Injury-hit Sri Lanka and South Africa seek winning start to World Cup
The 30-year-old De Kock, who has already retired from Test cricket, confirmed he will not play One-Day Internationals beyond the World Cup.
India will attempt to end its title drought against a South African side, which is unfamiliar with the winning feeling at major events.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has been criticised for failing to meet "transformational targets" with only one black African in Kagiso Rabada part of the T20 World Cup squad.
Images from the T20 World Cup Super Eight Group 2 match between the West Indies and South Africa, in Antigua.
The country's woes at World Cups, be it the 50-over or shortest format, are well documented and so the expectations back home have been tempered
The most interesting aspect of the contest is the form of batters from both sides which has been the reason of their success so far.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match between Pakistan and South Africa, in Chennai, on Friday.
The Proteas are not expected to tinker with their four-pronged pace attack comprising Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen and Ottneil Baartmen that has served them well in the tournament so far with Keshav Maharaj taking on the spin duties.
The left-handed batter added that Suryakumar Yadav, Rinku Singh, and he did well in the game and set a good rhythm but rain played spoilsport.
South Africa will have no room for error as their world-class batters will be keen to flex their muscles against a spirited USA in their opening Super Eight match of the T20 World Cup.
A place in the ICC ODI World Cup final once again eluded the South Africans as they went down to Australia by three wickets.
South Africa will look to fix their chasing troubles before the semifinals while Afghanistan will back themselves to beat another top team
England batters look to tame strong South African bowling
South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma lauded the team for their all-round performance and said that the team is looking for versatility with spin.
Australian team will be aiming to put up a much better batting performance with a rejigged playing eleven against an upbeat South Africa
Australia bowled out South Africa for a below-par 212 despite David Miller's defiant 101 but the chase was not as straightforward as Pat Cummins and his team would have liked.
Tahir felt left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep was able to grab the opportunities that came along his way.
West Indies will need their all-round firepower against a rampaging South Africa in their must-win final Super Eight clash.
India, who finished on 240-8, are missing key white-ball players who are in Australia for the Twenty20 World Cup.
England will need to defeat Namibia in their last league match and hope that Scotland lose to Australia.
The 'Umpire's Call' handed South Africa's Tabraiz Shamsi the much-needed lifeline by the barest of margins, which somewhat proved to be the decisive factor in the World Cup encounter against Pakistan in Chennai on Friday.
England will be looking to bounce back from a rain-affected opening match and solidify their T20 World Cup campaign
Without belittling the poised run of the Proteas, Afghanistan have been the revelation of this ICC showpiece.
Jansen replaces injured Dwaine Pretorius, who fractured his left thumb in the recent series in India.
India's solitary ODI series win in the Rainbow nation occurred in 2018, emphasising the need for a strong beginning from Ruturaj Gaikwad and B Sai Sudharsan.
South Africa beat Sri Lanka by nine wickets in a rain-hit Twenty20 international in Colombo on Sunday to win the three-match series with a match to spare.
At Friday's mini-auction for IPL 2023, five-time champions Mumbai Indians are expected to revamp their bowling attack.
Shamsi's wrist spin accounted for Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran and David Willey, who was bowled first ball to set up a hat-trick chance that Chris Jordan denied him.
Australia were grossly under-prepared for the India challenge, while pacer Mitchell Starc virtually ran out of ideas when Rohit Sharma smashed him for 29 runs in an over in their Super Eights match in Gros Islet (Saint Lucia), says former-cricketer Brad Hogg.
South Africa's pace duo Anrich Nortje and Sisanda Magala have been ruled out of the World Cup because of injuries, Cricket South Africa confirmed on Thursday.
South Africa will be led by captain Quinton de Kock as they come off a 2-0 home series win over Sri Lanka that concluded on Tuesday.
Seamer Mark Adair (3-39) was the pick of the home bowlers with his changes of pace, while off-spinner Simi Singh (2-19) again impressed with his accuracy and variations.
South Africa have named three front-line spinners in their squad for the Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and Oman but left out opening batsman Janneman Malan.
David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne led Australia to a crushing 123-run win over South Africa
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup FINAL played between India and South Africa in Barbados on Saturday
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South Africa won their T20 series against world champions West Indies and Ireland, and will once again be captained by Temba Bavuma in both formats.
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