Where: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
When: Sun Mar 6, 09.30 local, 04.00 GMT, 15.00 AEST, 17.00 NZDT
ODI Head to Head: Played: 44, Wins: England 18, South Africa 23, Tied 1, No result: 2.
Last meeting: November 23, 2009 – South Africa 119 all out (36.5 ov) mislaid to England 121-3 (31.2 over) by 7 wickets.
World Cup Head to Head: Played: 5, Wins: England 2, South Africa 3, No result: 0.
World Cup final meeting: Apr seventeen 2007 – South Africa 1-157 (19.2 ov) def. England 154 all out (48 ov) by 9 wickets with 184 balls remaining.
SELECTION TABLE:
Likely England team: Andrew Strauss (cpt), Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Matt Prior (wkt), Tim Bresnan, Michael Yardy, Graeme Swann, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.
Likely South Africa team:
Hashim Amla, Graeme Smith, (capt) Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers (wkt), JP Duminy, Francois du Plessis, Morne outpost Wyk, Robin Peterson, Morne Morkel, Dale Steyn, Imran Tahir.
X-FACTOR:
England: Stuart Broad – assertive paceman who sat out a scored equally compare opposite India with an dissapoint go through as well as afterwards unsuccessful to take a wicket in a annoying improved to Ireland. Together with James Anderson – who struggled really bad for coherence as well as leaked runs opposite Ireland – Broad contingency take value of what could be a enlightened representation in Chennai to get England’s unsatisfactory debate behind on track.
South Africa: Jacques Kallis – South Africa’s maestro all-rounder has been scarcely still so distant in a tournament, creation only 4 runs in a opening feat over a West Indies as well as dual in a win opposite a Netherlands. While a Proteas have been frequency reduced of top-order talent, it could be critical from Kallis to find form with a bat forward of a knock-out stages.
SUMMARY:
England as well as South Africa could frequency have gifted some-more resisting starts to their particular campaigns.
England narrowly avoided a warn improved chasing 292 in their opening compare opposite Associate nation The Netherlands, prior to in a future scraping a win with only 8 balls remaining.
They were since small possibility up opposite India, who done 338 in their innings.
A soaring 158 from captain Andrew Strauss set his side on march for victory, prior to a batting fall saw England onslaught to secure a noted tie.
England afterwards conspired to remove to minnows Ireland in a conspicuous dissapoint driven by a 113-ball century from Kevin O’Brien.
South Africa duration have not put a feet wrong.
They dejected a West Indies by 7 wickets in their contest opener, prior to brushing in reserve a same Netherlands side which gave England so most difficulty in a 231-run thrashing.
Proteas captain Graeme Smith has an contentment of bent to call upon, with universe category paceman Morne Morkel as well as Dale Steyn both in improved form than England’s misfiring quicks.
They can additionally exaggerate 3 spinners in Imran Tahir, Robin Peterson as well as Morne outpost Wyk compared with only dual for England – Graeme Swann as well as Michael Yardy.
Despite England’s troubles, a compare is potentially South Africa’s initial critical hearing of a competition.
England have a genius to difficulty a Proteas as well as their batting choice looks steady, though they have been really bad need coherence as well as certainty in a bowling department.
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