England skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to field vs Australia in their their third match of the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
England made no changes in their playing XI while for Australia, Ashton Agar has replaced Mitchell Marsh in the final XI. Both the teams have played two matches each in the tournament till now and are unbeaten. However, England are on top of the points table due to their better net run rate. The Eoin Morgan-led side defeated Bangladesh in its last fixture by eight wickets where opener Jason Roy top-scored for the team with his 61-run knock. For Australia, there were lot of positives in their last win against Sri Lanka where veteran opener David Warner returned to form with a dominating half-century in the chase of 155 runs.
South Africa Beat Sri Lanka By 4 Wickets
South Africa on Saturday defeated Sri Lanka by 4 wickets in a Super 12 fixture of the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Chasing a target of 143, South Africa won the game by one ball to spare, thanks a to a late flourish from David Miller and Kagiso Rabada. Skipper Temba Bavuma top-scored for South Africa with a 46-ball 46 while Wanindu Hasaranga was the pick of the bowlers for Sri Lanka, having picked up a hattrick. Earlier, Sri Lanka had posted a total of 142 all out thanks to gutsy knock of 72 (58) from Pathum Nissanka. Initially, South Africa had won the toss and elected to bowl first in Sharjah