IND vs SA, WC 2019: A look into major milestones which can be achieved in the clash

The 'Men in Blue' are eyeing a win against the Proteas who have tested heavy waters after being handed loses by England and Bangladesh in their opening two games.

India open their World Cup campaign against South Africa at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, England later in the day. The match is scheduled to commence at 3 pm (IST) . The 'Men in Blue' are eyeing a win against the Proteas who have tested heavy waters after being handed loses by England and Bangladesh in their opening two games.

India will be looking to get register a win against the South Africans and get their first points on board. South Africa have the winning edge against India in World Cup clashes but Kohli's men have dominated their African opponents in the last ten ODIs played between them. it is notable that India had won their last World Cup clash against South Africa in the 2015 edtiton of the tournament co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. Going by South Africa's poor run in the tournament so far, India would fancy their chances against the 'Green and Yellow' brigade. Here are some milestones which can be achieved by players of both team 

 

11926 - Rohit Sharma needs 74 more runs to become the 9th Indian to score 12000 runs in International cricket. 397 - Ravindra Jadeja needs three more wickets to become the seventh Indian bowler to take 400 international wickets. 8980 - Shikhar Dhawan needs 20 more runs to become the 5th Indian to aggregate 9000 international runs.

49 - Virat Kohli needs just one more  win to become the fourth Indian captain to register 50 ODI wins.

49 - Jasprit Bumrah will be featuring in his 50th ODI for India when he takes to the field against South Africa. 2960 – David Miller needs 40 more runs to complete 3000 runs in ODI cricket. 7923 – Hashim Amla needs 77 more runs in the next two innings to become the quickest to 8000 ODI runs.