England vs South Africa Preview & Prediction | 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup | Group Stage
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Less than 48 hours after beating West Indies by eight wickets in Gros Islet, England are back on the same ground for a mouth-watering encounter with South Africa, who boast a 100% record across the tournament so far.
DATE & TIME: Friday 21st June, 2024: USA (WST) – 7:30am / USA (CST) - 9:30am / USA (EST) - 10:30am / UK – 3:30pm / India - 8:00pm / South Africa – 4:30pm / Pakistan– 7:30pm / Bangladesh – 8:30pm / Saturday 22nd June, 2024: Australia – 12:30am
VENUE: Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, West Indies
WEATHER: Very hot conditions with sunshine and a gentle breeze as temperatures potentially reach up to 32c.
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: USA – Willow TV / West Indies – ESPN Caribbean / UK – Sky Sports / South Africa – SuperSport / Pakistan– PTV Sports & TEN Sports / India – Star Sports / Bangladesh – Disney Star
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: USA – Willow TV website / West Indies – ESPN Play Caribbean app / UK – Sky Go / South Africa – SuperSport app / Pakistan – Myco & Tamasha / India – Disney+Hotstar / Bangladesh – Disney+Hotstar / Australia – Amazon Prime Video
ENGLAND FORM: REIGNING CHAMPIONS FLEX THEIR MUSCLES WITH THREE CONSECUTIVE WINS
England’s first match of the ‘Super 8s’ saw them put in by far their best performance of the tournament so far, sending a message to their rivals as they defeated the impressive West Indies by eight wickets, chasing down 181 in 17.3 overs.
LAST FIVE: WWWLA
SOUTH AFRICA FORM: PROTEAS MAKE IT FIVE ON THE BOUNCE IN SOME STYLE
South Africa continue to prove a formidable force, especially with the bat as they powered past the USA last time out, scoring 194/4 from their 20 overs before restricting the tournament’s joint-hosts to 176/6 in response.
LAST FIVE: WWWWW
ENGLAND BETTING ANALYSIS
The batters to take the acclaim last time out for England were Phil Salt and Jonny Bairstow. Opener Salt batted through their chase against West Indies, scoring 80 not out, whilst Bairstow racked up an unbeaten 48 from 26 balls. For Salt especially, it was a knock of maturity and arguably a coming-of-age innings. Consider backing him to follow this with a score of over 28.5 match runs. The same is worth investing in for Jos Buttler though, who only hit 25 vs the Windies, but a player of his quality should bounce back strongly.
From a bowling perspective, while no England player gained 2+ wicket, Jofra Archer showed his elite class, picking up the crucial wicket of Nicholas Pooran. It would be no surprise if Archer was to step up another gear against the Proteas and add further wickets to his tally, so with that in mind, back him via the ‘Bowler Milestones’ market to gain 2+ wickets.
SOUTH AFRICA BETTING ANALYSIS
South Africa boast numerous batters capable of accumulating a high volume of runs, which is important to note from a betting point of view. Quinton de Kock looked ominous against United States, recording 74 from 40 balls and is well-known for performing in major tournament for his country. Consider backing him to accrue 20+ runs vs England with a perhaps a smaller stake on him to top score for the Proteas.
It would also be remiss not to mention Heinrich Klaasen and his notorious six-hitting ability. He racked up another three maximums vs USA and clearing the rope is a specialty of his. The ‘Player to Score Most Match 6s’ market is one for bettors to invest in Klaasen, who can also be backed to score over 0.5 match sixes at shorter odds.
ENGLAND VS SOUTH AFRICA EXPERT PREDICTION
This has the potential to be one of the games of the tournament between two nations eying up the trophy and both are in excellent form. The outcome is hard to call with a case to be made for either team. Runs shouldn’t be a factor for both England and South Africa, so once again the bowling attacks will be absolutely crucial.
Also vital will be Heinrich Klaasen’s power. He has the ability to swing this game in the Proteas favour, particularly when it comes to clearing those ropes on a consistent basis. The expectation is that he will continue to do that here, even against a bowling unit of England’s ability.
ENGLAND VS SOUTH AFRICA TOP TIP: HEINRICH KLAASEN TO SCORE OVER 0.5 MATCH SIXES
