South Africa will kick-off their latest quest to clinch their first ever major ICC trophy when they take on England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday, March 18th. These two sides have played out a long series across all formats back in South Africa and would be familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of each other. But then the world Cup is a different proposition altogether.
The likes of Andrew Flintoff, Michael Hussey and Sachin Tendulkar himself have high hopes from England at the tournament while South Africa’s 2-0 T20 series triumph over India in 2015 shows that they are adept at playing in Indian conditions, especially with the large number of IPL players they possess.
It surely promises to be a thrilling contest on paper and the Wankhede crowd will be hoping that the match turns out to be a cracker. Here is everything you need to know about the clash between the big guns from Group 1.
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South Africa vs England 2016 Live streaming details
TV Channel: Star Sports 1, HD1 (English) and 3, HD3 (Hindi)
Online Stream: www.starsports.com, Hotstar app
Date: 18 March 2016, Friday
Time: 07:30 PM IST, 02:00 PM GMT
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Team News
South African Team
Dale Steyn is back from injury though how effective he will be throughout the tournament remains to be seen. He will lead the pace attack along with the impressive Kagiso Rabada while Imran Tahir will be their most potent wicket-taking option. Hashim Amla made his case for selection in the playing eleven with his unbeaten 97 against Australia last time out and it will be interesting to see how the Proteas line-up.
England Team
The absence of Steven Finn due to injury is a big blow no doubt, but New Zealand’s victory over India will give England plenty of hope with the spin duo of Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali expected to play a big part in the tournament. The batting looks explosive as well with Alex Hales and Jos Buttler in splendid touch. Not to forget the all-round abilities of Ben Stokes as well.
South Africa vs England – Predicted XI
South Africa XI Squad
AB de Villiers, Quinton de Kock, Hashim Amla, Faf du Plessis (C), JP Duminy, David Miller, Chris Morris, David Wiese, Dale Steyn, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir.
England XI Squad
Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Joe Root. Eoin Morgan (C), Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan, Reece Topley, David Willey.
Recent form
South Africa: L-W-W-W-W
England: W-W-W-L-L
Key stats: South Africa vs England
The last time South Africa played at the Wankhede, they ended up scoring a mammoth 438 runs in the ODI against India. They overcame the same opposition at this same venue in a T20 warm-up game just a few days earlier.
England also has fond memories of the venue as Alex Hales and Eoin Morgan starred as the visitors chased down India's 181 in a T20 fixture back in 2012.
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