IND vs SA ODI Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Cricket World Cup 2023
Match 37 of the Cricket World Cup sees India take on South Africa at Eden Gardens on Sunday. India have won every game of the tournament so far and beat Sri Lanka by 302 runs in Match 33 at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. South Africa have lost only one fixture in the competition and have beaten six other sides in the competition. Read on as we preview this game. The day-night ODI begins in Kolkata at 14:00 local time.
India produced one of the best all-round ODI performances in the last game but did lose their captain from the second ball of the innings. This match will be a much tougher contest but it would be a huge surprise if India were unable to win this clash.
Although they have lost to the Netherlands during the 2023 Cricket World Cup, South Africa have otherwise been brilliant across the tournament. However, this will be their biggest test yet and a win would see them installed as genuine contenders for the trophy.
India vs South Africa ODI Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on Sky Cricket, Sky Sports SA, Willow TV and Star Sports
Live Streaming: You can live-stream the match on Disney+ Hotstar and Sky Go
IND vs SA Match Toss Prediction
Although there has been one winner batting first and one batting second so far in the tournament at Eden Gardens, We predict that both teams will want to bat first should they win the toss on Sunday.
IND vs SA Pitch Report
There is good pace in this wicket and any strong batter who gets in should be able to go on and make a big score. We expect a par score in the first innings of this game to be around 365 at Eden Gardens.
Kolkata Weather Report
The weather forecast is for sunny spells early on in this game before thicker cloud later on in Kolkata. It will be humid with the temperature above 30 degrees throughout.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and match prediction for India vs South Africa, World Cup 2023
India Team News & Playing 11
India Team News
Rohit Sharma announced an unchanged team ahead of the match against Sri Lanka and with such an emphatic win, with only 19.4 overs in the field, many players got a decent rest in spite of playing! Hardik Pandya who is struggling with injury has been ruled out for rest of the tournament.
India Key Players
- Virat Kohli- the right handed number three batter hit 11 fours in the last game before being dismissed to a slower-ball. Ahead of Saturday’s matches, only Quinton de Kock had scored more runs in the tournament.
- Shubman Gill- the 24 year old opener hit his highest score of the competition with a run a ball 92. His innings included 11 fours and two sixes.
India Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Virat Kohli |
288 |
276 |
13525 |
183 |
58.04 |
93.63 |
48 |
70 |
| Shubman Gill |
40 |
40 |
2113 |
208 |
62.14 |
102.27 |
6 |
11 |
- Mohammed Shami- the right arm quick bowler took 5/18 from five overs against Sri Lanka and has taken 438 wickets across his international career.
- Jasprit Bumrah- the pace bowler took a wicket with the first ball of the innings when he had Pathum Nissanka trapped lbw on Thursday. He is able to generate a huge amount of swing with the new ball.
- Ravindra Jadeja - Jadeja has scored 82 runs and picked 9 wickets so far. We are backing him to perform well against South Africa on this pitch which favours spinners as well.
India Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Mohammed Shami |
97 |
96 |
804.0 |
185 |
5/18 |
24.08 |
5.54 |
26.0 |
4 |
| Jasprit Bumrah |
85 |
84 |
730.2 |
144 |
6/19 |
23.29 |
4.59 |
30.4 |
2 |
| Ravindra Jadeja |
193 |
185 |
1587.0 |
213 |
5/36 |
36.37 |
4.88 |
44.7 |
1 |
India Team Form
India have won every match they have played during the Cricket World Cup 2023 with victories by 100 runs and 302 runs in the last two games.
India Predicted Playing 11
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
South Africa Team News
Kagiso Rabada returned to South Africa’s XI for the imposing win over New Zealand after recovering from a slight back injury which had kept him out of the narrow win over Pakistan. If South Africa opt to select an additional spinner in Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Nigid’s place could be under threat.
South Africa Key Players
- Quinton de Kock- the left-handed opener has already hit four centuries in the 2023 Cricket World Cup but can struggle against spinners who turn the ball away from him.
- Heinrich Klaasen- the powerful middle-order batter is brilliant against spin and very good against pace bowlers. Although he only faced 7 balls in Match 32, he still hit a four and a six in his 15 not out.
South Africa Key Batsmen Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
SR |
100s |
50s |
| Quinton de Kock |
152 |
152 |
6721 |
178 |
46.35 |
96.92 |
21 |
30 |
| Heinrich Klaasen |
48 |
45 |
1638 |
174 |
43.10 |
117.58 |
4 |
6 |
- Marco Jansen- the bowling all-rounder has been a big part of South Africa’s success so far in the tournament and he dismissed Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra and Tim Southee in the win over New Zealand.
- Kagiso Rabada- the 28 year old right-arm pacer is a brilliant bowler who combines accuracy and consistency with raw pace. He took 1/16 from six overs including two maidens in the last game.
- Gerald Coetzee - Coetzee is quite impressive in his first ever World Cup outing. He has picked 14 wickets in 6 matches so far and currently among the leading wicket takers. We are backing him to pick a few more wickets on this track.
South Africa Key Bowlers Stats
| Player |
Mat (ODI) |
Inns |
Overs |
Wkts |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
5w |
| Marco Jansen |
21 |
21 |
165.2 |
34 |
5/39 |
29.67 |
6.10 |
29.1 |
1 |
| Kagiso Rabada |
98 |
96 |
835.5 |
155 |
6/16 |
27.30 |
5.06 |
32.3 |
2 |
| Gerald Coetzee |
12 |
12 |
92.0 |
25 |
4/50 |
25.16 |
6.83 |
22.0 |
0 |
South Africa Team Form
South Africa began the 2023 Cricket World Cup with defeats to India and South Africa but a win in this match will make it five successive ODI victories.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi/Tabraiz Shamsi
India vs South Africa Head to Head
These two sides have faced off in ODIs 90 times before and it is South Africa who come into this game with a 50-37 lead. However, it is India who came out on top in the last two head to heads with a victory margin of 7 wickets in both games.
IND vs SA Head to Head Stats in ODIs
| |
Matches Played |
IND Won |
SA Won |
Tie |
NR |
| Overall |
90 |
37 |
50 |
0 |
3 |
| Last 5 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
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India vs South Africa Betting Odds
Unsurprisingly, due to their recent form and being hosts, India are favourites with the bookies to win this game. India can be backed at 1.53 although South Africa are not too far behind on 2.40.
Who will win India vs South Africa ODI Match?
Any cricket expert who has watched South Africa in this World Cup will have been impressed by the amount of match-winning batters they have combined with pace and accuracy with the ball. However, India have all these things as well and we have them as the top team ahead of Sunday.
🏆 India vs South Africa Prediction
Whenever the top two meet in a major tournament, you can expect to see a game where both teams want to appear supremely confident. This is what we expect in this game with both sets of players enjoying a huge amount of self-belief due to recent wins. South Africa are a brilliant ODI side but only a few of their players would make it into a combined XI with India and our prediction is for India to win.
India to beat South Africa
Nov 05, 2023
14:00 IST / 8:30 GMT
Eden Gardens - Kolkata, India
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