A swashbuckling innings from Quinton de Kock and then holding their nerve with the ball and in the field helped the Proteas to a tense seven-run victory against England at the T20 World Cup.
Australia opened their T20 World Cup Super 8 pool stage with a rain-affected victory against Bangladesh on Thursday.
The winner of Friday's clash between South Africa and England will put one foot into the semifinals of the T20 World Cup.
Suryakumar Yadav cracked a 28-ball 53 to set India up for a convincing 47-run win over Afghanistan in their opening Super 8 match at the T20 World Cup.
England thrashed the West Indies in front of their own fans in St Lucia, laying down a serious statement of intent at the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Quinton de Kock and Kagiso Rabada found form as the Proteas beat the USA by 18 runs in their Super Eights clash at the T20 World Cup in Antigua.