World Cup 2023: India vs South Africa clash today, Check details here

In today’s match of ICC World Cup 2023, India and South Africa, the leading teams on the points table, will be seen pitted against each other today. The India vs South Africa clash is to take place today at the Eden garden cricket stadium in Kolkata. Interestingly, the game coincides with Virat Kohli’s birthday, making it an exciting event.

South Africa has been doing really well in the ongoing World Cup 2023 tournament. In their past seven matches, they batted first five times and scored big runs. Their highest score was 428/5 against Sri Lanka. So far, they have lost only one of their seven matches played.

Till date, India and South Africa and India have played 90 One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against each other. In the last India vs South Africa encounter in October 2022, India won by seven wickets. In World Cup history, South Africa won three out of five matches against India. In 2011, India lost by three wickets. However in 2015 and 2019, India won by 130 runs and six wickets, respectively.

The Eden Gardens in Kolkata is a famous cricket ground with a pitch that favours both batsmen and bowlers. It has black soil, giving good bounce to the batsmen. Spinners also do well here. India’s highest score (404/5 against Sri Lanka) and their lowest defended score (195/10 against South Africa) happened.

In the 33 ODIs played at the Eden Gardens, 19 teams won batting first, and 13 teams won while chasing. There was one match with no result. In this World Cup 2023, two matches were played here, with the Netherlands beating Bangladesh by 87 runs and Pakistan defeating Bangladesh by seven wickets.

Further, the weather in Kolkata for India vs South Africa match is expected to be around 31 degrees Celsius, dropping to 27 degrees. It is expected to be a bit humid at 85 percent with only minimal chances of rain.

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