Rassie van der Dussen, Kagiso Rabada seal bittersweet consolation win for South Africa
England lost Jason Roy to injury, and ended up falling short by just 10 runs
06/11Result
39th Match, Group 1 (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Sharjah, Nov 6 2021
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![England]( "England")
179/8 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
06/11Result
39th Match, Group 1 (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Sharjah, Nov 6 2021
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![South Africa]( "South Africa")
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![England]( "England")
179/8 (20 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram seize chance, despite South Africa missing theirs
Performance of middle-order pair adds to sense of strong foundations for 2022 tournament
It's net curtains for South Africa as Mark Boucher rues run-rate exit
Sluggish chase against Bangladesh proves costly, but Boucher proud of team's revival
Jason Roy doubtful for rest of T20 World Cup after calf injury against South Africa
James Vince, one of two travelling reserves, would be Roy's likely replacement in the squad
Fantasy XI: Expect Nortje and Woakes to fire
Fantasy tips for the T20 World Cup game between England and South Africa
Bavuma wants South Africa to add '5% more' for crucial England fixture
Bavuma also cognisant of SA's advantage of playing after Australia v West Indies
Dawid Malan: 'It is totally different bounce to what you're used to' in Sharjah
"If we play in the semi-final on a wicket that maybe is not a 180 wicket, then it is a good learning curve for us"
Preview
Last chance for South Africa to stay alive as they come up against formidable England
To put themselves in a comfortable position, they need a big win against red-hot England - so they have a better NRR than Australia
Videos
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
| First Round Group A | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3.754 |
| NAM | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -0.523 |
| IRE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.853 |
| NED | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.46 |
| First Round Group B | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| SCOT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.775 |
| BAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1.733 |
| OMA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -0.025 |
| PNG | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2.655 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| ENG | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2.464 |
| AUS | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.216 |
| SA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0.739 |
| SL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -0.269 |
| WI | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1.641 |
| BAN | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -2.383 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | PT | NRR |
| PAK | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1.583 |
| NZ | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1.162 |
| IND | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1.747 |
| AFG | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1.053 |
| NAM | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1.89 |
| SCOT | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -3.543 |