England opt to bowl against South Africa in key T20 World Cup clash

SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates - England skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to field against South Africa in a crucial Twenty20 World Cup clash on Saturday.

  England, who are all but through to the semi-finals with four wins in as many games, have one change with Mark Woods replacing injured Tymal Mills in the Super 12 contest in Sharjah.

  "It's a different challenge to play here, we saw an unbelievable innings from Jos Buttler the other day," Morgan said of the Sharjah pitch where Buttler hit an unbeaten 101 in their previous victory.

  South Africa need a dominant win to edge out Australia, who won the first match of the day against West Indies, for a place in the semi-finals from this group.

  "We need to start well with the bat and then try and defend it," said skipper Temba Bavuma.

  "We need to do well in the batting powerplay, lay a foundation and then plan ahead."

  South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma (capt), Aiden Markram, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi

  England: Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (capt), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood

  Umpires: Chris Brown (NZL), Joel Wilson (WIS)

  TV Umpire: Paul Wilson (AUS)

  Match Referee: David Boon (AUS), BSS/AFP