2012 ICC World T20 (Super Eights): India V South Africa – Match Preview
Dhoni’s Men in Blue will have a chance to end a string of unimpressive performances in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in their third and final Super Eight fixture, at the R Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo today.
The comprehensive eight-wicket win over Pakistan on Sunday will give Indian line-up much needed morale boost for the final Super Eight match against De Villiers and men.
On the other side of the coin, the Proteas will go into Tuesday’s match at the back of a demoralizing eight-wicket thrashing from Australia. They were dominated in all departments by the rampaging Aussies and desperately need to rebound strongly and quickly if they wish to make an impact in their last Super Eight match, which could be their last World T20 outing.
South African batsmen have particularly struggled against spinners in their last two matches, and should fix this problem as quickly as possible if they want to keep their chances alive in the tournament. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JH-Kallis-c1692 also need to take responsibility at the top.
JP Duminy and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/AB-de-Villiers-c887 are the most in-form batsmen in the middle, but they also need to fine tune their skills and put more runs on the board more consistently to make an impact.
Their bowling however looks quite impressive with Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Jacques Kallis making a strong pace arsenal, while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/WD-Parnell-c2787, both of whom have disappointed so far in the tournament.
Dhoni is once again contemplating over fielding a spinners-studded attack; however, he will wait till the end of Pakistan-http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 clash to decide on his combination for the final Super Eights game against the Proteas, who are yet to register a victory in this stage.
“Our combination always depends on the kind of wicket we get. Like it will be very difficult for me to say what will be my strategy for the next match,” said Dhoni when asked about India’s selection plans for the must-win encounter.
“Also we have the liberty of watching how the wicket behaves during first match and that certainly has an impact on our team selection for the next game,” he added further.
The Men in Blue are, however, expected to play an unaltered Playing XI from Sunday’s eight-wicket win over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755, featuring four specialist and two part-time bowlers.
The R Premadasa wicket has followed a distinct pattern in this tournament, as it gets better under lights after playing a bit slower in the afternoon. So, win the toss and bowl first could be the mantra of success for the two skippers tonight.
To date India and South Africa have played each other in six T20 Internationals, with the former winning four of them, including two World T20s.
Squads:
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