The 3rd ODI match of the West Indies tour of South Africa, 2023 is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, 21st March 2023 at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom.

The second match of South Africa and West Indies was completed as the first match of this three ODI matches series was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain (no toss). Many cricket prediction providers favored South Africa will easily win this ODI series but the hosts give a tough time to the visitors and they won the previous match with a big margin of 48 runs. South Africa has to win this match at any cost level the series while the home side will try its best to win this match and whitewash South Africa.

The key bowlers of the batters of South Africa totally failed to give the best performance in the previous match and this was the good performance of just a couple of players as they lost the match by an average margin. They lost the toss and were asked to field first. The performance of their bowling unit was very poor as they leaked 335 runs in 50 overs. Gerald Coetzee was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side with three wickets to his name in ten overs against 57 runs. Bjorn Fortuin also performed well and picked two wickets while he was also charged for 57 runs in ten overs. Tabraiz Shamsi was the other bowler with two wickets to his name but he leaked a lot of runs. He was charged with 62 runs in ten overs.

Marco Jansen was the other bowler who leaked a lot of runs in the previous match. He picked one wicket while he was charged with 71 runs in ten overs. Lungi Ngidi was the only bowler from their side who failed to pick any wicket. He was charged with 76 runs in ten overs. The batting order of South Africa totally failed to give the best performance and their main batsmen like Ryan Rickelton, Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Tristan Stubbs, and Marco Jansen failed to put some big runs on the board. It was the good performance of the skipper who reduced the losing margin. The skipper, Temba Bavuma proved the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side scoring the fourth ODI century of his career. He scored a total of 144 runs on just 118 balls with the help of 11 boundaries and seven huge sixes. Quinton de Kock also had an outstanding performance in the first match and put some runs on the board. He scored 48 runs on just 26 balls with the help of five boundaries and three huge sixes.

The second ODI match of West Indies and South Africa was played at a batting-favored pitch where the batsmen of West Indies performed well and scored a total of 335 runs in 50 overs. They had a good opening start of 67 runs but they lost their key three wickets against just four runs. Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran, and Rovman Powell were the batsmen who put some big runs on the board. The skipper, Shai Hope proved the most successful and highest run-scorer from their side. He scored the 14th ODI century of his career. He scored a total of 128 runs on just 115 balls with the help of five boundaries and seven huge sixes. Remember that he remained not out till the 50th over. Rovman Powell also performed well and put some big runs on the board. He scored 46 runs on 49 balls and smashed two boundaries and three huge sixes.

Nicholas Pooran also performed well with the bat and put some runs on the board. He scored 39 runs and smashed five boundaries during his inning. Shamarh Brooks failed to open the account on the scoreboard while K Mayers scored 36 runs. The bowling unit of West Indies also performed well and send them the full team of South Africa back to the pavilion with a total of 287 runs in 41.4 overs. Akeal Hosein was the most successful and highest wicket-taker from their side three wickets to his name in ten overs against 59 runs. Alzarri Joseph also had an outstanding performance with the ball and picked three wickets while he was charged for 53 runs in 8.4 overs. Kyle Mayers picked one wicket in six overs while he was charged with 40 runs. Yannic Cariah and Odean Smith also performed well and picked one wicket each. Jason Holder was the only bowler from their side who failed to pick any wicket and leaked 45 runs in seven overs.

South Africa had played a total of 651 ODI matches with 396 wins to their name. They had lost 278 matches while their 21 matches ended with no result and 6 matches were tied.

West Indies had played 854 ODI Internationals. They had won 411 matches and lost 103 matches. Their 30 matches ended with no results and 10 matches were tied.

South Africa had faced West Indies in 63 ODI matches where they won 44 while West Indies won 16 matches 2 matches between these two teams ended without any result and one match was tied.

As per the cricket match prediction, South Africa is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why South Africa is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:

• South Africa lost the first match but they are a strong team and will bounce back strongly in this match
• South Africa has their full strength available for this match and their main players are in good form
• The bowling unit of South Africa is in superb form but failed to give the best performance in the previous match
• South Africa has a strong batting order on the side
• South Africa is a well-experienced side as compared to West Indies

As per the cricket match prediction, South Africa is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why South Africa is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:

• South Africa lost the first match but they are a strong team and will bounce back strongly in this match
• South Africa has their full strength available for this match and their main players are in good form
• The bowling unit of South Africa is in superb form but failed to give the best performance in the previous match
• South Africa has a strong batting order on the side
• South Africa is a well-experienced side as compared to West Indies

The toss can play an important role in the decision of this match. According to the toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to bat first.

The 3rd ODI match between South Africa and West Indies is going to be played at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom. The pitch at this stadium is excellent for batting. The boundaries at this venue are short and will bring the spinners into play. The pitch will continue to be good for batting throughout the match.

The weather forecast in Potchefstroom on match day is good. There are almost no chances of rain and we should have a full match.

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Ryan Rickelton, Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Bjorn Fortuin, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi.

West Indies: Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Shamarh Brooks, Shai Hope (c & wk), Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Odean Smith, Yannic Cariah, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph.

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Ryan Rickelton, Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Bjorn Fortuin, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi.

West Indies: Kyle Mayers, Brandon King, Shamarh Brooks, Shai Hope (c & wk), Nicholas Pooran, Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, Odean Smith, Yannic Cariah, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph.

• Date: Tuesday, 21st March 2023
• Time: 08:00 AM GMT / 10:00 AM LOCAL / 01:30 PM IST

• Stadium: Senwes Park
• Location: Potchefstroom, South Africa
• Known as: North West Cricket Stadium Sedgars Park, Potchefstroom
• Ends: Cargo Motors End, University End
• Time Zone: UTC +02:00
• Home to: South Africa, North West
• Floodlights: Yes

• Total matches: 41
• Matches won batting first: 18
• Matches won bowling first: 20
• Average 1st Inns scores: 230
• Average 2nd Inns scores: 182
• Highest total recorded: 418/5 (50 Ov) by RSA vs ZIM
• Lowest total recorded: 45/10 (14 Ov) by NAM vs AUS
• The highest score chased: 273/2 (39 Ov) by RSA vs ZIM
• The lowest score defended: 158/9 (50 Ov) by INDW vs RSAW

Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock (wk), Tony de Zorzi, Bjorn Fortuin, Sisanda Magala, Lungi Ngidi, Ryan Rickelton, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Lizaad Williams, Rassie van der Dussen, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, David Miller.