New Delhi. England captain Jos Buttler has won the toss and decided to bowl first., The teams of England and South Africa are facing each other in the 45th match of T20 World Cup 2024. This match of Super 8 Group 2 is being played in St. Lucia. Both the teams are clashing for the seventh time in T20 World Cup history. England has won 2 matches while South Africa has won 4 matches. One match remained inconclusive. Opener Phil Salt is batting well for England. He has scored more than 100 runs, while De Kock and Miller are also batting brilliantly for South Africa. On this wicket, the team batting first after winning the toss has won 6 times.
England defeated host West Indies by 8 wickets in its first match of Super 8. England has played 5 matches so far in this T20 World Cup, out of which it has won 3, lost one match and one match was canceled due to rain. He won the last three matches. On the other hand, the South African team has been unbeaten so far in this World Cup. The team that wins this match will have better chances of reaching the semi-finals. In such a situation, both are trying to win this match.
South Africa’s score is 87 runs in 10 overs.
South Africa has scored 87 runs in 10 overs without any loss. Quinton de Kock is present at the crease after scoring a half-century while Reese Hendricks is supporting him.
South Africa completed fifty in the 5th over
South Africa completed its 50 runs in the 5th over. In the first 6 overs, South Africa scored 63 runs without any loss. Quinton De Kock is playing on 49 runs in 20 balls while Reeza Hendricks is unbeaten on 11 runs. Both the openers have given an excellent start to South Africa.
South Africa’s XI: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper/captain), Harry Brook, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.
South Africa’s playing eleven: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Enrique Norqua, Otniel Baartman.
England’s probable XI: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (captain and wicketkeeper), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.
Probable XI of South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Enrique Norkia, Otneil Baartman.
Tags: Aiden Markram, England vs South Africa, ICC T20 World Cup, Jos Buttler
FIRST PUBLISHED: June 21, 2024, 19:20 IST
