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Australia vs South Africa on October 23

Australia will take on South Africa in the Super 12 Group 1 match of the T20 World Cup 2021. Group 1 is considered as the group of death. As every team from this group is a formidable unit and look strong on the paper. Australia had a lean patch to date in the 20-over World Cups. As the global cricket powerhouse are yet to win this title. Having said, they are one of the favorites in this World Cup, with the right mixture of power hitters and exceptional bowling depth. They didn’t qualify for the knockouts in the last 2 World Cups and will be hoping for a better tournament this time around. South Africa, on the other hand, has changed their setup completely by excluding some big names in the likes of Faf du Plessis. Some of the players are featuring for the first time in the ICC T20 World Cup, and lack of experience could prove to be costly. They have beaten Afghanistan and Pakistan in the warm-up matches, which is a positive sign. It will be interesting to see how they approach this match.

Best economical pick – Adam Zampa is an underrated bowler. He can stop the run-flow in the middle overs and has also got good variations, which is his biggest weapon. He has 52 wickets to his name in the T20Is.

Top captains & vice captains – Glenn Maxwell is in fine form with the bat. He had a good run with the bat in the second leg of the IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Maxwell’s ability to play unorthodox shots makes him one of the dangerous batters to bowl at. Rassie van der Dussen single-handedly won the game for South Africa in the warm-up game against Pakistan with an unbeaten 101 runs from 51 deliveries. He takes his time initially, but will be really destructive at the death overs.

Smart pick – Quinton de Kock is the highest-ranked South African batter in the ICC T20I rankings and is currently placed at the eighth spot. South Africa mainly relies on him for good starts.

Cautious Pick – Matthew Wade is likely to bat in the middle order and the chances of scoring more points are relatively less. Hence, it’s better to avoid him while making your fantasy teams.

My XI – Glenn Maxwell (Captain), Rassie ven der Dussen (Vice-Captain), Quinton de Kock, Adam Zampa, Aaron Finch, Mitchell Starc, Anrich Nortje, Marcus Stoinis, Temba Bavuma, Ashton Agar, David Miller