It will be the first match at the iconic Wankhede Stadium of Mumbai and it is one of the most anticipated matches of the tournament as England and South Africa two giants of the game will face each other in a very important match as both teams will need this win badly and both wants to recover from there respective upsets. Here are all the details of the match you need to know.
England vs South Africa, 20th Match Details
Date – 21 October 2023
Time – 2:00 PM IST
Venue – Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Toss – England won the toss and opt to bowl
RSA – 399/7 (50)
ENG – 170 (22)
Key players
Here are 5 players of England to watch out for.
- Jos Buttler – captain Buttler had enough experience of Indian conditions. He is also very familiar with Indian grounds.
- Ben Stokes – Thebest clutch player Ben Stokes is back and you can never write off players like him.
- Moen Ali – Spin all-rounder Moen Ali will play a very important role in the World Cup as he is also the second spin option of England.
- Mark Wood – Mark Wood will lead England’s pace attack as in the absence of Jofra Archer he will play a crucial role.
- Liam Livingston – a very dangerous spin all-rounder who can finish games for England.
Here are 5 players of South Africa to watch out for.
- Quinton De Kock – South African opener, De Kock is very familiar with the Indian conditions, thus he can play an important role for the team.
- Aiden Markram – another strong top-order batsman on whom South Africa can easily rely.
- Heinrich Klassen – a very in-form batter who is probably playing spin best out of all the South African batters.
- Marco Jansen – an all-rounder who can also contribute with both bat and ball.
- Kagiso Rabada – Rabada will lead the pace and bowling attack of South Africa as he is an experienced player and among the top bowlers in the world.
Dream 11
Combined strongest playing 11 of the match can be.
- Dawid Malan
- Quinton De Kock
- Joe Root
- Aiden Markram
- Jos Buttler
- David Miller
- Liam Livingston
- Marco Jansen
- Kagiso Rabada
- Reece Topley
- Lungi Ngidi
Possible Playing 11s
Here is the possible playing 11 of South Africa.
Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
Here is the possible playing 11 of England
Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c & wk), David Willey, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Reece Topley
Head-to-Head
It is a very neck-to-neck competition between England and South Africa in ODIs as they played 69 ODIs against each other in which England won 30 and South Africa won 33.
