The ICC World Cup 2023 unbeaten host team will clash with Proteas today in Kolkata at Eden Gardens. The coin for the toss will be flipped around 1.30 pm and the match will start at 2.00 pm

The 'Men in Blue' and the 'Proteas' have faced each other in 90 ODI matches out of which South Africa is leading with 50 wins and India has come victorious on 37 occasions. Three matches between the teams ended with no result

So far, India has played seven matches in the ICC World Cup 2023 and has not lost a single match. Indian skipper Rohit Sharma has led the side in a very successful way and has taken hardly any wrong steps in the tournament. India's all-rounder Hardik Pandya has been ruled out of the ICC World Cup 2023 and speedster Prasidh Krishna is named as the replacement player for Pandya. The 'Men in Blue' are the first in the points table of the ICC World Cup 2023 with 14 points

South Africa has played seven matches in the ICC World Cup 2023 and has lost just one against the Netherlands. The team has impressed cricket lovers in all aspects whether it is batting, fielding or bowling. Proteas are currently at the second spot in the points table with 12 points

India's 'Run-Machine' Virat Kohli seems to be in excellent form in the ICC World Cup 2023. So far, the veteran has 442 runs under his belt in the tournament and is just one century away from levelling the record of most ODI tons with Sachin Tendulkar. Today, will Kohli be able to achieve this milestone on his birthday? will be a point to look out for from today's match

So far, Proteas' wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock is the leading run-scorer in the ICC World Cup 2023. He has scored 545 runs till now and is making his last ICC ODI World Cup appearance a memorable one. Today will be an exciting battle between man in the form Mohammed Shami and de Kock

India Squad:

Rohit Sharma (c), Prasidh Krishna, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav

South Africa Squad:

Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams

The clash will be between the number one team and the number two team in the ICC World Cup 2023. An exciting clash in Kolkata awaits.