South Africa arrive into this tournament with series wins over West Indies and Pakistan. With a number of allrounders in their lineup, there's a good amount of depth that they can draw from. There's no shortage of big names either with the likes of captain Laura Wolvaardt and Marizanne Kapp expected to show the way, as they did in their run to the final at the T20 World Cup last year.
Star allrounder Nat-Sciver Brunt was put in charge of the England team earlier this year following their drubbing in the Ashes. This is the first big test of the new coach and captain duo of Sciver-Brunt and Charlotte Edwards. They had a good hit out in the warm-ups, beating both Australia and India. If those results are anything to go by, it augurs well for a team packed with a lot of talent.
14:05 Local Time, 08:35 GMT, 14:05 IST: Going into this World Cup, there were a few teams you looked at as strong contenders. There was Australia, there was India, both of whom have registered winning starts. And then there were these two teams who will battle it out in Guwahati today. Hello and welcome to our coverage as England take on South Africa in Match 4 of the tournament.
Squads:
England Women Squad: Tammy Beaumont, Amy Jones(w), Nat Sciver-Brunt(c), Heather Knight, Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell, Em Arlott, Sarah Glenn, Alice Capsey, Emma Lamb
South Africa Women Squad: Laura Wolvaardt(c), Tazmin Brits, Annerie Dercksen, Marizanne Kapp, Anneke Bosch, Sinalo Jafta(w), Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Sune Luus, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nondumiso Shangase, Karabo Meso