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IND vs SA: All eyes will be on multiple duels in the India vs South Africa match. The outcome of that duel could determine the future of the match.
Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium, the biggest stadium in the world, is going to witness another big fight. India will face South Africa in the Super-8 match of T20 World Cup on February 22. The memory of India’s win in the previous World Cup final under the leadership of Rohit Sharma is still fresh. So this time too India wants to maintain the winning streak, and South Africa wants to repay the old losses. All eyes will be on multiple duels in this match. The outcome of that duel could determine the future of the match.
One of the highlights of this match will be the duel between Abhishek Sharma and Aiden Markram. Although Abhishek is under pressure after getting out for zero runs in three consecutive matches, he is known for his aggressive batting. On the other hand, South Africa can use Markram’s off-spin early on to put him in danger. This fight could set the pace early in the match.
The new ball battle will be between Arshdeep Singh and Quinton de Kock. De Kock can score runs quickly, but Arshdeep has dismissed him more than once before. As a result, the turn of the match can be turned in a few overs of the powerplay.
There is another enjoyable fight in the opening ever. In-form Ishan Kishan will face swing specialist Marco Janssen. Ishan’s quick runs and Jansen’s pace – whoever is ahead in this duel will have the advantage.
Varun Chakraborty is India’s hope in the spin department. Captain Markram will be in front of him. Stats say Markram didn’t score too many runs against Varun. This fight in the middle overs can drag the rush of the match. Let’s see who defeats whom on this day.
Finally, the focus will be on Hardik Pandya and David Miller. Miller batted explosively in the death overs, but Hardik also dismissed him many times. So this duel in the last few overs might decide the real outcome of the match, where Suryakumar Yadav’s side will go for the win.
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