T20 World Cup: South Africa flying below the radar, their bowlers can rattle England – Morne Morkel

Former South Africa pacer Morne Morkel feels South Africa have been “flying under the radar” within the absence of some massive names on the T20 World Cup however have the firepower to make it to the semi-final from Group 1 of the Super 12 stage.

South Africa are presently third on the Group 1 factors desk, tied on 6 factors with second-placed Australia on 6 factors every. While Australia tackle West Indies on Saturday, South Africa come up towards unbeaten table-toppers England in Sharjah.T20 World Cup 2021: Full ProtectionSouth Africa, within the absence of some massive names like Faf du Plessis and Chris Morris, began their marketing campaign within the Super 12 with a defeat over South Africa however they’ve crushed Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and West Indies to sew a 3-match unbeaten run. A win on England may not assure them a spot within the semi-final as Australia have a greater Net Run Rate however South Africa will look to regulate the controllable on Saturday.”The bowling attack is certainly the Proteas’ strength and I believe they can bowl us into the semifinals,” Morkel wrote in his column for the ICC.”It’s a must-win game for South Africa against England on Saturday but the West Indies vs Australia is also going to have massive ramifications, with net run-rates potentially coming into play,” Morkel stated. “If South Africa’s top bowlers can fire, they can really rattle the England top order,” he added.England cannot be too relaxed towards South Africa: MorkelHaving gone by way of a revival, the South African squad does not boast of superstars just like the earlier Proteas sides,and therefore expectations to win the match are low, eradicating the huge burden of strain that normally casts a shadow on the crew in each ICC match.”I feel that South Africa are flying under the radar in this tournament. A lot of people said that without their household names in the XI they didn’t stand a chance. But they are quietly playing good cricket and have dangerous batters that will step up. The likes of Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, and just look at David Miller the other night against Sri Lanka, hitting two back-to-back sixes to win it,” Morkel stated.”Mark Boucher is an organised coach and knows how to get the best out of his players when it matters most.”Although England are nearly by way of to the semifinal from Group 1, having received all their 4 matches, Morkel feels Eoin Morgan’s males cannot afford to take the match towards South Africa calmly.”England will not be too relaxed even though they have virtually qualified, I don’t think you can afford to be relaxed in this ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and flirt with form. This has all the ingredients to be one of the games of the tournament,” he added.