England vs South Africa Live Score 2023 Cricket World Cup: Follow live score and latest updates of ENG vs SA cricket match, in Mumbai.
England will face South Africa in the 20th ODI of the 2023 World Cup in Mumbai on Saturday, with both sides looking for a win. England captain Jos Buttler has decided to play against South Africa without regular captain Themba Bavuma. Aiden Markram will pilot the Proteas in this game. After winning the first two matches, England lost to Afghanistan by 69 runs. Chasing 285, England slumped to 215 in 40.3 overs before the Afghan spell, with Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan taking three wickets each. Meanwhile, Muhammad Nabi was fired from two jobs. Afghanistan were initially bowled out for 284 in 49.5 overs thanks to half-centuries from Rahmanullah Gurbaz (80) and Ikram Akhil (58).
England vs South Africa Live Score Cricket World Cup 2023 Latest Updates
Despite the defeat, England had some positives to get back on track, including the form of Harry Brook. The out-of-form SRH batsman hit 66 off 61 balls. Meanwhile, England’s hopes have been boosted by the return of Ben Stokes, who won the 2019 World Cup final. Stokes suffered a groin injury and is on the mend. Ahead of the game, Stokes stressed that his arrival would not be a problem if England failed to perform as a team. “In team sports, I’m one person. When I come in, suddenly everything becomes better for us. “Everyone on the pitch is a winner for England and can do something individually to help us win the game,” he said.
On the other hand, South Africa is currently ranked 3rd and England is ranked 6th. They were similar in appearance. They won their first two matches but lost the previous match to the Netherlands. Chasing 246, the Proteas were bowled out for 207 in 42.5 overs. Early wickets from Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi restricted Holland to 245/8 from 43 overs.
The focus will be on South Africa’s batting unit, which performed well against England in India. Quinton de Kock, Markram and Rassie van der Dussen were the stars, scoring 229, 163 and 138 runs respectively.
England vs South Africa Live Key moments:
-South Africa captain Temba Bavuma misses out, Aiden Markram appointed as captain
-England captain Jos Buttler wins toss, opts to field
-Ben Stokes returns for England, included in playing XI
England vs South Africa Live Score, ENG vs SA World Cup 2023: Squads
England vs South Africa Live Score, ENG vs SA World Cup 2023: ENG: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley, Ben Stokes, David Willey, Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson
SA: Temba Bavuma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Reeza Hendricks, Lizaad Williams
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