Today ODI World Cup 2023 Match – South Africa vs Sri Lanka Match Preview, Pitch and Weather Report, Playing XI

The Arun Jaitley Stadium, Dehli, is all set to host its first game of the ODI World Cup between South Africa and Sri Lanka. South Africa is one of the hot favorites for winning the ODI World Cup 2023, while Sri Lanka Cricket is struggling and trying to build up their team after the retirement of their star players.

South Africa is in great form after winning an ODI series against Australia. Australia beat them in the first two games with a big margin. But South Africa made a strong comeback and won the last three games back-to-back with a margin of more than a hundred runs. Heinrich Klaasen and David Miller played some extraordinary cricket in this series.

South Africa have played only one warmup game after their arrival in India. They face a defeat against New Zealand in a rain-affected match. The other game against Afghanistan was completely washed out due to rain.

South Africa has a solid batting line for this event. They have all the ingredients to attack the bowling side in early overs and power hitters for the finishing overs. This South African side is very different from the usual South African squad because, for the first time, they have a very strong batting line as compared to their bowlers.

Although Sri Lanka won a few games in the Asia Cup and succeeded in reaching the final, they have a weaker side as compared to their strength in the 2011 and 2015 World Cup. They played two warmup games in India against Bangladesh and Afghanistan and lost both games. Sri Lanka’s bowling lineup is quite weak. They are relying on their spin bowlers in the form of Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, and Dhananjaya. Whereas their main batters are Kusal Perera and Kusal Mendis. Kusal is making a comeback after injury, and it is not certain that he can play a valuable knock.

South Africa vs Sri Lanka Match Details

Sri Lanka and South Africa will play the fourth match of the ODI World Cup 2023 at Arun Jaitley Stadium Dehli. The match will begin at 1:00 P.m. according to local time. The stadium has the capacity to entertain more than forty thousand spectators. Below are the other match details:

SA vs SL : Arun Jailty Stadium Dehli Pitch Report

Dehli Stadium is usually known as a low scoring venue as the pitches are different as compared to other venues in India. Usually, spinners are very effective as they get help in swinging the bowl. Moreover, fast bowlers can get early wickets with the new ball.

The average score for Arun Jaitley Stadium is around 240 to 260. Pakistan and West Indies are the only teams that succeeded in scoring more than 300 runs at this venue. The last match was played in October 2022 at this venue, where the South African batting lineup collapsed against India after scoring only 99 runs.

The winning ratio between teams batting first and second is almost similar; the team wins 13 games batted first and 14 by the chasing side. Still, dew plays an important role in Dehli, and it is preferable to bowl first at this ground.

SL vs SA : Arun Jailty Stadium Dehli Weather Report

The weather will be clear all day during the game between South Africa and Sri Lanka. It will be a little hot as the temperature is expected to touch 35 degrees around 2:30 P.m. Later on, the temperature will decrease, and a good game is accepted. Below is the complete weather report:

South Africa vs Sri Lanka Head to Head in ODI

Sri Lanka has faced South Africa in 80 ODI matches, and South Africa is dominating in most of the games. South Africa succeeded in winning 45 games and lost only 33 games. One game ended without any result, and one game was tied.

South Africa Probable Playing XI

Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada

Sri Lanka Probable Playing XI

Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Dilshan Madushanka, Lahiru Kumara

South Africa vs Sri Lanka Injury News / Players

Kusal Pareera from Sri Lanka was injured before the ODI World Cup 2023. He is making a comeback, and Maheesh Theekshana is also not in the team due to a Hamstring Injury.
The current squad of South Africa is fully fit, and everyone is available for the first game. But their pace battery got weakened due to Anrich Nortje before the World Cup.

Where to Watch Sri Lanka vs South Africa ODI World Cup Match

The match between South AFrica and Sri Lanka will be broadcast on Star Sports in Hindi, English, Tamil, and Telugu, and streaming will be available on Disney+Hotstar. Pakistani viewers can tune in on PTV Sports and A Sports on their TV. Live streaming rights are granted to ARY Zap and Daraz Mobile app in Pakistan for the ODI World Cup. Below is the list of broadcasters and live streamers for SL vs SA match:

SA vs SL Match Live Streaming and Broadcaster