MATCH NO – 2nd – Semi Final
SERIES – World Cup – 2023
DATE – 16th November, 2023
TIME – 02:00 PM IST
VENUE – Eden Gardens, Kolkata
PITCH REPORT
As per the sources, the pitch at Eden Gardens in Kolkata is generally considered to be batting-friendly, with an average score of 257 in ODIs. The pitches are typically prepared using black soil, which tends to provide good bounce for the fast bowlers. However, the pitch at Eden Gardens can be unpredictable and may deteriorate towards the end of the match, making it challenging for the batsmen.
In the upcoming World Cup 2023, the pitch at the Eden Gardens is expected to offer a balanced surface in white-ball cricket, with both batters and bowlers finding help [3]. The grounds have received the award for India’s best cricket ground twice and are the largest cricket stadium in the country and the second-largest in the world [1].
It’ll be interesting to see how the pitch behaves during the second semi final match of the World Cup 2023 at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Stay tuned for more updates and analysis of the match.
GROUND STATS (ODI)
| TOTAL MATCH | 34 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 255+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 21 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 13 |
| NO RESULT | 00 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 200 | 05 |
| BETWEEN 200 TO 249 | 10 |
| BETWEEN 250 TO 299 | 11 |
| ABOVE SCORE 300 | 08 |
BOWLERS STATS ON EDEN GARDENS (ODI)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 34
PACER WICKETS – 237
SPINNER WICKETS – 149
MATCH PREVIEW & OVERVIEW
The second semi-final of the South Africa vs Australia is expected to be a highly competitive and closely contested encounter. Both teams have shown their strength and resilience throughout the tournament and will be determined to secure a place in the final.
South Africa has a strong batting lineup that includes the likes of Quinton de Kock, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Aiden Markram, and Rassie van der Dussen. This Team has scored 7-8 Centuries in this season.They have displayed excellent form so far and will be aiming to continue their good run in the semi-final. Their bowling attack, led by Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen, will be crucial in restricting Australia’s batting lineup.
Australia, as always, is a formidable opponent with a rich history in international cricket. They possess a balanced and experienced squad, with the likes of David Warner, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell & Mitchell Marsh in their batting lineup. Glenn Maxwell has scored first double century in this world cup season against Afghanistan.Their bowling attack, which includes Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa and Pat Cummins, is known for its ability to pick up crucial wickets.
This match is expected to be a battle between both the in-form unit of South Africa and Australia. It will come down to how well each team executes their game plan and manages pressure in a high-stakes match. Both teams have a history of producing quality cricket and are likely to leave no stone unturned in their quest for victory.
Fans can expect a thrilling contest with key match-ups to look forward to, such as the battle between Rabada and Warner & Maxwell & Jansen. The outcome of the match could be decided by a moment of brilliance, whether it be a stunning catch, a well-timed run-out, or an exceptional innings.
Overall, the SA vs AUS 2nd semi-final promises to be a captivating and closely fought match. Fans can expect a display of high-quality cricket as both teams give their all in pursuit of a spot in the final.
AUS TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- Most Successful team in Odi World cup history did not start their campaign in a positive way and lost their both matches.
- Australian team back in form and won back to back 7 matches.
- Glenn Maxwell has scored first double century 201 runs in 128 balls with the help of 21 fours & 10 sixes against Afghanistan.
- In the last match Mitchel Marsh came back in the team and scored 177 runs in 132 balls with the help of 9 sixers.
- Warner has Scored 499 runs in 9 innings this season, Maxwell has scored 397 runs & took 5 wickets in 7 innings in this season.
- Mitchell Marsh has scored 426 runs in 8 innings in this season.
- Adam Zampa has taken 22 wickets in 9 matches in this world cup.
- Last time when Australia faced South Africa they bowled out at just 177 runs and lost the match by 134 runs.
- Both teams played 109 Odi matches and Australia won 50 matches and lost 55 matches against South Africa.
SQUADS
Batting – Steven Smith, David Warner, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey (wk), Josh Inglish (wk).
Bowling – Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins ©, Mitchell Starc.
