T20 World Cup 2022: India vs South Africa match at 16:30; Check rain forecast
The Indian cricket team has performed excellently so far at the T20 World Cup 2022, hosted by Australia. Team India, which is in group 2, has won both matches so far. The Men in Blue will play their third match against South Africa on Sunday (October 30).
In the first match, the team led by Rohit Sharma beat arch-rival Pakistan with 4 long shots. While in the second match they beat the Netherlands with 56 runs.
Now, the Indian cricket team must play three more matches in the Super-12 stage to reach the semi-finals.
Super 12 match between India vs South Africa – Match 18 will take place today at Perth Stadium, Perth. The match time in India is 4:30 pm.
The Indian team is currently leading Group 2 with four points, while South Africa is second with three points. Hence, it will be interesting to see if India beats South Africa and holds the top spot or South Africa beats India and takes the top spot.
This time rain plays an important role for the World Cup. According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, the chance of showers is moderate (50%) with partly cloudy skies, most likely this afternoon and early evening in Perth today.
Saturday in Perth was cold and rainy most of the day. The latest Perth weather forecast says it will also rain today, but not so badly that the game will be affected.
In Twenty20 cricket, the flat surface at Perth Stadium benefits both hitters and pitchers. The average in the first innings was 142 runs, and pitchers have benefited from the availability of grass in recent games.
IND vs SA: Playable XIs
India: Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh, Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
South Africa: Temba Bavuma, Quinton de Kock, Rilee Rossouw, Tristan Stubbs, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi.
In India, the T20 match between India and South Africa will be broadcast live on Star Sports Network. The Disney+ Hotstar app and website will stream the T20 match between India and South Africa.
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