The World Cup is moving forward with its glory. Every other match is a thrilling one. All teams are trying to give their best. Records are made in every match. In every match, there is a new record. On October 12, Australia and South Africa will be locking horns in Lucknow. This will be an exciting one. South Africa started the tournament in a great way. They recorded the highest World Cup total in the match. Quinton de Kock and Markram played an amazing knock in the game. On the other hand, Australia didn’t have a desired start. They lost the match to India by six wickets. He will try hard to win the match. AB de Villiers talked about the match before the fixture.
AB de Villiers Words:
South Africa and Australia will be locking horns in the Ekana Stadium, Lucknow. It is going to be an exciting game. South Africa is in a great form. They won their first match with a huge victory. On the other hand, Australia didn’t start well. They lost the first match against India. This is a little setback for them.
South African legend, AB de Villiers said, “ The Aussies will be low on confidence after defeat to India, but a wounded Australia team is very dangerous. It will be crucial to pick up some early wickets to keep that pressure on, something we have not done too well recently.”
He also added, “ It might sound obvious, but Steve Smith’s wicket will be the most important. He holds everything together for Australia and if we can get him out early, I am confident we can get the job done.”
Scenarios before the matches:
South Africa is in a great form. Winning the first match with huge runs boosted their confidence to a different level. While batting first, South Africa started brilliantly. Quinton de Kock scored 100 in just 84 runs. He smashed 12 boundaries and 3 over-boundaries. Rassie van der Dussen scored 108 runs in 110 balls. He smashed 13 boundaries and 2 over-boundaries. Aiden Markram scored 104 in just 54 balls. He smashed 14 boundaries and 3 over-boundaries. They registered the highest World Cup total in this match. They scored 428/5
Australia didn’t start the tournament as they desired. They didn’t start the match well. Mitchell Marsh got out on a duck. David Warner scored 41 in 52 balls. He smashed 6 boundaries in the match. Steven Smith scored 46 in 71 balls. At the end of the 50 overs, they got out in 199 balls. In the second innings, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul took the match away from the Aussies. They won the match by six wickets.
They are going to face each other on October 12 at Ekana Cricket Stadium. This is going to be an interesting fixture. Australia will try to get their first win in this tournament. On the other side, South Africa will try hard to be on the winning side.
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