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Cricket World Cup: Australia win toss, Proteas to bat

Australia gained the toss and have put the Proteas in to bat of their Cricket World Cup conflict at Lucknow.

The Proteas beat Sri Lanka of their Cricket World Cup opener whereas Australia misplaced to hosts India.

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Coming into this match, the Proteas have gained their final three ODIs in opposition to Australia.

It appears that the battle between Australia’s quick bowlers and South Africa’s top-order might be pivotal to the match’s final result. Both groups might be hoping to achieve the higher hand with a robust efficiency on this space of the sport.

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The Proteas had three gamers ton up of their final outing however skipper Temba Bavuma went early and can need to stamp his authority on the event.

Mitchell Starc on Cricket World Cup preparations’

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Australia star quick bowler Mitchell Starc says that the Cricket World Cup is a balancing act.

“There is a mixture between preparing and recovering,” Starc mentioned in accordance to ESPN Cricinfo

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“In tournament play, there might be shorter gaps than bilateral series. For a lot of our guys, we played a big tour of South Africa before the World Cup, so there is knowledge there. (On the secret to success) No secret really, trying to do what I can best for my team. Not trying to change all the time. More about execution, my role has been the same for a long time. (On the conditions) We have got Marcus (Stoinis) and Andy (Flower) who have been a part of the Lucknow franchise (in the IPL). The square has been re-laid so it is a bit of an unknown. All about adaptation. It is a bigger ground and the team that adapts the best, might come out on top.”

Teams

Australia XI: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood

South Africa XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi


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