Champions trophy eng vs sa toss update: England won the toss and decided to bat first. This is the last match of the Champions Trophy in Group-B, which is very important from the semi-final point of view. On one hand, England has made a change in its team, Saqib Mahmood has been returned to the playing XI. At the same time, the captain of the African team, Tamba Bavuma, has gone out due to poor health. The African team is landing with two major changes.
A day before this match, Jose Butler announced to leave the captaincy of England. In this match against South Africa, Butler will be seen captaining the English team for the last time. Butler took over the captaincy of the team in 2022, but after that England has been a victim of poor performance in three consecutive ICC tournaments.
South Africa made the captain sit out
In this match, Aidan Markram will be captaining the South African team. He told that Tony de Jorji and captain Tamba Babuma have not good health, due to which they have been excluded from the playing XI. England has already been out of the tournament, while South Africa will qualify for the semi -finals even in the event of a win or a match draw.
England’s playing XI: Philip Salt, Ben Docket, Jamie Smith, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jose Butler (Captain), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Operton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmud
South Africa’s playing XI: Triston Stabs, Ryan Ryyan Ricelton, Rasi Van Der Dusen, Eden Markram (captain), Heinrich Klassen, David Miller, Vian Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshan, Keshav Maharaj, Cagiso Rabada, Lungi Angidi
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