All Rounder – Mitchell Marsh, Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Sean Abbott.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
David Warner, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne/Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell/Marcus Stoinis, Josh Inglis (wk), Pat Cummins ©, Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| David Warner | 53r, 18r, 15r, 81r, 104r. |
| Travis Head | 10r, 0r, 11r, 109r, 17r. |
| Mitchell Marsh | 177+0W, 24r, 36r, 9r, 121r. |
| Steven Smith | 63r, 44r, 18r, 71r, 7r. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 201+1W, 41+1W, 106r, 0r, 31+1W. |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 14r, 71r, 18r, 62r, 8r. |
| Josh Inglis | 0r, 3r, 38r, 14r, 13r. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 1W, 6r, 35r, 21+2W, 20+0W. |
| Pat Cummins | 12+0W, 0W, 10+2W, 37+2W, 12+1W. |
| Mitchell Starc | 1W, 2W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Adam Zampa | 2W, 1W, 3W, 3W, 4W. |
| Josh Hazlewood | 0W, 2W, 2W, 2W, 1W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON EDEN GARDENS (ODI)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| David Warner | 1 INNING – 1 RUN. |
| Travis Head | 1 INNING – 39 RUNS. |
| Mitchell Marsh | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Steven Smith | 1 INNING – 59 RUNS. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 1 INNING – 14 RUNS. |
| Marnus Labuschagne | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Josh Inglis | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 1 INNING – 62 RUNS – 0 WICKET. |
| Pat Cummins | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Mitchell Starc | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Adam Zampa | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Josh Hazlewood | NOT PLAYED YET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS SA (ODI)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS SA |
| David Warner | 13r, 10r, 12r, 78r, 106r. |
| Travis Head | 17r 38r, 64r, 33r, 6r. |
| Mitchell Marsh | 7r, 71r, 6r, 29r, 0r. |
| Steven Smith | 19r, 20r, 13r, 76r, 7r. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 3+2W, 12r, 35+0W, 15+0W, 11+0W. |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 46r, 40r, 20r, 15r, 124r. |
| Josh Inglis | 5r, 0r 56r, 1r. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 5r, 18+1W, 10+1W, 17+2W, 22r. |
| Pat Cummins | 22+1W, 1W, 3W, 1W, 0W. |
| Mitchell Starc | 27+2W, 1W, 2W, 2W, 2W. |
| Adam Zampa | 1W, 3W, 0W, 4W, 1W. |
| Josh Hazlewood | 1W, 2W, 0W, 3W, 2W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS SA (ODI)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS SA |
| David Warner | 29 INNINGS – 1226 RUNS. |
| Travis Head | 12 INNINGS – 306 RUNS. |
| Mitchell Marsh | 23 INNINGS – 594 RUNS – 8 WICKETS. |
| Steven Smith | 20 INNINGS – 703 RUNS. |
| Marnus Labuschagne | 9 INNINGS – 478 RUNS. |
| Glenn Maxwell | 13 INNINGS – 126 RUNS – 11 WICKETS. |
| Josh Inglis | 4 INNINGS – 56 RUNS. |
| Marcus Stoinis | 8 INNINGS – 151 RUNS – 12 WICKETS. |
| Pat Cummins | 12 INNINGS – 83 RUNS – 17 WICKETS. |
| Mitchell Starc | 15 INNINGS – 100 RUNS – 21 WICKETS. |
| Adam Zampa | 17 INNINGS – 88 RUNS – 19 WICKETS. |
| Josh Hazlewood | 16 INNINGS – 26 WICKETS. |
SA TEAM NEWS, SQUADS, PLAYING 11 & PLAYERS STATS
TEAM NEWS
- South African team is looking very good in this World Cup and won 7 out of 9 matches.
- South African team has been scored three times 380+ scores in this world cup & that showed their batsman form.
- Their 4 batsmen De Kock – 4, Van der Dussen – 2 , Klaasen & Markram 1 century, scored 8 centuries in this season.
- De Kock scored 591 runs, Markram scored 396 runs & Klaasen scored 326 runs in 9 Innings.
- Van de Dussen has scored 442 runs in 9 innings with the help of 2 centuries.
- Marco Jansen has scored 157 runs & taken 17 wickets in 8 innings in this world cup.
- Gerald Coetzee has taken 18 wickets in 7 innings in this world cup.
- Last time when South Africa faced Australia they scored 311 runs and bowled out Australia at just 177 runs and won the match by 134 runs.
- Both teams played 109 Odi matches and South Africa won 55 matches and lost 50 matches against Australia.
SQUADS
Batting – Aiden Markram, Temba Bavuma ©, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Quinton de Kock (wk), Heinrich klaasen(wk), ,David Miller.
Bowling – Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Gerald Coetzee, Lizaad Williams, Tabraiz Shamsi.
All Rounder – Marco Jansen, Andile Phehlukwayo.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma ©, Rassie Van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi/Tabraiz Shamsi, Gerald Coetzee.
