South Africa vs India Live Cricket Score, World Cup 2019: South Africa Win Toss, Elect To Bat Against India

Updated:05 June 2019 15:01 IST

2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, SA vs IND, Live Score: South Africa skipper Faf du Plesis won the toss and elected to bat against India.

South Africa vs India Live Cricket Score, World Cup 2019: South Africa Win Toss, Elect To Bat Against India
SA vs IND Live Cricket World Cup Score: South Africa bat first against India in Southampton. © ICC

Virat Kohli-led Team India will finally begin their World Cup 2019 campaign when they taken on a beleaguered South Africa at the The Rose Bowl in Southampton on Wednesday. India are the only team left in the tournament to have not played a match yet and they will be up against a South African team struggling for form and with plenty of injury worries. The Proteas are going through a mini-crisis after losing their opening two matches -- to England and Bangladesh, respectively -- and a loss against India could spell doom for South Africa. The two-time world champions plan to push South Africa towards elimination in Southampton by deploying a feared bowling line-up led by Jasprit Bumrah, the top-ranked one-day international bowler in the world. Jasprit Bumrah is ably supported by fellow quicks Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Hardik Pandya. Wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal lend variety to India's attack, but their primary weapon in seaming English conditions will be the pace bowlers. (LIVE SCORECARD)

World Cup 2019 Match Live Score Updates Between South Africa vs India, Straight from The Rose Bowl, Southampton.

  • 15:00 (IST)Jun 05, 2019
    Bhuvneshwar Kumar will start the bowling for India while Hashim Amla and Quinton de Kock will open the batting for South Africa.
  • 14:59 (IST)Jun 05, 2019
    Since 2015 World Cup, The Rose Bowl, Southampton is the second-most highest scoring ground in the world. 
  • 14:56 (IST)Jun 05, 2019
    Players of both teams are out in the middle for their national anthem. Being the away team India sing their national anthem first, South Africa players start their national anthem after them.
  • 14:47 (IST)Jun 05, 2019
    Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli(capt), Lokesh Rahul, MS Dhoni(wk), Kedar Jadhav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah
  • 14:35 (IST)Jun 05, 2019
    Hashim Amla is back in the playing XI for South Africa. 

    Quinton de Kock(wk), Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis(capt), Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Jean-Paul Duminy, Andile Phehlukwayo, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi
  • 14:33 (IST)Jun 05, 2019
    South Africa skipper Faf du Plesis wins the toss and opts to bat against India. 
  • 14:26 (IST)Jun 05, 2019
    Sun is shining bright in Southampton and there is bit of grass covering on the pitch but it will not offer enough movement to the fast bowlers as it is not green grass. Shaun Pollack says it might be a two-paced wicket as it has uneven covering of grass. Also, since sun is shinning bright it will break the wicket down and will assist the spinners as the match progresses.
  • 14:16 (IST)Jun 05, 2019
    After the warm-up, Indian players have joined the huddle to discuss their strategies for one last time before the match.
  • 14:01 (IST)Jun 05, 2019
  • 13:59 (IST)Jun 05, 2019
    Kagiso Rabada is leading the South Africa bowling in the nets as well.
  • 13:58 (IST)Jun 05, 2019
  • 13:51 (IST)Jun 05, 2019
    Indian players have arrived at the ground to take on the Proteas.
  • 13:45 (IST)Jun 05, 2019
    Welcome to the live coverage of Match 8 between South Africa and India from The Rose Bowl, Southampton.
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