Paarl Royals skipper Miller expects SA20 opener at Newlands to be 'humdinger'
Proteas star batter David Miller expects Tuesday's SA20 opener between MI Cape Town and Paarl Royals at Newlands to be a "humdinger".
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Proteas star batter David Miller expects Tuesday's SA20 opener between MI Cape Town and Paarl Royals at Newlands to be a "humdinger".
Several South Africans including Dewald Brevis, Faf du Plessis and David Miller were retained by their Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises for the 2023 season.
David Miller is not going to be as ruthless as Quinton de Kock in lambasting the Proteas' specialist batters for one-off failures that require intervention from the middle- or lower-order as their quest for reaching the semi-finals of the ICC T20 World Cup hots up.
Proteas stand-in skipper admitted that the seven-wicket loss to India on Tuesday, which saw the hosts take the ODI series 2-1, was a bitter pill to swallow, particularly as they offered little fight.
India vs South Africa, 2nd ODI, Live Score Updates: South Africa's stand-in captain Keshav Maharaj won the toss and opted to bat first against India in the second ODI. Washington Sundar and Shahbaz Ahmed are playing this game for the hosts. India will look to level the three-match series when they take the field against South Africa in the 2nd ODI of the three-match series on Sunday. It is a must-win game for the hosts as they lost the first ODI against the Proteas in Lucknow by 9 runs. South Africa posted 249 for 4 in a rain-curtailed 40 overs-a-side game before they stopped India at 240 for 9, despite Sanju Samson's fighting 86 not out. India will look for an improved batting and bowling show as a unit when they take on the Proteas on Sunday. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Deepak Chahar's unavailability due to an ankle injury will complicate selection matters with India looking for a much improved bowling performance in a must win second ODI against South Africa in Ranchi on Sunday. Never before a bilateral ODI series has looked so out of context with the T20 World Cup in Australia beginning later this month. All eyes are now on Rohit Sharma and Co who have already checked in Perth for their T20 World Cup warm-up matches.
A second-string Indian side will square off against South Africa in the three-match ODI series beginning Thursday in Lucknow. The hosts would be led by Shikhar Dhawan and the squad has the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Rajat Patidar and Kuldeep Yadav in the squad. It would be interesting to see if the likes of Patidar and Mukesh Kumar are handed their maiden ODI caps in the series. In the first ODI, there are chances of rain so it would be interesting to see if the game gets truncated. The practice of the Indian team was cancelled on Wednesday due to downpour in Lucknow. As the second-string side gets ready to square off against South Africa, it is important to mention that the main side has left for Australia for the upcoming T20 World Cup.