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MUMBAI : England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and elected to bowl first in their Cricket World Cup pool clash against South Africa at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday, as Ben Stokes returns from a hip injury to bolster the side.
South Africa: Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
Aussie batsman Travis Head made his return to the nets for the first time after he suffered a fractured hand in South Africa and is expected to be able to fly out to join the World Cup squad in India on Thursday. The 29-year-old had the cast removed late last week and is now facing throwdowns. Scans have shown the fracture, inflicted by fast bowler Gerald Coetzee at Centurion, is healing well although he still needs a final sign-off before joining the Aussie squad.
Quinton De Kock's second successive century at the World Cup helped South Africa to a thumping 134-run victory over Australia in Lucknow.
Australia vs South Africa Live Updates: Josh Hazlewood has provided Australia with another breakthrough as he dismissed Heinrich Klaasen for 29. Currently, David Miller and Marco Jansen are standing unbeaten at the crease for five-down South Africa. On the other hand, Australia are aiming to get more wickets at the earliest. Australia make two changes to the side which was beaten at the expense of India as Marcus Stoinis and Josh Inglis replace Cameron Green and Alex Carey. For South Africa, Tabraiz Shamsi was included, with Gerald Coetzee sitting out this one. (Live Scorecard | Points Table)
Proteas bowling coach Eric Simons hopes South Africa's attack, led by Kagiso Rabada, can perform on the subcontinent in what he believes will be a high-scoring World Cup tournament.
With both their warm-up games for the Cricket World Cup affected by rain, Proteas bowling coach Eric Simons reckoned that whatever preparation they haven't been able to get through, they'll have to complete in training.
Proteas captain Temba Bavuma will return to South Africa and miss the Cricket World Cup warm-ups.