2012 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 – Match Preview
A rampaging http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 side, unbeaten so far in the tournament, is all set to take on demoralised South Africa in their second World T20 Super Eight fixture, here at the R Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo on Sunday, September 30, 2012.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 by nine wickets in their first Super Eight encounter on Friday.
The mighty Aussies have had no real issues in their batting so far in the tournament, reason being the fabulous form of their openers. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MEK-Hussey-c1942 have all been in their epic form so far, and the trio no doubt makes the best top order in the tournament.
Their bowling, however, needs a little bit improvement, especially after the West Indian onslaught in their final Group B match. Going by South African batsmen’s struggle against Pakistan spinners, experienced http://www.senore.com/Cricket/George-Bradley-Hogg-c59047 could be extremely effective today.
On the other side of the coin, the Proteas had a prosperous start to the tournament as they topped Group C with wins over minnows http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in their opening Super Eight fixture, on Friday.
AB de Villiers and Co would have to regroup after their shocking slip up against the Men in Green, where they virtually had the game in their bag before tailender http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Umar-Gul-c94604 turned the table on them, with a brisk 32 off 17.
South Africa’s batting department was exposed a bit in their previous match. Top order batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Nasir-Jamshed-c78752, and he should be retained against the mighty Aussies. So it would be Farhaan Behardien who will miss out today, if the South African selectors decided to call back du Plessis, to strike the right balance.
After losing their previous match against Pakistan despite being in a winning position, de Villiers shrugged off suggestions of choking on Sunday, and said that his players were well aware of the importance of next two Super Eight fixtures.
"If we play better cricket, we will go through to the semi-finals and there won't be any choking there, that's for sure," said the South African gloveman.
Australia would no doubt start as favourites on Sunday, but the South African line-up, featuring likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Morkel-c73528, has the necessary firepower to get the better of the Kangaroos on their day.
Squads:
South Africa (probable): 1 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Peterson-c2332 10 Morne Morkel, 11 Dale Steyn
Australia (probable): 1 David Warner, 2 Shane Watson, 3 Mike Hussey, 4 Cameron White, 5 George Bailey (capt), 6 http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Aaron-Starc-c76392
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