<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">India win toss, bat against South Africa at T20 World Cup</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat against South Africa in Perth on Sunday in a battle of unbeaten sides bidding for a semi-final spot at the Twenty20 World Cup.</div><div><br></div><div>India made one change from their win against the Netherlands with Deepak Hooda coming in for Axar Patel in the second match of a double-header at the Perth stadium.</div><div><br></div><div>India edged out Pakistan in their opening match and a third win would boost their hopes of sealing one of the two final-four places in Group 2.</div><div><br></div><div>South Africa, led by Temba Bavuma, are a point behind table-toppers India and Bangladesh after a washout against Zimbabwe and a thumping victory over Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>The Proteas selected an extra pace bowler in Lungi Ngidi on a pacy and bouncy pitch, which earlier witnessed Pakistan restrict the Netherlands to 91-9 and win by six wickets.</div><div><br></div><div>Spinner Tabraiz Shamsi misses out for South Africa, who have never won a cricket World Cup.</div><div><br></div><div>India: Rohit Sharma (capt), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Dinesh Karthik, Deepak Hooda, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh</div><div><br></div><div>South Africa: Quinton de Kock, Temba Bavuma (capt), Rilee Rossouw, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Wayne Parnell, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi</div><div><br></div><div>Umpires: Langton Rusere (ZIM), Richard Kettleborough (ENG)</div><div><br></div><div>TV Umpire: Richard Illingworth (ENG)</div><div><br></div><div>Match Referee: David Boon (AUS) - AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>