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ENG vs SA T20WC 2024: England and South Africa will lock horns in the next Super 8 Group 2 match at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St. Lucia. England vs South Africa match 45 is ready to be scheduled on Friday 21 June starting at 8:00 PM.
The defending Champion defeated the previously unbeaten host West Indies and boosted the ICC Men’s T20 Points Standings with 2 points and +1.343 NRR. Led by Jos Buttler, team England is moving forward with the best players including Jonny Bairstow, Phil Salt, and Adil Rashid who performed brilliantly against West Indies. To put a seal on their Semi-final ticket, England will face South Africa in St. Lucia.
Then comes South Africa, the winner of the first Super 8 match defeating the USA by 18 runs in Antigua. So far, Proteas hasn’t lost any match winning all the group stage matches in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup. In the tight grip match against the USA, Quinton de Kock played a match-winning knock of 74 in just 40 balls with a 185 strike rate and led Proteas a victory over the United States.
We Fantasy Khiladi brings the top 3 key player battles for the upcoming ENG vs SA, to watch out for in today’s game.
England vs South Africa T20 World Cup Head to Head Records
England and South Africa played 25 games together in the overall T20I cricket format. Both England and South Africa have neck-to-neck records of winning 12-12 games. Only one T20I game went without any result.
Let’s look at the top 3 Key Players’ battles for the ENG vs SA ahead of the T20 World Cup.
Top 3 Key Player Battle Between ENG vs SA of T20 World Cup 2024
1. Phil Salt vs Anrich Nortje
Opener Phil Salt is back in his form as he bagged an unbeaten 87 in 47 balls against host West Indies. After his impressive knock, Phil Salt jumped to the rank 7 in the ICC most run scorer in the T20 World Cup. In 5 games, Salt amassed 147 including a 49.00 average rate in the current T20 World Cup. Proteas’ priority will be to dismiss Phil Salt early as they look forward to pacer Anriche Nortje. Anrich Nortje is the top wicket-taker for the squad in the T20 World Cup. With 10 scalps including his 4-wicket haul for 7 runs is in the 2nd spot, right behind Fazalhaq Farooqi in most wickets in the T20 World Cup 2024.
2. Quinton de Kock vs Jofra Archer
The next key player battle will be between Quinton de Kock and Jofra Archer in the upcoming Super 8 between ENG and SA at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground. Opener Quinton de Kock went the extra mile to secure the first Super 8 victory against the USA. In his 5 games, De Kock bagged 122 runs with an average of 24.40 in the running World Cup. English pacer Jofra Archer will do his best to send Quinton early to the stands. Jofra Archer has taken 6 wickets with his best 3/12 bowling figure from his 5 games so far in the ongoing World Cup.
3. Jonny Bairstow vs Keshav Maharaj
Last but not least, Jonny Bairstow against Keshav Maharaj key player battle to watch out for in the Super 8 match between ENG and SA. Once again Jonny Bairstow came to the rescue of the English squad knocking 48 runs in 26 balls helping in a successful 181-run chase. Spinner Keshav Maharaj will be looking forward to scalping his wicket as soon as possible. Keshav Maharaj has been consistently doing well in the ongoing tournament. In 4 games, Keshav Maharaj took 6 wickets with an economy rate of 6.06.
So these are our top 3 England vs South Africa key player battles for the ongoing ICC Men’s t20 World Cup.
