Spin a potent weapon against battling Aussies

Ongama Gcwabe

Australia's struggles against spin were further highlighted by India's three spinners on Sunday, leaving South Africa's spinning duo of Keshav Maharaj and Tabraiz Shamsi licking their lips in anticipation of Thursday's World Cup game. Shamsi and Maharaj already had a crack at Australia last month and were successful, especially in the third ODI in Potchefstroom when the two spinners won the match for South Africa. The Australian team was bowled out for 199 runs in Chennai on Sunday and the chief destroyers were left-arm unorthodox spinner Kuldeep Yadav, left-arm off-spinner Ravindra Jadeja and right-arm off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. This means Shamsi might make South Africa's starting XI on Thursday in place of one of the fast bowlers in order to properly adjust the bowling attack according to the opposition's strengths and…

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