The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is entering a week with lot of big clashes with mouth-watering and exciting action for the cricket fans. England is all set to take on South Africa in their next match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Both the teams are well-known for their boundary hitting prowess so the match is expected to be high-scoring with the Wankhede Stadium pitch providing batting conditions like always. England didn't have the best off starts to their campaign with losses to New Zealand and Afghanistan while South Africa stuttered against Netherlands. Both teams are recovering from their shock losses and will look to get their campaign back on track with a win. England Skipper Jos Buttler Weighs in Chances of Ben Stokes Featuring Against South Africa in ENG vs SA ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Match.

England have some major problems in their squad. Chris Woakes and Sam Curran hasn't turned up with the ball so far in the tournament which hits their plans big time. Replacing either or both of them will make them sacrifice both batting and bowling depth and Ben Stokes is not fit enough to bowl. Added to that Stokes is reportedly fit and ready to be back in the playing XI but he has to come in place of Harry Brook who was their highest scorer in the last match or Liam Livingstone, who is an all-rounder and provides conundrum. Structure of the playing XI and the intent will be key for England in the clash against Australia.

South Africa, meanwhile, looked invincible in the first two games and then just fell of the cliff against Netherlands. They were caught off guard and made bad choices throughout the game. Ultimately, Netherlands put them under pressure and they made mistakes conceding the game. They have to make sure that they don't repeat the same mistakes as England, a strategically superior side can be unforgivable. They have some in form batters and a well-rounder bowling attack under favourable conditions. Minimizing mistakes is their key to victory.

England vs South Africa Head-to-Head in ODIs

There have been 69 ODI matches between England and South Africa. South Africa has won 33 of them while England won 30 games. Five matches had no result and one match was tied.

England vs South Africa ICC World Cup 2023 Key Players

Dawid Malan
Joe Root
Quinton de Kock
Heinrich Klaasen
Kagiso Rabada

England vs South Africa ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Venue and Match Timing

England vs South Africa ICC World Cup 2023 match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. The ENG vs SA match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will begin at 02:00 PM IST (Indian Standard Time). Jofra Archer Turns Spinner! Premier Fast Bowler Tries a Hand at Left-Arm Spin Bowling After Joining England’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Squad in India (Watch Video).

England vs South Africa ICC World Cup 2023 Live Streaming Online and Telecast

Star Sports is the official broadcast partner of the ICC World Cup 2023. Fans therefore can watch the England vs South Africa  ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 match on Star Sports 1/HD, Star Sports 2/HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 1 Hindi/HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Kannada and Star Sports 1 Telugu. Fans can also watch live streaming of this match online on the Disney+ Hotstar app and websites. Those using the Disney+ Hotstar app on mobiles to watch ICC World Cup 2023 matches can do so for free.

England vs South Africa ICC World Cup 2023 Likely XIs

England: Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (C & Wk), Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Gus Atkinson, Reece Topley

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (Wk), Temba Bavuma (C), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

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