South African team recovered
After suffering a setback in the first over, the South African team has recovered its composure. The pair of Reeza Hendricks and Rassie Van Der is giving strength to their team by playing cautiously. Hendricks is playing on 34 and Der is playing on 36 runs.
Bad start for South Africa
South Africa had a very bad start and their opener batsman De Kock was out after scoring four runs on the second ball of the match.
Fast bowlers will get advantage on Wankhede pitch
The match on Wankhede pitch is excellent. The fans enjoy. There is a red clay pitch, which will benefit the fast bowlers and also the fast hitters.
Playing XI of both the teams
South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Johnson, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
England (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Josh Butler (wk/c), David Willey, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.
Red alert regarding cyclone Tej
The match at Wankhede ground is always interesting. India won the final of the 2011 World Cup on this ground. As far as weather is concerned, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued a red alert regarding Cyclone Tej. This cyclone will hit Mumbai coast after 48 hours. Therefore, there is no possibility of rain as of now.
England won the toss, decided to bowl
England captain Jos Buttler said after winning the toss that we will bowl first. He said that generally this is a good ground for chasing. We will try to perform our best. Stokes is back. We need to play our brand of cricket.
South Africa dominates England
South Africa is currently at number three position in the points table, it has played three matches and has won two of them and lost one match. Whereas the England team is sixth in the points table, it has played three matches, out of which it has lost two and won one match.
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