PLAYERS RECENT INNINGS
| PLAYERS NAME | RECENT 5 INNINGS |
| Temba Bavuma | 23r, 11r, 24r, 28r, 16r. |
| Quinton de Kock | 41r, 5r, 114r, 24r, 174r. |
| Rassie van de Dussen | 76r, 13r, 133r, 21r, 1r. |
| Aiden Markram | 25r, 9r, 6r, 91r, 60r. |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 10r, 1r, 15r, 12r, 90r. |
| David Miller | 24r, 11r, 533r, 29r, 34r. |
| Marco Jansen | 14+1W, 3W, 20+3W, 2W, 75+2W |
| Gerald Coetzee | 4W, 2W, 10+2W, 3W, 3W. |
| Keshav Maharaj | 2W, 1W, 4W, 0W, 1W. |
| Kagiso Rabada | 0W, 1W, 1W, 2W, 1W. |
| Lungi Ngidi | 2W, 1W, 0W, 1W, 2W. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 1W, 4W, 2W, 0W, 2W. |
PLAYERS STATS ON EDEN GARDENS (ODI)
| PLAYERS NAME | RECORDS ON THIS VENUE |
| Temba Bavuma | 1 INNING – 5 RUNS. |
| Quinton de Kock | 1 INNING – 11 RUNS. |
| Rassie van de Dussen | 1 INNING – 13 RUNS. |
| Aiden Markram | 1 INNING – 9 RUNS. |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 1 INNING – 1 RUN. |
| David Miller | 1 INNING – 11 RUNS. |
| Marco Jansen | 1 INNING – 14 RUNS – 1 WICKET. |
| Gerald Coetzee | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Keshav Maharaj | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Kagiso Rabada | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Lungi Ngidi | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
PLAYERS LAST 5 INNINGS VS AUS (ODI)
| PLAYERS NAME | LAST 5 INNINGS VS AUS |
| Temba Bavuma | 35r, 0r, 57r, 46r, 114r. |
| Quinton de Kock | 109r, 27r, 45r, 82r, 45r. |
| Rassie van de Dussen | 26r, 30r, 62r, 17r, 8r. |
| Aiden Markram | 56r, 93r, 8r, 102r, 3r. |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 29r, 6r, 174r, 0r, 49r. |
| David Miller | 17r, 63r, 82r, 8r, 49r. |
| Marco Jansen | 26+2W, 47+5W, 1W, 32+0W, 23+1W. |
| Keshav Maharaj | 2W, 4W, 1W, 2W, 1W. |
| Kagiso Rabada | 3W, 3W, 2W, 2W, 2W. |
| Lungi Ngidi | 1W, 0W, 4W, 1W, 6W. |
| Gerald Coetzee | 0W, 0W, 4W, 2W. |
| Tabraiz Shami | 2W, 2W, 4W, 1W, 2W. |
PLAYERS OVERALL RECORDS VS AUS (ODI)
| PLAYERS NAME | TOTAL RUNS/WICKETS VS AUS |
| Temba Bavuma | 6 INNINGS – 278 RUNS. |
| Quinton de Kock | 29 INNINGS – 1018 RUNS. |
| Rassie van de Dussen | 6 INNINGS – 238 RUNS. |
| Aiden Markram | 10 INNINGS – 402 RUNS. |
| Heinrich Klaasen | 12 INNINGS – 531 RUNS. |
| David Miller | 25 INNINGS – 932 RUNS. |
| Marco Jansen | 6 INNINGS – 160 RUNS – 10 WICKETS. |
| Keshav Maharaj | 8 INNINGS – 11 WICKETS. |
| Kagiso Rabada | 14 INNINGS – 29 WICKETS. |
| Lungi Ngidi | 9 INNINGS – 19 WICKETS. |
| Gerald Coetzee | 4 INNINGS – 6 WICKETS. |
| Tabraiz Shami | 1 INNINGS – 15 WICKETS. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 109
- SA WIN – 55
- AUS WIN – 50
- NO RESULT – 4
FANTASY TEAM/DREAM 11 TEAM
SMALL LEAGUE(SL-TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – Q de Kock.
BATSMEN – R. van der Dussen, D. Warner, M. Marsh, M. Labuschagne.
ALL-ROUNDERS – G. Maxwell, A. Markram, M. Jansen.
BOWLERS – K. Maharaj, A. Zampa, G. Coetzee.
GRAND LEAGUE (GL- TEAM)
WK BATSMAN – Q de Kock.
BATSMEN – D. Warner, S. Smith, M. Marsh, R. van der Dussen.
ALL-ROUNDERS – A. Markram, G. Maxwell, M. Jansen.
BOWLERS – A. Zampa, G. Coetzee, M. Starc.
BACK-UPS – H. Klaasen, D. Miller, P. Cummins, K. Rabada.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (SL) – Q de Kock, D. Warner.
CAPTAIN/VICE-CAPTAIN (GL) – M. Jansen, G. Maxwell.
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
AUSTRALIA MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.