England captain Jos Buttler won the all-important toss and elected to field against South Africa in the ODI World Cup match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on October 21 (Saturday). Buttler made three changes to the playing that featured in the match against Afghanistan. Fit-again Ben Stokes, David Willey and Gus Atkinson were all included in England's playing XI for the crunch match against the Proteas. Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran and Chris Woakes were dropped from England's playing XI. Aiden Markram took over captaincy duties from Temba Bavuma for South Africa as Reeza Hendricks replaced the skipper.
England Playing XI: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), David Willey, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Reece Topley
South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
Both South Africa and England enter this game on the back of a shocking defeat. The Proteas were rocked by a spirited Netherlands side while the Three Lions were taken down by Afghanistan. As a result, the match in Mumbai between the two countries becomes even more important.
Talking about their performance in the competition thus far, South Africa have won two matches and lost one out of three matches played. England have won just one match and lost two matches out of the three matches they have played.
Squads
South Africa: 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
England: 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
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