The 37th game of the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup will pit Team India (IND) against South Africa (SA) at Kolkata’s renowned Eden Gardens on Sunday, November 5. India presently leads the points rankings with 14 points, with South Africa following closely behind with 12 points.
The Men in Blue are the only team left in the competition that has not yet lost and has already guaranteed their semifinal position. In their most recent encounter, the hosts easily defeated the Kusal-Mendis-led Sri Lanka by 302 runs at the venerable Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Remarkably, the 2011 ODI World Cup final between Sri Lanka and India was held in the same stadium. The hosts won by a margin of six wickets to win the competition for the second time in 28 years.
However, South Africa is fresh off a convincing 190-run victory against New Zealand in their previous match. India is eager to continue their winning streak as the competition draws to a close. In order to move on to the knockout stage, the Proteas will also be looking to win.
There is no chance of rain during the ODI World Cup match between South Africa and India.
India vs. South Africa in the ODI World Cup will begin at Eden Gardens in Kolkata at 2:00 p.m. (IST). AccuWeather reports that the weather forecast calls for a day with some sunshine and some clouds. It is predicted that the daytime high will be 28 (high) degrees Celsius, and the evening low will be 22 (low) degrees Celsius.
The weather forecast indicates a low chance of rain on match day, with only a 4% chance of precipitation. At 51%, the humidity is rather low in the meantime. Moreover, there will be 99 percent cloud cover over the sky, according to the forecast.