Australia vs South Africa: How has the Eden Gardens pitch played in World Cup 2023?

Australia and South Africa will be at the loggerheads in the semi final 2 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, scheduled at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on November 16.

While Australia are riding on a seven-match winning streak, South Africa too are going strong in the ongoing World Cup, ending the league stage at second place with seven victories and two defeats.

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These two teams previously met in Lucknow in the tournament. South Africa won that one-sided contest by 134 runs.

Before the big-ticket bout beckons, let us look at how the pitch at the Eden Gardens might behave.

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How has the Eden Gardens pitch played in ODI World Cup 2023?

The Eden Gardens has hosted four games of the ODI World Cup 2023 so far. As seen, the venue has offered sporting surfaces, eliciting competitiveness between both bat and ball.

While the fast-bowlers too have been among the wickets, the spinners have dominated the proceedings with the most recent example being Ravindra Jadeja, who took a five-wicket haul here versus the Proteas.

Three of the four matches have been won by the sides batting first, meaning the track tends to get slower through the day. Also, bowlers enjoy bowling under lights as for the batters, it gets difficult to sight the seam then.

The ball has swung more in the evening due to favourable conditions on offer.

In the previous ODI played here, the highest first innings score of this World Cup at this venue was recorded. England posted a total of 337 runs and bundled out Pakistan for 244, adding to the fact that how tough it has been to bat while chasing.

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Who will win Australia vs South Africa World Cup 2023 semi-final?

As per the Dafabet odds, Australia are the favourites to win the match.

(The Sporting News, odds via Dafabet in India only)

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