England will bowl first against South Africa, eyes on semi-finals

New Delhi. England captain Jos Buttler 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 been victorious in 4 matches. One match has been inconclusive. Opener Phil Salt is batting brilliantly for England. he/she has scored more than 100 runs, while De Kock and Miller are also batting brilliantly for South Africa. The team that won the toss and batted first on this wicket has won 6 times.

England defeated host West Indies by 8 wickets in its first match of Super 8. England has played 5 matches in this T20 World Cup so far, out of which it has won 3 and lost one match, while one match was cancelled due to rain. It won all the last three matches. On the other hand, South Africa’s team has remained undefeated in this World Cup so far. The team that wins this match will have an increased chance of reaching the semi-finals. In such a situation, both are trying to win this match.

Probable England XI: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (captain and wicketkeeper), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Joffra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.

Probable South Africa XI: Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (captain), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Enrique Norkia, Otniel Bartman.

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