England vs South Africa, Cricket World Cup 2023 Fantasy Cricket Tips And Fantasy XI

South Africa are set to battle against England in match No. 20 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on Saturday, October 21 at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. While the two teams take each other on the playing field, the fantasy cricket managers have a chance to pick their favourite players and form their teams. The performance of the players on the field will translate to points for each fantasy team picked, and the manager with the team with the most points stands a chance to win attractive prizes.

England, the defending champions, are off to a poor start in the World Cup. With two defeats in their opening three matches, they have put themselves in a difficult situation ahead of a big match like this. Another defeat could put a dent on their title ambitions, making it all the more important.

South Africa, meanwhile, picked up two impressive wins by huge margins against Sri Lanka and Australia. However, a poor display in the death overs saw them concede momentum to the Netherlands and eventually, ended up losing by 38 runs.

England and South Africa have a very close head-to-head record, with the Proteas having a slender lead. In 69 ODI meetings between the sides, South Africa have won 33, while England have won 30.

Predicted playing XI

England: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Gerald Coetzee

Weather conditions and pitch report

The weather conditions in Mumbai will be cloudy on Saturday. The temperatures, however, will