T20 World Cup 2024: England (ENG) will take on South Africa (SA) in the fifth match of the Super Eights in the T20 World Cup 2024. The game will be held at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St. Lucia, West Indies, on June 21 at 8:00 PM IST.
Defending champions England showed their true form in their recent Super 8 match against West Indies, chasing down 181 runs in just 17.3 overs, thanks to Phil Salt's impressive 87* off 47 balls. Jonny Bairstow also found his form with good performances against Scotland and West Indies. England, led by Jos Buttler, will face South Africa in their second Super Eights match on Friday, June 21.
The match between England and South Africa is expected to be a tight contest, with the winner likely securing a spot in the semi-finals. South Africa has won all five matches so far in this tournament, and England is coming off three consecutive wins. In their last T20 World Cup meeting on November 6, 2021, in Sharjah, South Africa defeated England by a close margin of 10 runs.
Match: ENG vs SA, ICC T20 World Cup 2024, 45th Match
Date: June 21, 2024 (Friday)
Time: 08:00 P.M. IST / 10:30 AM LOCAL
Venue: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
Wicket-Keepers: Jos Buttler, Quinton de Kock
Batters: Phil Salt (VC), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen
All-rounders: Moeen Ali (C), Marco Jansen, Liam Livingstone
Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid
South Africa has an upper hand if we talk about the T20 WC head to head contests. They have met six times in the T20 World Cup, with South Africa winning four of those encounters and England emerging victorious on two occasions.
No rain is expected, but it will be very hot and humid. St. Lucia has seen lots of runs, with half of the top 10 scores in the tournament coming from this venue.
The pitch is high-scoring with a shorter boundary on the right. It offers a good batting surface with some scratch marks. It's a very hard surface with minimal live grass, providing extra but consistent bounce, allowing batters to cut, pull, and drive more effectively.
England: 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: 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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