England vs South Africa, 45th Match, Super 8 Group 2 - Live
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When: England vs South Africa, June 21, 2.30PM GMT, 10.30AM Local, 4.30PM SAST, 8PM IST
Where: Darren Sammy National Cricket stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
What to expect: No rain, but plenty of heat and humidity. And runs: half the top 10 totals in the tournament have been scored in St Lucia.
Head to head in T20 World Cups: England 2-4 South Africa
Team Watch:
England
Jos
Buttler's team are in the throes of an unemphatic but also an efficient
defence of the title they won in Australia in 2022.
Tactics & Matchups: Phil Salt and Jonny Bairstow are key to the firing of a potent batting line-up.
Probable XI: Phil
Salt, Jos Buttler (c&wk), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook,
Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood,
Reece Topley
South Africa
Now that they've
shown what they can do on what Quinton de Kock called a "decent pitch
finally" in Antigua on Wednesday, the batting unit needs to kick on.
Tactics & Matchups: Ottneil Baartman should return, which would mean only one specialist spinner.
Probable XI: Quinton
de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs,
Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso
Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman
Did you know?
- Phil Salt is the only batter in either squad who is among the tournament's top 10 runscorers.
- Similarly, Anrich Nortje is the sole representative in the top 10 wicket-takers.
- England have won all four T20Is they have played in St Lucia and South Africa have lost both of theirs.
What they said:
"It's
been a really topsy-turvy start. It didn't really feel like we played
much cricket up to this point. But, in tournament cricket, you need a
bit of confidence and momentum at the right time and you need it to keep
building. So to get a win against the hosts gives us the first push in
that direction." - Phil Salt suggests England are cleared for take-off after their win over West Indies on Wednesday.
"There's
no point thinking about it. If you don't have the belief you might as
well pack your bags and go home. Whatever happens happens, but the
belief is there." - Kagiso Rabada declines to discuss South Africa's unhappy record in tournaments.
Squads:
England
Squad: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w/c), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook,
Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark
Wood, Reece Topley, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Tom Hartley
South Africa
Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), David
Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj,
Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ryan Rickelton, Ottneil
Baartman, Bjorn Fortuin, Gerald Coetzee
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Where: Darren Sammy National Cricket stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
What to expect: No rain, but plenty of heat and humidity. And runs: half the top 10 totals in the tournament have been scored in St Lucia.
Head to head in T20 World Cups: England 2-4 South Africa
Team Watch:
England
Jos
Buttler's team are in the throes of an unemphatic but also an efficient
defence of the title they won in Australia in 2022.
Tactics & Matchups: Phil Salt and Jonny Bairstow are key to the firing of a potent batting line-up.
Probable XI: Phil
Salt, Jos Buttler (c&wk), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook,
Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood,
Reece Topley
South Africa
Now that they've
shown what they can do on what Quinton de Kock called a "decent pitch
finally" in Antigua on Wednesday, the batting unit needs to kick on.
Tactics & Matchups: Ottneil Baartman should return, which would mean only one specialist spinner.
Probable XI: Quinton
de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs,
Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso
Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman
Did you know?
- Phil Salt is the only batter in either squad who is among the tournament's top 10 runscorers.
- Similarly, Anrich Nortje is the sole representative in the top 10 wicket-takers.
- England have won all four T20Is they have played in St Lucia and South Africa have lost both of theirs.
What they said:
"It's
been a really topsy-turvy start. It didn't really feel like we played
much cricket up to this point. But, in tournament cricket, you need a
bit of confidence and momentum at the right time and you need it to keep
building. So to get a win against the hosts gives us the first push in
that direction." - Phil Salt suggests England are cleared for take-off after their win over West Indies on Wednesday.
"There's
no point thinking about it. If you don't have the belief you might as
well pack your bags and go home. Whatever happens happens, but the
belief is there." - Kagiso Rabada declines to discuss South Africa's unhappy record in tournaments.
Squads:
England Squad: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w/c), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Tom Hartley
South Africa Squad: Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram(c), David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Ryan Rickelton, Ottneil Baartman, Bjorn Fortuin, Gerald Coetzee
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