3.Can South Africa peg India early?
In both games so far, the opening pair of Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Sharma have given the side the foundation rest to follow. South Africa will need to find a way to dismiss them early and expose the likes of Virat Kohli and others early in order to try and restrict India to a mediocre score.
It was against the Proteas in the 2013 Champions Trophy that both Dhawan and Rohit began their, what would turn out to be a very, very successful opening combination. Can they, in a crunch scenario, on Sunday deliver? Only time will tell.
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