South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 4th Match of WC 2023 dream11 prediction today match

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Match : South Africa vs Sri Lanka, 4th Match of WC 2023

Venue : Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.

Date & Time : 7th October, Saturday at 2:00 pm IST

H2H Record :

Total matches - 80
SA won - 45
SL won - 33
NR - 01
Tied - 01,

Pitch Report :

The pitch at the Arun Jaitely stadium is usually a surface that is on the slower side. But the boundaries are small and the outfield often remains quick. So, will be a high-scoring game beckons in Delhi with there being some help available for the bowlers as well. The batters will look to make full use of the powerplay field restrictions early on. Spinners will play a good role in the middle overs. Dew could play a part of the game, toss winning team preffer to chase here.

The average first innings score on this wicket is 290 runs.

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 28°C on the Saturday with 40% humidity and 12 km/hr wind speed. There are no chances of rain during the game.

Probable XI :

South Africa :

Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi.

Sri Lanka :

Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Wellalage, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kasun Rajitha, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana.

Preview :

South Africa will start its battle in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 as they face Sri Lanka in the 4th match. It is the main match for the two teams, and they will be worried about setting up their good form in this international tournament.

South Africans will be confident after winning their series against Australia at home. and the Lankans will come from the Asia Cup final and in their warmup match. The South Africans have had a good record against the Lankans in the recent 4 years, winning 7 of the 9 matches.

With a more grounded batting line-up, the team will have a high chances of winning in this match. The events in India will lean toward the Sri Lankans, and they will hope to make the most out of this benefit. It is the main match for the two teams, and we expect a close challenge between these two.

Team Guide

Make various team combinations with the help of these information.

*South Africa*

Quinton de Kock :

Quinton de Kock is an outstanding opening batter. This will be his last World Cup and he will do everything possible to make it memorable. He is proven performer in the ODI format, scoring 6176 runs at an average of 44.75. He has 47 scores of 50 or more in 145 matches, indicating a high conversion rate. Quinton de Kock has scored most SL-SA matches 1119 ODI runs against Sri Lanka at an impressive average of 48.7. He also has three centuries & seven half-centuries against them. Default c/vc pick.

Heinrich Klaasen :

Heinrich Klaasen going through a fabulous form with the bat this year accumulated 527 runs at an amazing average of 58.6, with the healthy SR is 151.4. Overall he's scored 1323 runs at an average of 41.34, in 41 ODIs so far. Will be a best c/vc pick for grand league.

Rassie van der Dussen :

Rassie van der Dussen has a terrific record in the fifty-over format. He has scored 1874 runs in 43 innings at an average of 56.78 and strike rate of 88.94. He has four hundreds and 12 fifties to his name at this level. Rassie van der Dussen has struck 825 runs at an average of 48.52 and strike rate of 96.10 in ODIs since the start of 2022. Rassie played seven game against the Sri Lanka and scored 192 runs at an average of 38.4. Will be a great c/vc pick for grand league.

Temba Bavuma :

Temba Bavuma loves ODI format. He has scored 637 runs this year at an average of 79.6 and excellent strike rate of 104.10. This includes three centuries and two half-century. The skipper was the top run getter in last ODI series against the Australia. Good pick.

Aiden Markram :

Aiden Markram is the quality batting allrounder, with his 55 ODI appearances, has accumulated over 1665 runs, featuring seven half-centuries and two century. Markam has 238 runs in nine ODIs against the SL. His spin bowling ability adds to his versatility. Must have pick.

David Miller :

David Miller looking in great form couple of times in all formats of the game, he's the clean striker of the ball. David Miller loves playing against SL. The left-hander has smashed 477 runs at an average of 47.7 and strike rate of 98.80 in ODIs, includes two half-centuries & a century. Good pick.

Reeza Hendricks :

Reeza Hendricks is the talented top order batter, who's the very consistent in domestic level & franchise cricket. He has scored 761 runs in the ODI format at an average of 28.18 with a hundred and five fifties. Will be a best punt pick for this match.

Marco Jansen :

Marco Jansen can offer great value with bat and ball in this format, with 265 runs at an average of 29.44 & gets 18 wickets in 14 matches so far. Punt pick.

Kagiso Rabada :

Kagiso Rabada is the very disciplined bowler who's known for his accurate line or length, he has magnificent record in ODIs with 144 wickets in just 92 matches with the economy is 5.06. Rabada also picked up 27 wickets in just 18 matches against the SL. Will be a default c/vc pick from bowling section.

