England and South Africa are set to take on each other in the 45th match of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2024; it will be the 5th match of the super-8 stage of the tournament. Notably, both teams are coming off with wins in their first match against West Indies and USA, respectively.
England and South Africa will be eyeing to strengthen their chances for qualification to the tournament's semi-finals with a second consecutive win in the super-8 stage. The fans will be expecting an amazing thriller between two cricketing powerhouses.
Match Details
Match – ENG vs SA, ICC T20 World Cup 2024, Match 45
Venue – Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, St. Lucia
Date and Time – June 21, 2024, and 8:00 PM (Indian Standard Time)
Broadcast Details – Star Sports Network (TV) and Disney+ Hotstar (Digital and OTT)
Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium Pitch Report
The surface at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in St Lucia is one of the West Indies' high-scoring grounds. The highest first-innings score at this venue is 218/5 by West Indies against Afghanistan in the group stage of the current T20 World Cup 2024.
The highest target successfully chased is 197/5 scored by Australia against Pakistan in the 2nd semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2010. The captain winning the toss will be looking ahead to bat first to put the opponent in a difficult run-chase.
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ENG vs SA Head-to-Head
Total Matches – 25
ENG won – 12
SA won – 12
No Result – 01
ENG vs SA: Head-to-Head in T20 World Cup
Total Matches – 06
ENG won – 02
SA won – 04
ENG vs SA Predicted Playing 11 for both teams:
England
Jos Buttler (C), PD Salt, JM Bairstow, HC Brook, MM Ali, SM Curran, LS Livingstone, RJW Topley, AU Rashid, Jofra Archer, and Mark Wood.
South Africa
H Klaasen, Q de Kock (wk), RR Hendricks, DA Miller, T Stubbs, AK Markram (C), M Jansen, KA Maharaj, A Nortje, K Rabada, T Shamsi.
Suggested Playing 11 No. 1 for ENG vs SA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
Anrich Nortje (C), Phil Salt (VC), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Jonny Bairstow, Tristan Stubbs, Moeen Ali, Aiden Makram, Adil Rashid, Kagiso Rabada, and Jofra Archer.
Suggested Playing 11 No. 2 for ENG vs SA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket
Aiden Makram (C), Jofra Archer (VC), Jos Buttler, Phil Salt, David Miller, Jonny Bairstow, Tristan Stubbs, Moeen Ali, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, and Anrich Nortje.