England’s Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow in the course of the observe session forward of South Africa vs. England at Wankhede Stadium.
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England and South Africa, following losses to Afghanistan and The Netherlands respectively, will look to get their World Cup marketing campaign again on monitor once they face off on the Wankhede Stadium right here on Saturday.
In ODIs, the 2 groups have met 69 instances up to now, with South Africa successful 33 instances. Whereas 5 video games ended with no consequence, one was a tie.
“We’ve very a lot moved on (from the loss to Afghanistan) and we’re absolutely targeted on the sport tomorrow evening. We will’t change what occurred within the earlier recreation. We educated rather well yesterday and right this moment,” mentioned England captain Jos Buttler.
The final time the 2 groups met right here in 2016 in the course of the T20 World Cup, England chased down a goal of 230 with two balls to spare. Buttler has fond recollections of that outing.
A favorite recreation
“It’s one among my favorite video games that had lots of worth when it comes to the place we have been going as a workforce and the path we wished to play,” Buttler mentioned.
“That type is a distinct format. We need to discover methods to place the opposition underneath stress. That doesn’t all the time imply hitting fours and sixes, it means can we push again when the opposition is on high or can we actually take the initiative in several methods and that’s what we need to dwell by as a workforce…”
The venue has all the time been a cheerful searching floor for Buttler, the place he amassed 746 runs in 23 IPL innings between 2016 and 2023 and greater than 160 worldwide runs.
“It’s a unbelievable cricket wicket,” he mentioned. “I’ve loved taking part in right here earlier than. I began my IPL journey right here with Mumbai Indians… so it’s a spot with fond recollections.”
