Published on: Nov 5, 2021 7:30 pm IST|Updated on: Nov 6, 2021 12:32 pm IST
ENG vs SA Dream11 Prediction: The 39th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 is scheduled to be contested between England and South Africa on 6 November at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. While talking about the standings of these two teams so far in the ongoing edition of the competition, England are almost through to the semis having placed at the top position while South Africa occupies the third spot on the points table in Group 1.
Both these sides are coming into this game after having witnessed different results so far in this mega event. The England side are surely the team to beat in the ongoing edition of the tournament as they have registered comprehensive wins over Sri Lanka, West Indies, Australia and Bangladesh so far. On the other hand, South Africa have managed to win 3 out of their four matches this season.
England are placed at the top position in the ICC T20I Rankings with 278 rating and 7786 points. On the other hand, South Africa occupies the 5th position with a total of 7489 points. In the 21 T20I matches played between these two teams, England have had the upper hand in this stiff head-to-head rivalry with a total of 11 wins while South Africa have won 9 matches.
Fixture Name: Match 39, England vs South Africa
Competition: ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021
Date: 6 November
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Ground: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Pitch Report: The pitch and the conditions at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium are once again expected to favour the bowlers. The spinners have extracted great amount of turn from this track and it will behave similarly in this match as well. There will be some amount of dew in the second innings. However, bowling first will be a great choice of decision after winning the toss. The par total will once again remain around the 150-160 mark.
It will be an important move to pick a mixed combination of England and South Africa players in your dream fantasy cricket teams. Since it is the opening stage of the tournament, it will be a good decision to include more of batters and all-rounders to increase the chances of winning big contests. The likes of Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Adil Rashid, Wanindu Hasaranga and Kusal Perera will be the must pick players.
WICKET-KEEPERS: Jos Buttler, Quinton de Kock BATTERS: Jason Roy, Temba Bavuma, Reeza Hendricks, Eoin Morgan ALL-ROUNDERS: Liam Livingstone, Aiden Markram BOWLERS: Adil Rashid, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada
England will surely start as the favourites to win this match against South Africa due to their phenomenal performance in the last game. The Eoin Morgan-led team got the better of defending champions West Indies, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Australia in a comprehensive manner. On the other hand, South Africa also have the ability to put up an impressive performance in the T20 format and have already won 3 matches so far.
For England, it will be really important to continue performing remarkably well both in the batting as well as bowling departments as they have done so far in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. The likes of Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow and Dawid Malan will be their important clogs in the batting department. On the other hand, the trio of Chris Jordan, Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid have to play a significant role with the ball.
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England’s swashbuckling opening batter Jos Buttler is coming into this game after smacking a phenomenal hundred in the last game against Sri Lanka. Buttler has smashed a total of 2085 runs representing England in 86 T20I games at an average of 34.71. The wicket-keeper batter has an impressive strike-rate of more than 140 in the T20I format. He has also notched up a total of 15 half-centuries in T20I cricket. The right-hander played a terrific innings of 71 runs off 32 balls against Australia.
For the England team, right-arm leg spinner Adil Rashid has delivered superb performances in every single match of this tournament. He picked up a total of four wickets in his spell of 2.2 overs and ended up conceding just 2 runs against West Indies. Adil Rashid has surely improved his game with the ball in the last few years having taken as many as 72 wickets from 66 T20I matches. He has a brilliant economy rate of less than 8.
ENG Playing 11 (likely) Jos Buttler Jason Roy Dawid Malan Jonny Bairstow Eoin Morgan Liam Livingstone Moeen Ali David Wiley Chris Woakes Chris Jordan Adil Rashid
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The South African side will want to come up with a better effort both with the bat and ball as they have performed in the last few T20I games. The trio of Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock and Aiden Markram have performed really well in the opening department and they will have the support of Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller and Temba Bavuma. In the bowling department, Tabraiz Shamsi, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje will once again be crucial with the ball.
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For South Africa, Aiden Markram will have to play an important role in this batting line-up especially in the middle-order. Markram smashed a crucial knock of 40 runs off 36 balls in the game against Australia. The right-handed batter has performed impressively well in limited-overs cricket in the recent few months. He has notched up a total of 536 runs in 19 T20I games at an excellent strike-rate of more than 140.
South Africa’s pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada have delivered brilliant performance in limited-overs cricket in the last two years. He has been a key wicket-taker for South Africa in this tournament as well. Rabada has taken a total of 46 wickets from 39 T20I matches. He has an excellent average of 26.62 and a fine economy of 8.48. The Proteas speedster will be hoping to pick regular wickets in this match as well.
SA Playing 11 (likely) Reeza Hendricks Quinton de Kock Temba Bavuma Aiden Markram Rassie van der Dussen David Miller Dwaine Pretorius Keshav Maharaj Kagiso Rabada Tabraiz Shamsi Anrich Nortje
Watch England vs South Africa ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 match Live score and streaming on the Star Sports Network and HotStar app. All the players videos and match scores along with exciting live ball-to-ball commentary will be available on the Hotstar app. As per the Covid-19 norms in the United Arab Emirates, crowds will be allowed in all of the matches in this ICC T20 World Cup. The Star Sports Network who are the official broadcasters will also provide some special video analysis for the viewers.
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