England’s Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow throughout 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 observe once they face off at the Wankhede Stadium right here on Saturday.
In ODIs, the two groups have met 69 occasions up to now, with South Africa successful 33 occasions. While 5 video games ended with no consequence, one was a tie.
“We have very much moved on (from the loss to Afghanistan) and we’re fully focused on the game tomorrow night. We can’t change what happened in the previous game. We trained really well yesterday and today,” mentioned England captain Jos Buttler.
The final time the two groups met right here in 2016 throughout 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 sport
“It’s one of my favourite games that had a lot of value in terms of where we were going as a team and the direction we wanted to play,” Buttler mentioned.
“That style is a different format. We want to find ways to put the opposition under pressure. That doesn’t always mean hitting fours and sixes, it means can we push back when the opposition is on top or can we really take the initiative in different ways and that’s what we want to live by as a team…”
The venue has at all times been a cheerful looking 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 fantastic cricket wicket,” he mentioned. “I’ve enjoyed playing here before. I started my IPL journey here with Mumbai Indians… so it’s a place with fond memories.”
