A look at how India have fared in their World Cup opening games.
Images from the T20 World Cup match between Pakistan and South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.
Ajinkya Rahane will be aiming to pile on the runs to extend his international career and lead India to a series sweep against a feeble West Indies.
None of South Africa's top players will be available for their respective IPL sides in the first couple of games.
South Africa turned the tables on New Zealand with a 198-run victory in the second Test in Christchurch on Tuesday, crushing the hosts' hopes of a breakthrough series win over the Proteas.
Australia bowling coach Daniel Vettori was asked by reporters whether a trip to the Indonesian tourist destination was the ideal preparation for the second Test against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
The Australian team management chose Peter Handscomb ahead of Travis Head
South Africa will open their T20 World Cup campaign against Australia on October 23 at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
'South Africa remains an unconquered bastion. Remember, the Proteas are no pushovers in their own backyard, but we have got the firepower and the arsenal to match that.'
The second India-South Africa Test began at the Imperial Wanderers in Johannesburg on Monday.
Skipper Temba Bavuma has been woefully out of form since his return from injury and also missed the last two ODI due to illness.
Game six of the Super 12 competition in the T20 World Cup will see South Africa take on the West Indies at the Dubai international cricket stadium beginning 1530 this afternoon.
Former South African players have blamed the humiliating defeat in the Johannesburg Test to "boastful over-confidence".
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'Because we can control the controllable things, so we just think about that.'
Pakistan will join India, England and New Zealand in the semi-finals
South Africa lost Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock among several experienced batters in recent years, leaving Elgar and Temba Bavuma to shoulder a heavy burden.
India, who have three wins from four games, are the best positioned from the group to make it to the semi-finals.
Chahal finished with 5-22 in 8.2 overs, ripping through the middle-order as India won the toss and skittled their hosts for 118, South Africa's lowest total in home ODI matches.
The first India-South Africa Test began at the Centurion in South Africa on Sunday.
Umesh Yadav and Mohammad Siraj have been added to the squad as injury replacements but they do not figure in the World Cup-bound squad, as of now.
Due to the congested international schedule including the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, there are no alternative dates available
Images from Day 4 of the second Test between Australia and South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.
'The next game is obviously a big one for us against the Netherlands in Adelaide. Have to put this one behind quickly, take whatever learnings we can.'
Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12 match between the Netherlands and South Africa, in Adelaide, on Sunday.
Australia have kept their bowling options wide open for India tour
Elgar's tactics and decision-making were terrible, says Simon Katich
The move was widely seen as an acknowledgement for his all-format consistency over the years.
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South Africa rode on some excellent bowling to clinch a one-run win over New Zealand in a thrilling Group D clash of the ICC World Twenty20 at Lord's on Tuesday.
South Africa were bowled out for 152 in the first innings at the formerly-named Brisbane Cricket Ground. They were then routed for 99 shortly after tea on day two, leaving Australia needing just 34 runs for a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Inspired by a magnificent, unbeaten century from rookie wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne, South Africa pulled within six wickets of a series-levelling victory in the second Test against New Zealand after dominating day four in Christchurch on Monday.
Umesh was brought in as Shami's replacement
India took a seven-point lead over their closest rival in England in the ICC T20 rankings
With batsman Steve Smith and all-rounder Cameron Green in reserve in the squad, some pundits had called on Australia to make changes for the next Super 12 game against former champions Sri Lanka in Perth on Tuesday.
David Warner slogged his way to his third double-hundred from 254 balls before succumbing to cramps and limping off with the aid of a trainer.
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by 28 runs at the R Premadasa stadium in Colombo to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 International series, on Friday.
'We have just got to play very good cricket. The T20 series is in the past. It is a whole new story now. India will try to bounce back and hopefully we will stop them' 'We have got a very balanced bowling attack. But we don't lean too much on the spinners or the seam bowlers. We have got firepower in all the departments of our bowling'
'Just because of the nature of how good those bowling attacks were they probably embellished it a bit. So, you wouldn't want to play on it every day, but I think for occasional Test matches it's not the worst thing.'
A B de Villiers, who is not keen on coaching, could take over as RCB mentor.
