SYDNEY: South Africa have won the toss and elected to bat first against West Indies in match 19th of World Cup at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
South Africa have suffered a defeat against India while West Indies were enjoying back to back big victories against Pakistan and Zimbabwe.
Chris Gayle who destroyed Zimbabwe scoring fastest double century against Zimbabwe in Canberra was his first in 15 ODI innings on Australian soil. Three of his 22 hundreds have come against South Africa, but his average drops six points from the career figure against the team. Since that Jaipur epic, his highest score in 13 matches against South Africa has been 45.
On the other hand South Africa has to replace Vernon Philander, who pulled up with a hamstring injury after bowling just four overs against India. Kyle Abbott, known for his expertise in the slog overs, is the likely replacement. The team will also consider replacing Wayne Parnell, whose nine overs went for 85 against India, with either Farhaan Behardien or Rilee Russouw.
Both team played five game at World Cups in which three went in favour of South Africa while West Indies emerged victorious twice.
South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis, AB de Villiers (capt), David Miller, JP Duminy, Farhaan Behardien, Rilee Russouw, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Kyle Abbott, Imran Tahir.
West Indies: Chris Gayle, Dwayne Smith, Marlon Samuels, Jonathan Carter, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Lendl Simmons, Darren Sammy, Andre Russell, Jason Holder (capt), Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn.
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