ENG vs SA T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 Highlights: South Africa keep winning momentum on with win over England

South Africa have managed to defend this one. They overpower England by seven runs to keep their winning momentum going in the tournament. SA have 2 wins in 2 outings in Super 8.

Jansen comes and bowls a brilliant over for South Africa. Only seven from that over and England now need 14 from the final one. 

Another full-toss but this time Livingstone misses out and has been caught out at square leg. 

Brook and Livingstone are batting superbly out there. They scored 18 in Rabada's 15th over and 13 from Nortje's 16th. Need 46 runs from 24 balls

This is not going well for England now. They face a pretty tall task now. They need 77 runs in 36 at a required rate of over 12. 

England lose the plot as they continue to lose wickets. Ottniel Baartman removes Moeen Ali to put South Africa in the driving seat.

ENG - 63/4 in 11 overs (Harry Brook - 5* off 8 balls, Liam Livingstone - 0* off 1 ball).

England need 101 runs in 54 balls to win the game.

South Africa are keeping England batters in check. They conceded 50/2 after the first 8 eight overs, removing Salt and Bairstow. And now Maharaj gets the England skipper Buttler. A top edge easily taken by deep mid-wicket. England 54/3 after 8.4

South Africa have managed to get to over 160 after a poor middle-phase. Miller's 43 and Stubbs' 12 take them to 163. QDK was good at the start but the others around hi struggled to get going. Klaasen was promoted but could not create much of an impact as England staged a comeback. Miller's 43 took SA to 163

Miller and Stubbs, both of who have saved SA in the group stage, are in the middle. SA have made 141/4 and are looking to push the final gear. Miller is looking strong

What a brilliant work from Buttler. He collects the ball behind the stumps on his second attempt and fires a throw at the non-striker's end. Klaasen is well short of his ground. And now Markram has played on this one from Adil rashid. South Africa losing the steam now

The 100 is up, albeit, after a decline in the scoring rate. The last four overs have not seen much intent and has scoring rate has dipped. 

A brilliant diving catch by wicketkeeper Jos Buttler ends Quinton de Kock's impressive knock on Jofra Arhcer's wide bouncer. 

Quinton de Kock scored 65 runs off 38 balls.

SA - 92/2 in 11.5 overs.

Reeza Hendricks' struggle ends here. He has holed out to long-on. Hit it high in the air but no distance as Harry Brook takes this one. Hendricks goes back for 25 off 19 balls.

QDK has survived here. He swept Adil Rashid towards deep square leg, where Mark Wood was stationed. The pacer did not move at the right time and he did not get it completely. The third umpire checked it and while it looked close, they ruled it was touching the ground when Wood took it.

South Africa are off to a very good start here. Quinton de Kock has hit a 22-ball fifty. He has been the aggressor for the Proteas. This is the joint-fastest fifty of T20 World Cup 2024. SA 69/0 after 7

And the ploy to bring Moeen has not worked. QDK takes him for a four and a six to end the over well.

The Proteas openers Quinton de Kock and Reeza Hendricks are out in the middle as South Africa begin their charge with the bat

We are about to kick start third contest. It's time for the anthems now before we roll into this one.

South Africa Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markram (c), David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Ottneil Baartman.

England Playing XI: Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Harry Brook, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.

Captain Jos Buttler wins the toss as England elect to bowl first at  Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.

England field the same playing eleven that beat West Indies in the last match.

 It's a fresh pitch. 69 meter and 66 meter square boundaries. 76 meters down the ground. Not much different to the pitch we saw the other night. England have the advantage of having played here. Don't think it really matters (bat first or bowl first). Expecting a good surface.

South Africa predicted playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markam (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Anrich Nortje.

England predicted playing XI: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.

Both teams share a head-to-head record in T20Is with 12 wins each in 25 games.

South Africa continued their unbeaten run in this World Cup with a thrilling 18-run win against the USA in their opening Super 8 clash in North Sound.

Quinton de Kock smashed 74 off 40 balls as the Proteas scored 194 total, their highest in this edition. Then the pacer Kagiso Rabada picked three big wickets to restrict the USA to 176 in 20 overs. 

England overpowered West Indies in their opening match of Super 8 at this very venue of Gros Islet where they will be facing the Proteas now. England opener Phil Salt continued his Midas touch against the Windies, the team against whom, he enjoys a purple patch. His 47-ball 87 and Jonny Bairstow's 48 from 26 balls, made light work of West Indies' 181-run target.

It's England vs South Africa, the high-profile clash in Group 2 of the T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 stage. Two strong teams meet each other in what is already a pretty difficult group in the Super 8 stage. This clash bears a lot of weight as to who potentially can make it to the semis and who can miss out. Stay tuned for all the updates on this one.