AUS vs SA: Rain will spoil the fun of the second semi-final, know the condition of the weather and pitch of Kolkata
Weather Report: South Africa had badly defeated Australia in the league stage of the World Cup 2023. In such a situation, the Kangaroos will be eyeing to settle the score of that defeat.
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The second semi-final match of World Cup 2023 will be played between Australia and South Africa. Whichever team wins this match to be played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, will play the final against India on 19 November. The South African team has been out of the World Cup several times after reaching the knockouts. Due to this, they got the name 'Chokers'. Whereas Australia becomes very dangerous as soon as it reaches the semi-finals. So, before this important match, let us know the condition of Kolkata's pitch and weather -
The weather is dry in Kolkata at this time. According to the Meteorological Department, it will be cloudy throughout the day and there may be light drizzle during the match. There is a 70% chance of rain in Kolkata today. In such a situation, fans and players may feel disappointed today, but the good thing is that a reserve day has been kept for the semi-final matches. Talking about today's temperature in Kolkata, the maximum temperature is expected to be up to 28 degrees centigrade, while the minimum temperature is expected to be up to 23 degrees centigrade.
A total of 35 ODI matches have been played so far on this historic ground of Kolkata, in which the team batting first has won 21 matches, while the teams chasing the target have won 13 times. In such a situation, in today's match, both teams will look to bat first after winning the toss. Talking about the highest score here, in 2014, India put 404 runs on the board against Sri Lanka, in this match Rohit Sharma also made a world record by playing the best innings of 264 runs. The lowest total of this ground is 83 runs which was made by South Africa against India a few days ago. The wicket here suits spinners more, so both the teams will be eyeing to include strong spinners in the playing 11.
Playing 11 of both the teams -
- Australia: Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins (captain), Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
- South Africa: Temba Bavuma (captain), Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi.
