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India, defined as A1 for super 8s stage in Twenty20 world cup 2009, meet second team in Group D, which is South Africa. India and South Africa go head to head on 16th June 2009 at Trent Bridge ground which will decide their fate for Semi-final berth..

Here are a few frequently asked questions (FAQ) related to this upcoming match!.

Previous T20 meetings = 2 game, 2 wins for India. First at Johannesburg and then in inagural twenty20 world cup at Durban in year 2007.

Test and ODI head to head = 22 India vs South Africa tests have gone 10 in African way and only 5 wins for India and 7 draws. Out of 57 one day internationals, India has won 20 and lost 35 with 2 no results. The only time India and South Africa have played a cricket match in England, was back on May 15 at Hove, a World cup 1999 match, which Proteas won by 4 wickets.

Match Start Time : Scheduled to be played as Evening match, this Ind v SA World T20 match will be starting 5.30pm local England time = 10pm India time = 2.30am Sydney/Brisbane/Melbourne and 12am in Perth in Australia, 12.30pm Canada, 12.30am China, 1.30am Japan, 12.30am Singapore/Malaysia, 8.30pm Russia, 6.30pm South Africa, 9am Atlanta and 12.30pm New York in US and 8.30pm in UAE cities like Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.

Warm up and Group stage performance : South Africans won, in fact cruised through both of their warm-up games against Pakistan (by 59 runs) and Sri Lanka (by 6 wickets, with an over to spare). Indians started shakingly, lost to New Zealand but beat arch rivals Pakistan. Group stage games yet to be played when article was last updated.

How to watch live : Starcricket channel in India, Supersport in African territory, Skysports and BBC in England, Eurosport's pay per view package in Europe and Prime sports in Middle east will telecast this India vs South Africa match live. full World Cup T20 Telecast channel list.

Ground Realities : Traditionally a venue helpful for swing bowlers, Trent Bridge ground is where South Africans played their practice match against Pakistan but India, on other hand, played both their group matches here. a capacity of 17,000 spectators, Trent Bridge has come way since hosting the first ever test match way back in 1899.

Watch out for : Rohit Sharma and Herschelle Gibbs. Both right handers and both have started this T20 world cup 2009 in spectacular form.

India T20 World cup squad = Mahendra Singh Dhoni (captain, wicket keeper), Yuvraj Singh, Virendra Sehwag, Suresh Raina, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Rudra Pratap Singh and Praveen Kumar. player details.

South Africa T20 World cup squad = Grame Smith, Johan Botha, Herschelle Gibbs, Jaques Kallis, AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Mark Boucher, Roelof van der Merwe, Albie Morkel, Morne Morkel, Justin Ontong, Robin Peterson, Dale Steyn, Wayne Parnell and Yusuf Abdulla.. player details.

Prediction : South Africans are master of fast bowling. Indians know the art of spinners. both teams struggle against each other's strong point, which should offer a nail-biter game. Keep your money safe in pocket!

FAQ: India vs South Africa : T20 World cup Super 8s match : 16 June 2009

South Africa rub it into Indians, defend below par score of 130