England vs South Africa ICC World Cup 2023 Match 20 - when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
Despite being early tournament favourites, England have had a tumultuous beginning to their World Cup journey, facing setbacks in two out of three matches. Their struggles have been notably glaring in both batting and bowling departments. In their recent match, England suffered a shocking 69-run loss to Afghanistan in Delhi, leaving their aspirations in jeopardy.
South Africa, too, are grappling with issues following a stunning loss to the Netherlands. Initially, the Proteas appeared set for a third consecutive World Cup victory, having the minnows at 140 for seven. However, their bowlers encountered challenges in capitalising on the early breakthroughs against the Dutch side.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
ENG vs SA 20th Match Details
Match: ENG vs SA, 20th Match, ICC ODI World Cup 2023
Captains:
Jos Buttler is going to lead England Cricket Team
Temba Bavuma will lead South Africa Cricket Team
When: October 21st 2023, Saturday
Match is going to start at 02.00 p.m. IST
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 62 matches against each other. Out of which England has won 30 matches and Sri Lanka has won 33 matches with five no results and one ended up in tie.
Likely playing XI
England
Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (C, WK), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley, Gus Aktinson.
Bench : Ben Stokes, SM Curran, DJ Willey, AAP Atkinson
South Africa
Quinton de Kock (WK), Temba Bavuma (C), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Gerald Coetzee.
Bench : RR Hendricks, G Coetzee, AL Phehlukwayo, LB Williams
Pitch report
The Wankhede Stadium offers a pitch that can be regarded as a batter’s paradise. Pacers may enjoy some seam and swing at the start but would need to bowl tight lines and length to contain the batters as they might look to exploit short boundaries and the batting nature of the track. Teams winning the toss choose to bowl, with the average first innings score being 287.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Dawid Malan
Best Bowler: Marco Jansen
Weather forecast for today in Mumbai
Maximum temperature: 35°C
Minimum temperature: 27°C
Wind speed: 11km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium: 33, 006
Prediction to win: Team England is most likely to win the match
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