Enough options

And so India and South Africa look the most complete teams in the tournament so far. India haven’t yet been tested, South Africa have almost lost a game so there is still some evidence to gather to justify this initial hypothesis. But both have enough bowling options and while the conservative amongst Indian supporters might think that Irfan Pathan at 7 and Harbhajan at 8 isn’t enough batting, it is. In a 20 over game you have to budget for your top seven to bat through and both India and South Africa have a fairly formidable and versatile top seven.

If India look vulnerable anywhere, it is in the quality of the seam bowling and maybe, in comparison to South Africa, with the fielding.

Having said that, New Zealand could win it!