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Temba Bavuma said he would fulfil a cherished ambition on Saturday when he leads out South Africa in a World Cup match against England at the Wankhede Stadium, the home ground of his boyhood idol Sachin Tendulkar.
With Virat Kohli joining Rohit Sharma among India's century makers in the World Cup, wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul hopes the others too will chip in with triple-figure knocks to help the team maintain its unbeaten run in the league stage. After India captain Rohit scored 131 against Afghanistan in India's second game in New Delhi, Kohli's 48th century — 103 not out off 97 balls (6x4s, 4x6s) ensured a fourth consecutive win here on Thursday. The team's next challenge will be against a formidable New Zealand who have got the better of India in ICC events of late, including the 2019 World Cup semifinal and WTC final in 2021.
England captain Jos Buttler admits the performances of Chris Woakes in India have been a "frustration" for both him and the bowler.
England batter Jonny Bairstow backs defending champions to return to winning ways and also insisted their firepower with the bat can't be criticised despite the early defeats in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023. After two defeats in their opening three matches, the defending champions will look to turn around their World Cup campaign when they face South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. The defending champions were stunned by Afghanistan in Delhi on Sunday - the second defeat in their opening three games.
South Africa are expecting a batter's paradise when they face old rivals England at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday, with both sides needing to bounce back from unexpected defeats in their last Cricket World Cup pool encounters.
England skipper Jos Buttler gave his take on whether all-rounder Ben Stokes will be in contention for their upcoming World Cup game against South Africa. Stokes reversed his retirement to have another dance in the 50-over format, hoping to contribute to England's title defence. But since arriving in India, Stokes is yet to play a single match as he picked up a slight niggle in his hip during a practice session before their campaign opener against New Zealand. Stokes who is itching to return to the field declared himself available for the clash against the Proteas on Thursday.
England have moved on from their shock 69-run loss to Afghanistan at the World Cup according to captain Jos Buttler as they prepare face a South Africa side that suffered a similar stunning defeat by the Netherlands this week.
Reeling from upsets in their previous outings, a formidable South Africa will have an upper hand against a faltering England when the two teams meet in a World Cup match in Mumbai on Saturday. Having recorded the highest total of this competition (428/5) previously, South Africa crumbled against the Netherlands in a rain-truncated game in Dharamsala for their first loss in the competition. Similarly, England too caved in to pressure when Afghanistan brought out their best with the ball in Delhi.