Match Prediction:
England and South Africa are set to clash in the Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2024. The showdown will take place at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia, on June 21, 2024, starting at 8:00 PM IST. This promises to be an exciting contest, with both teams coming off wins in their Super 8 matches.
England narrowly escaped elimination in the group stage, thanks to a rain interruption that allowed them to defeat Namibia and advance to the next round. In their first Super 8 match, England triumphed over the in-form West Indies by 8 wickets, securing the top spot in Group 2.
South Africa, on the other hand, were dominant in the group stage, remaining unbeaten and qualifying with 8 points. The Proteas continued their strong form by defeating co-hosts USA by 18 runs in their first Super 8 match, earning their first 2 points.
Stay tuned as we provide detailed predictions for the England vs. South Africa Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup 2024.
Winning Chances:
Toss Prediction:
On this solid batting track, the toss winner will most likely bowl first and seek to chase.
Weather Report:
Over this match, humidity ranges from 70 to 80%; so, there is probably a risk of rain or perhaps even thunderstorms. The temperature will be in the high twenties, though, hence the outfield should dry fast if necessary.
Pitch Report:
Like most of the T20 World Cup surfaces, Providence Stadium has not been particularly hitter friendly. Although there is some speed in the pitch, during the semi-final on Thursday we should have plenty of help for the spinners. A par score will be less than 170.
Head to Head:
England won the head-to–head before that as well as the last T20I match between the teams in the T20 World Cup semi-final. India, nevertheless, leads generally with 11-10.
IND vs ENG Head to Head Stats in T20s
Matches Played | IND Won | ENG Won | Tie | NR | |
Overall | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Last 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Top Batsmen for IND vs ENG
Our picks for India are Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli, with the bat. Against Australia in Gros Islet on Monday, Yadav smashed a quick-fire 31 runs off 16 balls; he has thus been India’s top scoring batter in two games thus far in the competition. Though Kohli has not been at his best in the T20 World Cup 2024, the 35-year-old still averages 48.84 internationally in this format.
Our batsmen for England are Phil Salt, Jos Buttler, and Harry Brook. Usually England’s most aggressive hitter, Salt was glad to see Buttler perform the job at the other end against USA. Still, Salt struck a somewhat helpful 25 not out. When Buttler struck 80 not out against India, he was crucial for England in the last game and also for the T20 World Cup semi-final.
For South Africa, David Miller and Heinrich Klaasen will be the key batters. Each has accumulated over 100 runs with a strike rate around 100. They managed to score crucial runs on pitches that weren’t friendly to batters. We can back them to perform well on this ground.
Team Bowlers for IND vs ENG
Our picks with the ball for India are Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, and Jasprit Bumrah. Left-arm spinner Kuldeep grabbed the vital wickets of Mitchell Marsh and Glenn Maxwell in the last Super Eights game and has been in great form for India over the past several years. Arshdeep took three wickets even though he gave 37 runs against Australia.
For England, our bowling choices are Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, and Jofra Archer. Rashid has failed to record a wicket in just the matches where rain has cut the innings in this tournament; he was the most frugal of England’s bowlers in their previous Super Eights game. In the recent game, left-arm medium pace bowling all-rounder Curran acquired crucial wickets in the sixth and eighteenth overs.
India vs England Prediction:
There is usually lots of interest and this will be precisely that once again in this game whenever India and England compete in any capacity. India will now target exact the same against England for their semi-final loss in the 2022 T20 World Cup after getting retribution against Australia for their 2023 Cricket World Cup final defeat in their last encounter. Though generally we believe India has the advantage in pace bowling, spin bowling, and with the bat; we are expecting a great fight. We are supporting India in her winning.