England will play South Africa in the 45th match of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 on June 21 at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia.
Teams Overview:
Both teams have won their first game of the Super Eight stage. England defeated the West Indies, while South Africa defeated the USA in their first group-stage match.
In the league stage, the first match between England and Scotland was washed out due to rain, while in the second match, Australia defeated England. In the third match, England defeated Oman by eight wickets; in the last game, they beat Namibia by 41 runs to qualify for the Super Eight stage.
On the other hand, South Africa has not been beaten in the ongoing event. They won their first league stage match against Sri Lanka and defeated the Netherlands by four wickets in the second match.
In the third match, they defeated Bangladesh by four runs in a close encounter, while in the last game, they defeated Nepal by one run after a nail-biting contest.
Key Players:
England: Phil Salt, Harry Brook, Johny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Liam Livingstone
South Africa: Reza Hendricks, Quinton De Cock, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen
Head to Head:
South Africa and England have faced each other on 25 occasions. Both teams have won 12 matches each, while one match ended without a result.
Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium pitch:
The surface of Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium is batting-friendly, and teams score maximum runs on this pitch. The average score on this pitch is 190, while the target of 180-190 is changeable on this pitch.
Here are the probable playing XI of both teams:
England playing XI:
Jos Buttler (C & WK), Phil Salt, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer
South Africa playing XI:
Quinton de Kock (Wicket Keeper), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (Captain), Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller
Live Streaming:
Live Streaming (TV)
Pakistan: Ten Sports & PTV Sports
India: Star Sports
UK: Sky Sports
West Indies: ESPN Caribbean
South Africa: SuperSport
Live Streaming (Online)
Pakistan: Tamasha app & Myco app
India & Bangladesh: Disney+Hotstar
UK: Sky Go app
West Indies: ESPN Play Caribbean’s app
USA: Willow TV’s website
South Africa: SuperSport’s app
Australia: Amazon Prime Video
Match details:
The 45th match of the ICC T20 World Cup between England and South Africa will be played at Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia, on June 21. The match will start at 7:30 pm (PKT), 8:00 pm (IST), and 2:30 pm (GMT).
Match predictions:
Both teams are balanced in batting and bowling lineups, but England is the favourite in this match.
Possible Scenarios
Scenario 1:
ENG won the toss and decided to bat first
Power Play: 50-55 runs
First-inning Total: 190-195
ENG won the match
Scenario 2:
ENG won the toss and decided to bowl first
Power Play: 45-50 runs
First inning total: 175-180
ENG won the match