South Africa vs England, the 39th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 played on Saturday, November 6 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. England has already qualified for the semi-final as they won their first four matches. Well, read this article to know the details regarding South Africa vs England T20 world cup match highlights and head-to-head stats of the teams.
South Africa vs England Overview
| Venue | Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
| Toss | England won the toss and opt to field first |
| Date & Day | Saturday, November 6 |
| South Africa scored | 189/2 (20 overs) |
| England scored | 179/8 (20 overs) |
| Winner | South Africa won the match by 10 runs |
- Rassie van der Dussen is the Player of the Match.
ENG vs SA—Brief Scores
South Africa: 189/2 in 20 overs (Rassie van der Dussen scored 94 not out, Aiden Markram at 52 not out; Moeen Ali 1/27).
England: 179/88 in 20 overs (Dawid Malan made 33 runs, Liam Livingstone scored 28; Kagiso Rabada 3/48).
ENG vs SA T20 World Cup 2021—Squads
ENG vs SA T20 World Cup 2021 squads are listed below. Mark Wood came to replace injured Tymal Mills for team England.
South Africa Team: Temba Bavuma (Captain), Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
England Team: Eoin Morgan (Captain), Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood
South Africa vs England Highlights
South Africa
England skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and was elected to field first against South Africa. The match started and the first over went well. Woakes bowled the 2nd over that was hard to get. It went off just 3 runs. SA 9/0 after 2 overs. The match proceeded and both the teams performed well. At the halfway breakthrough, SA scored 73/1. Wood came in the place of injured Mills. It was the first game of the World Cup for Wood. He bowled the 11th over.
A big six and South Africa got 85/1 after 11 overs. It went for 12 scores. And de Kock walked out. South Africa lost 2 wickets at 87 runs. Van der Dussen hit two six. Well played! The score proceeded to 139/2 after 16 overs. And van der Dussen hit his fifth boundary. SA got 160/2 after 18 overs. There were two sixes from Markram (52*) and van der Dussen (94*) and it led the team, South Africa, to a commanding mark. SA scored 189/2 after 20 overs. And England had to chase 190.
England
Jason Roy and Jos Buttler were openers for the team England. The spinner Keshav Maharaj put early pressure on the batters. ENG: 2/0 after 1 over. Batters hit some boundaries in the next overs and England scored 22 after 3 overs. Buttler departed and a big wicket for South Africa. England 58/1. And at the halfway mark ENG had 81/2. England officially qualified for the semifinal after reaching 87-2 in 10.4 overs. The 12th over went for 15 runs. England’s score proceeded to 104/2 after 12 overs.
Livingstone hit boundaries in the 16th over and it added 19 runs to the total. England scored 144/3 after 16 overs. Further two wickets down at 165 after 18 overs. The last over started by Kagiso Rabada and he got a wicket on the first ball of the over. England scored 179/8 after 20 overs. South Africa defeated England by 10 runs but England and Australia both reached the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2021.
South Africa defeated England but still failed to qualify for the semifinals of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 due to low net-run-rate calculations on Saturday. Share your views in the comment section. Stay tuned with us for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup matches.
