After defeats, there's plenty to prove for South Africa, England

The last time England and South Africa played a World Cup game at the Wankhede Stadium, it was of the T20 variety in 2016, England chasing down 229 in a runathon. Why go so far back, white-ball players of both the teams, very well represented in IPL, know all about the value for money that the playing surface here offers.

- Rasesh Mandani

Coming off defeats against less fancied teams in a pressure cooker world event in India, Mumbai is where you want to be.

Afghanistan and Netherlands managed to trip up England and South Africa, leaving especially the former in a spot of bother. But this 10-team, initially each plays the other once format, gives teams a chance to stay alive deep into the competition.

Holders England can swallow a defeat against New Zealand or Afghanistan if it was a T20I. They were outskilled in a World Cup ODI, which would hurt. That leaves them precariously placed with two losses in three matches. Buttler's promise of taking Eoin Morgan's legacy forward, like Ricky Ponting took over from Steve Waugh, has come under threat.