England has the South Africa next on Friday in the second match of the Super Eight in the T20 World Cup 2024. The last time these two teams faced each other, the team led by Jos Butler emerged victorious in a rather comprehensive manner against the mighty West Indies. The match started with both the co-hosts taking the field and with batting, forth deserved a score of 180 runs. In the second half of the match, Phil Salt score the brisk 87 off 47 balls to guide England to the target. The Australians, the defending T20 World Cup champions, will now be looking for their second consecutive Super Eight win against the Proteas.
The T20 world cup match between the two teams England and South Africa will be staged at Beausejour Stadium on Friday 21st June 2013. The Proteas will have a good opportunity of furthering their good run against the defending champions next. Anrich Nortje will be keen to destroy the opposition with his furious pace and impeccable line & length. It won’t be a surprise if England outclass South Africa as they have a long batting line up and a lot of match winners in the team
Tactics and Match Up
England will be hoping that the lethal speedster Mark Wood gets back to his best as the right arm pacer hasn’t been able to dictate the terms with the new ball nor during the death overs. The likes of Adil Rashid & Moeen Ali will be quite eager to stop the flow of runs in the middle overs especially against the likes of Heinrich Klaasen & David Miller.
South African fans would be pumped with the rise of Quinton de Kock who demolished USA’s bowling attack. Skipper Aiden Markram will have to be smart with selection as playing both Keshav Maharaj & Tabraiz Shamsi can backfire in this pinnacle clash. A win for either team will most likely assure the team a semi final spot.
Pitch Report & Most Likely Winner
The pitch at Gros Islet assists batters a lot as the average batting score is 187 runs. It’s the same ground where England chased 180 odd runs were having 8 wickets in hand and with more than 2 overs in the match. There are chances that we may experience a bit of rain in this clash but the forecast is clear for most of the match.
England emerge as a strong contender to win this clash as the form of Phil Salt is quite dangerous. There are high chances that Moeen Ali may bat at No.3 position. The variations of Liam Livingstone are quite confusing and bamboozling. It would be interesting to see how Jos Buttler manages spinners in the middle overs phase
England (ENG) Probable XI Team
Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (capt, wk), Johnny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Mark Wood
South Africa (SA) Probable XI Team
Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi