London: the eighth match of the World Cup will be played between India and South Africa at Southampton on Wednesday. India will start their World Cup campaign from this match. South Africa have been playing two matches in the tournament. They suffered defeat in both matches.
It will be a batting order
According to the information, the Indian team is believed to be more reliant on the three top-ranked batsmen in the World Cup. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan can be seen as the opener. Both these batsmen will expect the team to have a strong start. Virat Kohli and KL Rahul may be seen playing a pivotal role in the middle order. In the warm-up match against Bangladesh, KL Rahul has scored a century and cemented his claim at number four in the batting order for World Cup matches.
It will also be included in the playing XI
With this, former Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will appear in the role of the wicketkeeper. Hardik Pandya is set to play. Either of Ravindra Jadeja or Kedar Jadhav can get a chance. The pitch of the Aijis Bowl is likely to be flat and in view of the weakness faced by the slower bowlers of the South African batsmen, both Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal could be included in the playing eleven.
