United States National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Head to Head - ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 , Match 43

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United States National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match : South Africa and USA go head to head in match 43 of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in Trinidad on Wednesday, June 19. This is the penultimate group game in the World Cup.

United States National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Preview: Hosts USA will clash with South Africa to kickstart the Super 8 stage in North Sound in Antigua from Wednesday. South Africa have been lucky to find themselves in the Super 8 despite a poor performance by their batters so far in the tournament. The team has not even crossed 120 once in the competition and have the second-worst batting average of 18 amongst the eight teams in the Super 8. 

South Africa's captain Aiden Markram, right, and batting partner Quinton de Kock run between the wickets(AP)

They would have lost to Bangladesh and Nepal but for their brilliance in the bowling unit. They were also in dire straits against the Netherlands. While the bowlers have been the heroes for the Proteas so far in this World Cup, the batters have been much below par with just one individual fifty in the competition. 

USA, on the other hand, have been the surprise packages of the tournament. They stunned Pakistan in the Group Stage and have played an aggressive brand of cricket. The contest on Wednesday will be between the might of the South African bowling and USA's batting.

United States National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Head to Head

South Africa and USA have never faced each other in a T20I.

United States National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Matches - Weather and Pitch Report

The Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound in Antigua has hosted four matches in the tournament with the team batting second coming out victorious in three. Not surprisingly, the captain winning the toss has elected to chase on three occasions. The probability of winning the match after winning the toss is 50%. The highest score at the venue in this tournament is 153 while the average score is 94.

The pitch in Antigua has offered a lot of purchase to both, pace and spin. While the fast bowlers have an average of 19.5, strike rate of 14.8 and economy of 7.9, spinners have fared even better with an average of 19.2, strike rate of 14 and economy of 8.2. The wicket has true bounce and carry with value for shot-making. England chased down Oman's 47 in just 3.1 overs in Antigua in the group stage. There is only a 7% chance of rain on Wednesday while the mean temperature is expected to be around 29 degrees.

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United States National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team - Match Prediction

South Africa will start favourites against USA. They have a phenomenal batting line-up which has been below-par in the tournament thus far - watch out for Klaasen and Markram in the encounter. They also have a brilliant bowling up with variety in pace and spin. USA will need to surprise South Africa and take the attack to their bowlers but also not be reckless against the new ball. If they can preserve their wickets in the first six overs, they might be able to challenge the Proteas. However, based on the relative strength of both the teams, South Africa have a 75% chance of victory.

United States National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket - Probable Playing 11

United States National Cricket Team Playing XI

Steven Taylor, Monank Patel (C, wk), Andries Gous, Aaron Jones, Nitish Kumar, Corey Anderson, Harmeet Singh, Jasdeep Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan.

South Africa Cricket Team Playing XIs South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs.

United States National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team - Full Squads 

United States National Cricket Team Squad

Monank Patel (c), Aaron Jones, Andries Gous, Corey Anderson, Ali Khan, Harmeet Singh, Jessy Singh, Milind Kumar, Nisarg Patel, Nitish Kumar, Noshtush Kenjige, Saurabh Nethralvakar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Steven Taylor, Shayan Jahangir. Reserve Players: Gajanand Singh, Juanoy Drysdale, Yasir Mohammad. 

South Africa National Cricket Team Squad: Aiden Markram (c), Ottniel Baartman, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Bjorn Fortuin, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs.