West Indies are placed eighth in the Super League rankings and will need to gather some wins and climb up the ladder, they need to win this series followed by the Netherlands series at home
South Africa won the Test series 2-0 and we now move our focus into the ODI series, South Africa will take on visitors West Indies in the 1st ODI at Buffalo Park, East London, South Africa on the 16th of March. This is a crucial series for both teams as the ODI Super League points for ICC World Cup 2023 qualification are up for grabs. Temba Bavuma will lead South Africa and Shai Hope will lead the West Indian side after Nicholas Pooran stepped down as the Windies’ white-ball captain post the T20 World Cup 2022. West Indies are placed eighth in the Super League rankings and will need to gather some wins and climb up the ladder, they need to win this series followed by the Netherlands series at home for direct qualification for the ODI World Cup later this year.
South Africa played an ODI series against England at home a few months ago and won the series 2-1 winning the first two games and losing the final game. On the other hand, West Indies played their last ODI series against New Zealand in August 2022, in which they lost 2-1. They won the first ODI and then lost the second and third ODI on the trot. These two teams will be playing against east other at this venue for the first time and will be interesting to see which team gets over the line in this mouth-watering encounter. Expect a low-scoring affair as history suggest that the bowlers tend to dominate at the venue.
The Pitch at the Buffalo Park Stadium in East London, South Africa has been a balanced pitch over the years, the ball doesn’t come onto the bat very well and the batters tend to struggle at this venue, the spinners have got a lot of purchase with the old ball in the last few years. The captain who wins the toss will look to chase the total down in the 2nd innings as there is always some dew expected at the venue.
South Africa vs West Indies, 1st ODI
Venue:Â Buffalo Prak, East London, South Africa
Date & Time:Â March 16th, at 4:30 PM IST and 1:00 PM Local Time
| Opened | 1988 |
| Capacity | 15000 |
| Ends | Bunkers Hill End and Buffalo Park Drive End |
| Location | East London, South Africa |
| Time Zone | UTC +02:00 |
| Other Sports it is home to | – |
| Floodlights | Yes |
| Total matches | 25 |
| Matches won batting first | 13 |
| Matches won bowling first | 12 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 225 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 194 |
| Highest total recorded | 369/6 (50 Ov) by RSA vs BAN |
| Lowest total recorded | 115/10 (43.4 Ov) by ENG vs RSA |
| Highest score chased | 257/5 (47.1 Ov) by SL vs NZ |
| Lowest score defended | 129/10 (41.4 Ov) by RSA vs ENG |
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