the Proteas won 3-2 their recent series at home after losing the first two matches.
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