Who Won the Toss Today, ENG vs SA World Cup 2023 Match 20: England vs South Africa Match Toss Result on October 21

Who Won the Toss Today, ENG vs SA World Cup 2023 Match 17: England captain Jos Buttler won the toss and elect to bowl first against Aiden Markram's South Africa in ICC World Cup 2023 Match 20 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday (October 21).

The match is scheduled for 2 PM IST at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday (October 21).

What the captains said at the ENG vs SA toss?

England captain Jos Buttler said, "We are going to bowl first. Generally a good ground for chasing, that's the reason behind it. It's not about looking back, need to look forward. Need to be at our best. Stokes comes in, Willey and Atkinson come in for Woakes and Curran. This wicket favours pace, so we are focussing on that. Everyone is eager to get going. Need to be true to ourselves. We need to play our brand of cricket."

South Africa Captain, Aiden Markram said, "Bavuma is ill, so Reeza comes in. Nice opportunity for him. Might be a little bit in it (pitch) during the powerplay. Sort of motivates you a bit. Not focussing too much on it. It's about reaching to those standards. Reeza has been knocking on the door for a while, he comes in. It's a fantastic opportunity for him."

ENG vs SA ICC World Cup 2023: Playing XI

England (Playing XI): Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(w/c), David Willey, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Reece Topley

South Africa (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

Wankhede Stadium Pitch Report

One of the typical features of this pitch in Mumbai is that it's quicker and bouncier than same other venues of India. The challenge for the quick bowlers is that they need to be fuller in length. There's a touch of moisture in the surface. It's not as hard as it usually is. I think bowling first was the right decision, says Finch. We should be in for a good contest. The sun might harden this pitch later on, and one England batter who likes pace and bounce is Dawid Malan, reckons Michael Atherton.