South Africa will play courageous cricket with no weight of qualifying - Hathurusingha
Sri Lanka's success against England a week ago came as a shock for some cricket specialists and furthermore a surprisingly beneficial development for different groups taking an interest in the competition. The outcome implied that groups like Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka themselves still have a decent opportunity to fit the bill for the semi-finals.
In addition, because of England's annihilation against Australia, they can no more be considered as the top choices fit the bill for the elimination rounds, particularly with their next two recreations to be played against New Zealand and India.
Because of a dreary exhibition, South Africa have been thumped out of the competition yet with nothing to lose, the Proteas may come hard at Sri Lanka on Friday. Kagiso Rabada hasn't been anyplace near his best in the competition, consequently the Proteas wind up in such a confusion. With just two recreations to go, South Africa are playing for pride, consequently a vastly improved and a weight free execution could be normal.
Discussing South Africa's methodology in the up and coming game, Sri Lanka's mentor Chandika Hathurusingha, on the eve of the match, stated, "You can take it in any case. When you have no weight of qualifying, they can come and play with no weight, bold cricket and that can make them go, so in the meantime they can turn up and simply need to return home, so you never know."
For South Africa, more than any other person, it has been their most experienced bowler - Imran Tahir who has been essentially outstanding. In the event that lone he had got support from different pacers in the group, South Africa could have most likely been in a superior position at this phase of the competition. Sri Lanka should be cautious against Tahir and tending to the danger the legspinner has, Hathurusingha stated, "He is a world-class bowler. It isn't simply because we have the shortcoming of playing turn. I think our folks play turn OK, however he's a world-class entertainer."
Angelo Mathews didn't have an incredible begin to his World Cup battle, however it was because of his critical thump against England that Sri Lanka figured out how to topple the hosts. "He demonstrated a ton of mental flexibility in that innings (against England)," said the Sri Lankan mentor.
Sri Lanka's finishers Thisara Perera and Dhananjaya de Silva are yet to click in the competition and the players have been rehearsing hard in the nets. "We have been rehearsing a ton of intensity hitting with different methods for utilizing the nets offices we have. We realize that what they can deliver despite everything we back them to do that, so ideally next couple of amusements they fall off," he included.
As to Pradeep's wellness, the mentor stated, "He is going to see a specialist today and afterward I will know at night what the circumstance is with him."