Gerald Coetzee :

Gerald Coetzee is the bowls with good pace, he has clocked speeds of over 140 kmph on a consistent basis and rattled batters with his fiery pace. Coetzee has taken six wickets in four matches four ODIs against Australia in last series. Overall he's picked up 11 wickets in just six matches so far. Must have pick.

Keshav Maharaj :

Keshav Maharaj is an excellent bowling allrounder who's looking in good rhythm in recent series against Australia, picked up 8 wickets in just four matches, leans more towards his bowling skills and was quick to added 37 wickets in 31 matches & also scored 161 runs at an average of 12.38. The bowling allrounder also scalped 8 wickets in 5 matches against the SL, which could lead to a focused form with a better understanding of this opposition. Punt pick.

Lungi Ngidi :

Lungi Ngidi is the quality wicket taking pacer who had a good ODI series against Australia recently. He has taken 16 wickets in nine matches against Sri Lanka at an average of 19.6. Overall he's picked up 78 wickets in 48 ODIs so far. Good pick.

Tabraiz Shamsi :

Tabraiz Shamsi has taken 23 wickets in 14 ODIs at an impressive strike rate of 29.6 since the start of 2022. He also has strong numbers against SL in ODIs: 9 inns, 16 wickets, avg. 24.75, SR 30.06. Good pick.

*Sri Lanka*

Kusal Mendis :

Kusal Mendis is a reliable top-order batter, who's played fantastic inning 158(87) in second warm-up game. Mendis has been in fantastic form of late and will look to continue the good run. However, his ODI record against South Africa isn’t great, as he averages a mere 27.4 in 16 innings. Overall he's scored 3215 runs in 112 ODIs at an average of 32.15. In the recent Asia Cup, Mendis hit 270 runs at an average of 45.00, which included two 90s. His consistent performance makes him a valuable choice for this match.

Sadeera Samarwickrama :

Sadeera Samarwickrama is the young talented top order batter who's known for his consistency in domestic circuit. He's played 23 ODIs so far and scored 615 runs at an average of 32.36. He was batted well in the recently concluded Asia Cup played some crucial knock. He was was the third-highest run-scorer in the recent Asia Cup (215) at an average of 35.83 and strike rate of 89.21. Will be a best punt pick for this match.

Dimuth Karunaratne :

Dimuth Karunaratne is a technical sound batter but he isn't in form from couple of matches. Overall he's scored 1301 runs at an average of 32.52, which includes 11 fifties & a century. Will be a best c/vc pick for grand league.

Pathum Nissanka :

Pathum Nissanka is a right-handed batsman from Sri Lanka. He has smashed 1396 runs in his 40 matches ODI career so far. Pathum Nissanka made 819 runs at an average of 45.5 in 20 innings in this year. He has got starts in the recelty past matches but has failed to convert them into big scores. He will be hoping to help his side with good starts in this match.

Charith Asalanka :

Charith Asalanka was brilliant in the recently concluded Asia Cup scored some crucial runs and also took couple of wickets. Asalanka has an solid record against the South Africa, with 196 runs at an average of 65.3. Keeping his form in mind, he must find a place in your fantacy team.

Dhananjaya de Silva :

Dhananjaya de Silva is the star allrounder from Sri Lanka. He has smashed 1725 runs and grabbed 44 wickets in his 82 matches ODI career so far & also scored 384 runs & 10 wickets in 16 matches against the South Africa. Safest c/vc pick.

Dasun Shanaka :

Dasun Shanaka has led his side well and has been quite successful as a captain. He has scored 1204 runs and has taken 27 wickets playing in 67 matches in this format. But he's managed to scored 135 runs at an average of 27.0 and a wickets in five matches against the South Africa. He was shown his all-round capabilities in Asia Cup impressed with both bat & ball. Must have pick.

Dunith Wellalage :

Dunith Wellalage was the impressed everyone with his all-round capabilities in recently concluded Asia Cup. He was scalped nine wickets and scored crucial 86 runs. He dismissed India’s top three of Rohit, Gill and Virat. The young allrounder scored 195 runs and 19 wickets in his 15 matches career so far. He will be another punt pick for this game.

Maheesh Theekshana :

Maheesh Theekshana has been rather new to the team's setup but has been quite impressive with his performances. He has played just 27 games where he has mustered 44 wickets and also bowled well earlier in Asia Cup scalped eight wickets. Theekshana has four wickets at an average of 13.7 and a strike rate of 20 in a innings against the Proteas. Good pick.

