Series: West Indies tour of South Africa, 2023
South Africa vs West Indies, 3rd ODI 21st march 2023 afternoon one Thirty Pm
Venue: Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
West Indies produced a surprisingly solid performance in the 2nd ODI versus South Africa to beat the home side by 48 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the 3-match series.
The first ODI was washed off due to rain and now the Proteas will have to win the final match to avoid the embarrassment of losing an ODI series at home. South Africa’s batting and bowling were both
poor in the second game, and the hosts will need to pull their socks up quickly.
South Africa have to win the 3rd ODI to level the series.
Captain Temba Bavuma is in great form, and has 322 runs from his last 5 games at an average of 66.40.
West Indian skipper Shai Hope, who blasted an unbeaten 128 in the 2nd ODI, will be the man to watch out for again.
The return of Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, and David Miller in the third ODI will boost South Africa’s chances of a series-leveling win.
South Africa had come into this series as favorites. After all, they are playing at home and had just beaten world champions England 2-1 in January this year. However, their performance in
the 2nd ODI against the West Indies proved to be below par. After conceding 335 runs with the ball, South Africa was bowled out for 287 on a slow batting deck at Buffalo Park, East London.
West Indies had a near-perfect game in the 2nd ODI. They chose to bat first on a slowish Buffalo Park wicket and plundered 335 runs. Skipper Shai Hope stamped his class with an authoritative unbeaten 128 off 115 balls.
He was the glue that held the innings together while Rovman Powell’s blistering 46 off 49 balls helped the team to a match-winning total.
Nicholas Pooran is another batter you should keep an eye out for. The stylish left-handed batter has scored 392 runs in his last 10 games at an average of 39.20 and a strike rate of 94.
PITCH AND CONDITIONS
The average first innings score at Senwes Park is 251. The highest total posted at the venue is a massive 418-5 by South Africa against Zimbabwe in 2006.
Totals above 250 have been posted 10 times here in 17 ODIs. The team batting first in this game should look to set a target of around 270-290 runs.
KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH SOUTH AFRICA : Quinton de Kock , Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi
KEY PLAYERS TO WATCH WEST INDIES : Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Odean Smith,
Prediction: South Africa to win this match comfortably
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