T20 WC 2021: SA vs WI Preview – Stumbling Proteas face wounded West Indies

South Africa and West Indies are all set to take on each other in this crucial super 12 game between two teams who are looking to turn around whatever went wrong in their individual opening fixtures. This will be an important game in the context of qualification and this tournament as well, given how this group is shaped.

West Indies were absolutely humiliated in their game against England when they were bowled out for just 55 runs. However, they would know that the quality of this team assures them with better returns moving forward. South Africa, too, would want to forget their close defeat against Australia and take pride in the way they tried to defend a low score of 118.

Match Info

South Africa vs West Indies, 18th Match, Super 12 Group 1

Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Time: 3:30 PM IST

Head to head:

In World Cup, the two teams have faced thrice, with the Proteas winning the first two in 2007 and 2009 respectively while West Indies won the 2016 contest. SA did beat WI 3-2 in their backyard earlier this year.

Team News:

South Africa: The Proteas have a few things to think about, especially the balance of their side. The main issue is that they don’t have their best bowling attack in place at this moment and can’t really do much about it. Having said that, it is highly likely that they will go with the same combination for this game.

West Indies: The defending champions would just want to write everything off which happened in the last game and look for a fresh start moving ahead in this tournament. The only change which they would want is bringing in Roston Chase, who is sort of the ideal person for the conditions. The axe is most likely to fall on Shimron Hetmyer, but don’t be surprised if it’s someone else.

Probable XI