Matheesha Pathirana :

Matheesha Pathirana has been the one of the top wicket-taker in the 2023 Asia Cup. The youngster has 11 scalps. Pathirana has taken a wicket every 26.30 ball so far and will look to build on this record. His performance will be vital to stop the in-form South African batters, especially at the death. He has just played 10 games where he has taken 15 wickets but has immense talent. Good pick.

Kasun Rajitha :

Kasun Rajitha will be lead Srilankan pace attack in this tournament. He's scalped 35 wickets in 28 matches so far. Rajitha loves to bowl at India, scalped six wickets in just three innings. Must have pick.

Lahiru Kumara :

Lahiru Kumara has a great potential as a fast bowler, showcasing his ability to deliver blistering pace and effectively generate movement in the ball. In 26 ODI matches, he has taken 34 wickets at an economy rate is 6.42. He has seven wickets in as many matches against the South Africa. Good pick.

Details Analysis

Cheat sheet

South Africa ODIs

WK :

Heinrich Klaasen -

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn
39(37), 6(13), 174(83), 0(2), 49(36), 14(19), 28(21), DNB, 119(61)*, 80(62), 27(19), 30(32), 34(42),

Quinton de Kock -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
84(89), 27(39), 45(64), 82(77), 45(30), 11(31), 8(19), 9(21), 48(26), 31(28), 37(41), 48(54), 92(76),

Batter :

Rassie van der Dussen -

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn,
51(56), 30(48), 62(65), 17(19), 8(16), 25(40), 31(41), 14(8), 8(11), 5(8), 38(38), 111(117),

Temba Bavuma (c) -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn
0(4), 57(62), 46(40), 114(142), 6(12), 90(79)*, 114(118), 109(102), 36(28), 8(12),

David Miller -

4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn
18(26), 63(65), 82(45)*, 8(17), 49(52), 0(2), 91(61), DNB, 17(17), 13(7), 58(37)*, 53(56), 7(8), 35(35)*,

Reeza Hendricks -

Open, Open, 1dwn, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
0(1), 28(34), 39(45), 52(61), 69(54), 23(39), 113(109), 24(25), 31(32),

All-rounder :

Marco Jansen - Right Arm fast

DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn,
DNB, 47(23), DNB, 32(16), 23(28), 32(40), 11(13), DNB, 43(33), 17(11), 12(12), 32(29)*,
3/45(8), 5/39(10), 1/55(4), 0/30(3), 1/63(9), 1/44(6), 1/39(7), 1/27(7), 2/46(9), 1/77(10), 2/53(10), 1/66(10),

Aiden Markram - Right Arm off-break

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn,
13(13), 93(87), 8(11), 102(74)*, 3(8), 19(14), 175(126), 51(39)*, 25(26), 39(35), 49(43), 13(19), 9(19),
0/33(4), DNB, DNB, 0/33(4), 0/78(10), 0/9(2), 2/40(6), 1/30(4), 1/30(10), 0/34(4), 1/26(4), DNB, 0/22(3),

Andile Phehlukwayo - Right Arm Medium

DNB, 6dwn, 6dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn
DNB, 39(19), 1(9), 5(10), 14(8), 12(16), 4(8),
0/19(3), 1/44(6), 1/50(7), 0/28(4), 4/35(5), 1/28(6), 3/62(10),

Bowler :

Kagiso Rabada - Right Arm Medium

0/44(7), 3/41(8), 2/79(9), 2/48(9), 0/33(10), 1/59(9), 2/46(10), 2/36(8), 0/37(6) 5/39(10), 1/57(10)

Tabraiz Shamsi - Left Arm Wrist spin

0/41(6), 2/29(7), 4/61(10), 1/48(4), 3/25(10), 2/62(10), 0/61(8), 1/55(6), 1/22(10), 1/36(9),

Lungi Ngidi - Right Arm Medium

3/33(7), 0/23(5), 4/51(8), 1/42(8), 1/33(8), 1/45(6), 0/76(10), 4/62(10), 1/66(9), 1/21(5), 3/52(8),

Keshav Maharaj - Left Arm Orthodox

0/25(5), 4/33(9), 1/27(5), 2/37(10), 1/38(9), 1/51(8), 0/45(7), 1/23(8), 1/29(6), 1/41(10)

Gerald Coetzee - Right Arm fast

0/46(7), 0/47(6), 0/73(8), 4/50(7), 2/44(7), 5/48(10), 0/34(5), 2/52(10), 3/57(10), 2/49(9)

