SA vs SL Match Prediction: The first double header of this World Cup is going to take place on Saturday, October 7. Two World Cup matches will be played on this day. One match will be played between Bangladesh and Afghanistan, while the other match will be played between South Africa and Sri Lanka. The match between South Africa and Sri Lanka will be played at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi from 2 pm.
Looking at the old records and recent form of both these teams, South Africa seems to have the upper hand. The South African team has won the ODI series against a strong team like Australia before the World Cup, while the Sri Lankan team was all-out for just 50 runs against India in the final match of the Asia Cup. Apart from this, South Africa has won most of the ODI matches between these two teams.
Pitch report and playing eleven
The match between these two will be held in Delhi. Therefore, if we look at the pitch of Delhi, here both the batsman and the bowler get almost equal help. Fast bowlers can deceive the batsmen by mixing pace. At the same time, spin bowlers also get help on this pitch. The boundaries here are short, and the outfield is fast, which makes it easier for the batsmen to score runs. The average score here remains low, and most of the teams batting later win the matches. The weather in Delhi is expected to remain clear during this match. The average temperature of Delhi will be 26 degrees Celsius.
Probable playing eleven of South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi.
Probable playing eleven of Sri Lanka: Kusal Mendis (wk), Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (captain), Chamika Karunaratne, Dunith Velalej, Dhananjay de Silva, Kasun Rajitha, Mahish Theekshana, Mathisha Pathirana.