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Wills Cup: England v South Africa, It's all 50:50

By Zahid Newaz in Dhaka
25 October 1998



After a practice session at BUET ground Saturday, South African captain Hansie Cronje said that despite the absence of some regular players, his squad has the ability to show all-round performance sufficient to snatch victory against England.

About his strategy to face the one-day specialist England team, he said it won't be of any special consideration. ``As Dhaka is an unknown venue for us, we'll formulate the strategy after watching Zimbabwe-New Zealand match... seeing how are the pitch, field and environment,'' the South African skipper said.

South Africa had a night practice at the games venue, Bangabandhu National Stadium, on Friday and its captain described the newly-installed floodlight as very good. Calling the England team a ``balanced'' side, Cronje on Friday had said there is a 50:50 chance for both in the Sunday's first quarter- final.

England's captain Adam Hollioake also echoed his South African counterpart. ``The match has a 50:50 chance. But we're confident to win,'' he said after a practice session at the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium Saturday.

``After winning the practice matches against Bangladesh and New Zealand, our morale is high... adaptation also very good,'' Hollioake said. Admitting that South Africa is a very good and balanced side, he said: ``But we're determined to win and my expectation from my players is an all-round performance.''


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