England vs South Africa Probable XIs, World Cup 2023: Ben Stokes Set to be Back but Who Will be Benched?

Both England and South Africa will be aiming to return to winning ways when they take the field against each other at the World Cup 2023 on Saturday.

The World Cup 2023 fixture between England and South Africa is scheduled to be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

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In ODIs, the two sides had last faced each other earlier this year in February and the defending World Cup champs had emerged victorious in that contest by a margin of 59 runs. South Africa’s two-game World Cup 2023 winning streak came to an end in their last match after they were shockingly defeated by the Netherlands by 38 runs. Chasing a target of 246, in a rain-hit contest, the Proteas were bowled out for 207.

Meanwhile, England suffered a 69-run loss in their last World Cup 2023 fixture to Afghanistan. The Jos Buttler-led side have so far claimed just one win at the World Cup 2023.

ENG vs SA: Head-to-head records

In ODIs, the two teams have so far lined up against each other 69 times. Of those 69 matches, England have been able to end up on the winning side 30 times against South Africa. The Proteas, on the other hand, defeated England on 33 occasions till now in the 50-over format. Out of their last five ODI meetings, South Africa and England have clinched two wins each.

Check Out England vs South Africa Probable XIs

England XI: Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c and wk), Liam Livingstone/Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley

South Africa Probable XI: Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

England vs South Africa Full Squads

ENG: Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes

ENG: Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Lizaad Williams