England vs South Africa: LIVE Girls’s T20 World Cup newest rating and updates

The anthems are achieved and the match is about to get underway

Time for the nationwide anthems, beginning with South Africa.

England and South Africa are making ready to return out onto the sphere in Sharjah for his or her second T20 World Cup match.

Heather Knight: “I’d’ve had a bat, too. However we all know the situations fairly properly now, I feel it’ll play just about the identical.

“We bowled brilliantly [against Bangladesh] so we’ll be seeking to do the identical and set the tone tonight. It was tough to bat right here the opposite evening so we’ve had a chat about how we go about issues, we nonetheless need to play our model of cricket however modify it to those situations.

“We’re excited to get going, it’ll be a tricky take a look at for us. Historical past gained’t play into it, we all know they’re a top quality facet however their opening recreation was performed in numerous situations. We’ll must play our greatest cricket to win.

“Our crew is unchanged.”

England vs South Africa is because of begin at 3pm BST on Monday 7 October on the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

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The spinners have been, predictably, to the fore in England’s opener in opposition to Bangladesh, with Linsey Smith excelling.

South Africa ought to present a sterner take a look at of Heather Knight’s facet having overwhelmed them on the semi-final stage on residence soil on the final version of this event.

A cultured half-century from Laura Wolvaardt carried South Africa to a ten-wicket victory over the West Indies of their first recreation within the United Arab Emirates.

Wolvaardt mentioned on the toss: “We’re batting first as a result of the pitch appears sluggish and we hope to get a complete after which defend it.

“It was good to begin with a win in our first group recreation however this can be a massive recreation as a result of the possibility to go 2-0 within the competitors will get us in a great place.

“What would we like to enhance? We have been fairly good in our first recreation with out being good in all areas so it’s about attempting to enhance them.”

South Africa win the toss and select to bat first as Laura Wolvaardt calls tails and makes the proper choice.

This might be a poor toss to lose for Heather Knight, three out of 4 matches at this event have been gained by the facet batting first.

Skipper Heather Knight has warned that England Girls’s T20 World Cup marketing campaign could not all the time be “horny” as they wrestle with the situations within the United Arab Emirates.

Knight’s facet launched their bid for glory with a 21-run Group B victory over Bangladesh on a tough pitch in Sharjah, the place the sluggish outfield compounded the issues for batters.

England have been restricted to 118 for seven having gained the toss and elected to bat, however whereas Knight admitted there was room for enchancment, she was pleased with that whole on the midway stage.

She instructed Sky Sports activities: “It wasn’t far off par however I feel if we push as much as about 135, 140, that’s going to be a extremely good rating if we get on that sort of wicket once more.

On residence soil final 12 months, the Proteas girls reached the ultimate of the event for the very first time due to a six-run win over England at Newlands.

Now the groups meet once more, this time in a Group B encounter, with each one win from one within the United Arab Emirates.

A second success could be a large step in direction of qualification for the ultimate 4, and England are solely too conscious of how shut it was final February.