On Wednesday (5th June), India and South Africa will meet at The Rose Bowl (Southampton) in the match 8 of the 2019 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. It will be the opening match of the tournament for India while South Africa will play their third match of this tournament.
One of the favourite teams in this tournament, India is looking for their perfect start with a victory. Meanwhile, South Africa lost their first two matches of this tournament as England beat them by 104 runs and Bangladesh beat them by 21 runs.
Ahead of this match between India and South Africa, let’s look at some crucial stats preview of this match.
Venue stats (Rose Bowl, Southampton)
Important ODI stats
| Stats | Overall | India | South Africa |
| Highest total | 373/3 (50 overs) by England against Pakistan on 11th May 2019 | 290/4 (50 overs) against Kenya on 11th September 2004 | 328/5 (50 overs) against England on 27th May 2017 |
| Lowest completed total | 65 (24 overs) by the USA against Australia on 13th September 2004 | 184 (50 overs) against England on 21st August 2007 | 287/5 (50 overs) against England on 28th August 2012 |
| Highest score | 189* by Martin Guptill (New Zealand) against England on 2nd June 2013 | 90 by Sourav Ganguly against Kenya on 11th September 2004 | 150 by Hashim Amla against England on 28th August 2012 |
| Best bowling | 5/29 by Mervyn Dillon (West Indies) against Bangladesh on 15th September 2004 | 3/33 by Harbhajan Singh against Kenya on 11th September 2004 | 4/45 by Makhaya Ntini against Zimbabwe on 10th July 2003 |
Venue’s ODI history in first and second batting
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Overall |
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| Stats | Total | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| Wins | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| Innings average* (Average run-rate)* | 237.84 (5.50) | 262.09 (5.59) | 213.59 (5.39) |
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In last 10 completed ODIs |
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| Stats | Total | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| Wins | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Innings average* (Average run-rate)* | 286 (6.16) | 309 (6.24) | 263 (6.06) |
(Special Note: in Innings average and Average run-rate, only incomplete innings have been excluded. Included all the completed innings and target reached)
Teams stats
Teams’ ODI records at Rose Bowl (Southampton)
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied/No Result |
| India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0/0 |
| South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 |
India vs South Africa
| Stats | Total ODIs | India Won | South Africa Won | Tied/No Result |
| Overall | 83 | 34 | 46 | 0/3 |
| At neutral venues | 21 | 9 | 11 | 0/1 |
| In England | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 |
| At
Rose Bowl (Southampton) |
– | – | – | -/- |
| In the World Cup | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0/0 |
| In last 10 ODIs | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0/0 |
Players’ stats
India cricketers’ stats
i) MS Dhoni (5,975 runs) is 25 runs away to complete his 6,000 ODI runs outside India. He will be the sixth Indian batsman to score 6,000 ODI runs outside India.
ii) Rohit Sharma (4,911 runs) is 89 runs away to complete his 5,000 ODI runs outside India. He will be the ninth Indian batsman to score 5,000 ODI runs outside India.
iii) The left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja (397 wickets) needs to take three more wickets to complete his 400 international wickets. He will be the seventh Indian bowler to pick up 400 or more international wickets.
iv) Hardik Pandya (97 wickets) is three wickets away to complete his 100 international wickets. He will be the 12th Indian cricketer to score 3,000+ runs and also to take 100 or more wickets in the international career. Hardik has scored 3,198 runs in the international career.
v) Jasprit Bumrah will play his 50th ODI match.
South Africa cricketers’ stats
i) Dale Steyn (196 wickets) needs to take four more wickets to complete his 200 ODI wickets. Till the date, four South African bowlers have claimed 200 or more ODI wickets.
ii) Hashim Amla (7,923 runs) is 77 runs away to complete his 8,000 ODI runs. Till the date, three South African batsmen have scored 8,000 or more ODI runs.
iii) The middle-order batsman David Miller (2,960 runs) is 40 runs away to complete his 3,000 ODI runs.
iv) Quinton de Kock (7,978 runs) is 22 runs away to complete his 8,000 runs in international cricket. He will be the 13th South African cricketer to score 8,000 international runs.
