Arun Jaitley Stadium pitch
Meanwhile lay the surface that will host South Africa’s Wednesday morning match against the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a pitch that recently offered pace, bounce and late turn during the UAE’s thrilling five-wicket win over Canada.
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In that match, Canada were restricted to 150 despite batting first, with Junaid Siddique claiming five wickets before the UAE returned home with two balls to spare.With the early movement of the seamen and some help for the spinners later in the day, the surface could once again offer a close contest, especially in the morning when the moisture and freshness can suit South Africa’s fast attack.The hard work is already done for Aiden Markram’s side. Three wins from three matches so far, including a dramatic double victory in the Super Over against Afghanistan, have secured them a place in the Super Eight. But the Proteas are unlikely to regard their final group game as a formality.“Associate cricket has grown a lot in the last couple of years. They’ve had opportunities where they can play on stages like this. Like I said, the batting conditions are really good (here) and this T20 format brings teams together because one guy at a time can win you a game. So no, I’m not surprised (at their performances in this T20 World Cup),” T20 specialist Morkel told Albie’s press conference at press conference. Tuesday.“The World Cup is really starting now. Even though we had a tough group, now in our group you face India, maybe Australia or Zimbabwe and the West Indies. So it’s really tough. They will all be good games. Yes, there will be more pressure as we move towards the play-offs. But I feel we have a very experienced group, bowlers and batsmen.”“Brevis, I’m not worried about Rabad’s form”South Africa’s performance in the group stage was nothing short of inspiring. Marc Jansen’s career-best 4 for 40 against New Zealand dismantled a formidable batting line-up, while Lungi Ngidi is second on the wicket-taking list with eight scalps.“If you look at his T20 record, he (Ngidi) has one of the best wicket-taking records. He has developed a very deceptive slower ball that knows when and how to use it,” explained Morkel.However, Kagiso Rabada is still working to find his peak sharpness. In this T20 World Cup, he collected two wickets in three matches while maintaining an economy of nine runs per over.“That’s not a problem. I think it can happen to any bowler at any stage… But he’s still our first fast bowler and we’ll double and back him all the way,” he added.Brevis has yet to live up to the hype. The 22-year-old Protea, who spent a lot of time in the nets on Tuesday, has scored just 50 runs in three matches in this World Cup and is yet to score over 30 in his last five T20I innings.“There are no chats (with Brevis on his form). We see him as an X-factor player. We feel that if you ask him to play a certain way, you take away that X-factor and at some stage he will break your heart but also win you games,” said the 44-year-old.