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08-May-2010 17:21:00 GMT
England v South Africa at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown

England Elect to Bat Against South Africa

Barbados: England skipper Paul Collingwood won the toss and decided to bat against South Africa in a Group E Super Eights match of the Twenty20 World Cup at the Kensington Oval on Saturday.

It will be a battle of equals as a confident England locks horns with title favourite South Africa at the Kensington Oval.

While England defeated Pakistan by six wickets in their first match of the Super Eight stage on Thursday, South Africa also produced a clinical performance to get the better of New Zealand by 13 runs in the other match of the day.

With each of them having two points in the kitty, both the Englishmen and Proteas will be aiming to continue with the winning momentum and inch closer towards a semifinal berth.

Neither batting nor bowling is a worry for England, which on Thursday rode on Kevin Pietersen's sizzling unbeaten 70 to defeat Pakistan and the team will expect another crackling performance from the experienced cricketer.

Their bowling has been equally impressive so far in the tournament.

On the other hand, consistency is the main strength of the South African batting department, which includes star all-rounder Jacques Kallis and the experienced Herschelle Gibbs.

Captain Graeme Smith is coming up in the order, while the rest of line-up also has power-hitters like AB de Villiers, Albie Morkel and Mark Boucher who can pull the team out of the pit in case of any early slip-up.

Their bowling line-up is also ready to give the English batsmen some tough time.


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