The clash of two attacking giants is here. England’s Bazball vs the feared South African middle-order. England and South Africa will have redemption on their agendas as both sides will look to bounce back to winning ways after losing their previous games in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, as they face off at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
And to start the proceedings, the toss took place. England won the toss and elected to bowl first.
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Having scored the highest total of the tournament, South Africa got off to a flying start against Sri Lanka and they followed it up with another clinical performance against five-time World Cup winners – Australia. But the loss against Netherlands and the loss of captain Temba Bavuma to illness, might have dented their confidence to an extent, and the Proteas will be hoping to beat England and get that feel-good factor back in the camp after an off-day against the Dutch.
Same would be the case with England who will be hurt after their two losses, against NZ and Afghanistan. With just one win the bag from three outings, England have little room for errors as the onus will be on the defending champions to get their World Cup campaign back on track.
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Captain’s Comments:
Jos Buttler (ENG): We are going to bowl first. Generally a good ground for chasing, that’s the reason behind it. It’s not about looking back, need to look forward. Need to be at our best. Stokes comes in, Willey and Atkinson come in for Woakes and Curran. This wicket favours pace, so we are focussing on that. Everyone is eager to get going. Need to be true to ourselves. We need to play our brand of cricket.
Aiden Markram (SA): Bavuma is ill, so Reeza comes in. Nice opportunity for him. Might be a little bit in it (pitch) during the powerplay. Sort of motivates you a bit. Not focussing too much on it. It’s about reaching those standards set by us. Reeza has been knocking on the door for a while, he comes in. It’s a fantastic opportunity for him.
Playing XIs:
England:
Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), David Willey, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Reece Topley
South Africa:
Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
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