Lizaad Williams - Right Arm Fast Medium

1/22(8), 1/25(5), 1/43(9), 1/39(9), 2/19(5),

Sri Lanka ODIs

WK :

Kusal Mendis –

1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn
158(87)*, 22(19), 17(34), 91(87), 15(16), 50(73), 92(84), 5(21), 43(52), 34(43)*, 25(42)*, 10(14), 1(16)

Kusal Parera -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
32(24), 0(2), 17(8), 9(7), 0(2), 73(81), 120(122), 14(15)

Batter :

Pathum Nissanka –

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
30(38), 68(64), 2(4), 29(44), 6(7), 40(60), 41(40), 14(13), 23(33), 104(113), 101(102)*, 0(1), 75(85),

Dimuth Karunaratne –

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
8(14), 2(18), 18(17), 32(35), 1(3), 83(92), 30(56), 33(51), 7(9), 103(103),

Dasun Shanaka (c) – Right Arm Medium

5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn
3(17), 0(4), 2(4), 9(13), 24(32), 5(8), 14(21)*, 1(2), DNB, DNB, 5(20), 0(1)
DNB, DNB, 0/18(3), 0/24(3), 3/28(9), 0/32(2), 1/16(3), DNB, 1/37(3), 1/30(5), 1/18(4), 1/0(1)

Sadeera Samarwickrama –

2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, Open, 2dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 2dwn
39(54)*, 2(3), 0(2), 48(51), 17(31), 93(72), 3(8), 54(77), 19(23), 17(18)*, DNB, 1(3), 26(35)

Charith Asalanka –

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn
12(27), 18(32), 0(1), 49(47)*, 22(35), 10(23), 36(43), 62(92)*, 36(36), DNB, DNB, 2(8), 63(65)

All-rounder :

Dhananjaya de Silva – Right Arm Off-break

4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn
22(31), 55(79), 4(2), 5(7), 41(66), 6(17), 14(19), 2(7), 4(8), DNB, 93(111), 23(31), 42(35)*
0/15(3), 0/12(2), DNB, 0/28(6), 0/28(10), 0/18(4), 2/12(2), 1/35(10), DNB, 0/37(4), 0/25(7), 0/18(2), DNB

Dunith Wellalage - Left Arm Orthodox

5dwn, 7dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn
0(1), 10(24), 8(21), 0(1), 42(46)*, 3(3), 33(39)*, DNB, 14(27), 21(22)*, 21(18), 31(19), 13(19)
0/61(8), 1/57(6), 0/7(2), 1/40(9), 5/40(10), 1/26(10), 2/36(4), 1/30(7), 1/41(10), 2/10(3), 1/47(10), 1/41(8), 2/44(10)

Dushan Hemantha – Legbreak

6dwn, 8dwn, 7dwn, DNB, DNB*, 7dwn*, 6dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn,
5(13), 11(9), 13(25), DNB, DNB, 9(4)*, 22(20), 15(25), 11(12), 37(42),
0/58(6), 1/45(9), DNB, 2/49(10), 1/1(1), 0/28(6), 0/50(9), 3/22(8), DNB, 1/59(10),

Chamika Karunaratne - Right Arm Fast Medium

6dwn, 8dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn, 6dwn,
10(10), 20(14), 2(8), 8(5), 24(42),
2/55(7), 3/3(2), 3/56(8), 1/60(8), 0/26(5),

Bowler :

Maheesh Theekshana – Right Arm Off-break

1/42(9), 1/41(10), 3/69(9), 1/62(10), 2/19(8), 4/31(7), 4/34(10), 4/25(8), 3/31(9), 3/41(10)

Kasun Rajitha – Right Arm Medium

1/18(8), 0/39(6), 0/30(4), 0/29(7), 4/79(10), 0/29(7), 1/25(5), 1/22(4), 1/17(6), 0/35(6), 2/28(4), 3/19(9)

Lahiru Kumara – Right Arm Medium

1/58(6), 1/30(6), 1/17(2), 1/30(5), 1/33(5), 3/22(8), 1/26(6)

Matheesha Pathirana – Right Arm Medium

0/42(4), 0/21(2), 3/65(8), 0/31(4), 3/58(10), 1/63(10), 4/32(8), 0/16(3), 1/61(10), 2/18(3), 4/23(6), 1/44(6), 1/66(10)

Dilshan Madushanka - Right Arm fast Medium

0/38(7), 0/32(7), 3/18(7), 1/49(10), 3/15(5),

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