That the winner here will have their one foot in the semi-finals of this ICC showpiece will come as an additional motivation.
England captain Jos Buttler
If their authoritative win against the West Indies is a sign, England batters seemed to have found their cloak of invincibility at the right time and they will eye an encore against a formidable South African bowling unit in a Group 2 match of the Super 8 here on Friday. England were at their menacing best against the Windies, while handing them a crushing eight-wicket defeat here that has also fired them to the top of the group through a better Net Run Rate—+1.34 against SA’s +0.90.
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That the winner here will have their one foot in the semi-finals of this ICC showpiece will come as an additional motivation. South Africa, who are unbeaten so far, suffered a scare from the USA before they squeezed out an 18-run win in their Super Eight opener. The challenge for the likes of Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj will be to prevent the England batters from running away with the match.
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