World Cup 2023, Match 4 | South Africa's Predicted XI vs Sri Lanka

South Africa will be playing against Sri Lanka in the fourth match of the World Cup 2023 (Source: AP Photos)

A strong-looking South Africa side began their World Cup 2023 campaign by facing Sri Lanka in Match No. four of the showpiece event. The clash is scheduled to take place on a doubleheader Saturday, October 07th, 2023 at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi at 14:00 PM IST. Africa's warm-up fixture with Afghanistan was abandoned due to rain and they lost their second practice match against the Kiwis. The Lankan Lions enter the tournament on the back of a heavy defeat at the hands of India in the Asia Cup final and also losses in their two warm-up games.

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Keeping the playing conditions and the players' recent form in mind, here is the predicted XI of South Africa for Match four of World Cup 2023 against Sri Lanka.

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Openers: Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma

Wicketkeeper batter and experienced campaign Quinton de Kock will open the Proteas innings along with skipper Temba Bavuma. Left-hander de Kock has over 6100 runs to his name in the ODI format at an impressive average of 45 with 17 centuries and 30 fifties. Notably, the 30-year-old will retire from the format after the ongoing marquee competition. His partner, Bavuma is going through a purple patch in the 50-overs format this year. The right-handed batter has been scoring on a consistent basis in the year 2023.

Quinton de Kock and Temba Bavuma 2023 ODI Form:

Middle-Order: Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen

Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen will form the middle-order for the Rainbow Nation. van der Dussen has been a regular for his side for the past four years now as he also appeared in the 2019 edition. The right-hander has a solid average of 57 which includes four hundred and 12 half-centuries. T20 skipper Markram has become a rock in the middle for the Proteas. The right-hander is a compact player and averages 35.42 with two tons and seven fifties in ODIs. Klaasen has become one of the most exciting batters in white-ball cricket in recent times thanks to his counter-attacking approach.  He is averaging 41.34 with three tons and five fifties in the format.

Recent ODI Stats of South Africa's Middle-order:

All-rounders: David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj

Veteran left-hander David Miller, all-rounder Marco Jansen and spinner Keshav Maharaj will complete the lower-order for Bavuma's side. Miller is a seaosoned campaigner as he has been around the setup for some time now. Having made his debut in 2010, he averages 43 with five centuries and 23 fifties. Jansen has turned out to be a genuine all-rounder for the African side. The tall left-arm pacer has picked up 18 wickets in 14 ODI innings while he has a batting average of 29.44. Given the conditions in India, Test regular Maharaj is expected to partner Tabraiz Shamsi in the spin department. He averages 33 with an economy rate of 4.69.

Here is a look at the record of these players in ODIs in 2023:

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Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi

Seamers Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi along with spinner Tabraiz Shamsi will complete the bowling for South Africa. Having made his debut eight years ago, Rabada is six wickets shy of reaching 150 scalps in ODIs. He will lead the attack for his side in this WC. Ngidi has picked up 78 wickets in 47 innings at an average of 28 with the best figures of 6/58. Shamsi has 63 scalps to his name in 43 outings at an average of 33.

This is how the trio has done with the ball in ODIs in 2023:

World Cup 2023, Match 4: South Africa's Predicted XI vs Sri Lanka

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