SA vs ENG Dream11 Match Prediction | 1st T20I | Team News

South Africa vs England T20I Match Preview:

SA vs ENG Dream11: After the test series and the ODI series, its time for the T20 action between South Africa and England. The first T20I of the 3-match T20 series will be played on Wednesday evening. The hosts South Africa started the tour positively by winning the first test match but the visitors bounced back in style by winning the next 3 test matches and the series 3-1. In the ODI series, The Proteas won the first ODI but the 2nd ODi was abandoned due to rain. In the 3rd ODI, the hosts lost the chance to win the series as England won a closely fought game by 2 wickets. Now, both teams will be gearing up for the T20 format and they would want no less than a win in the opening game.

Match Details:

England Tour of South Africa 2019-20 – 1st T20I
Date: Wednesday, 12th February 2020
Venue: Buffalo Park, East London
Time: 9:30 PM IST

Head to Head (Last 5 games):

South Africa: 2
England: 3
No Result: 0

Last Result at the Venue: South Africa 160/6 defeated Zimbabwe 126/10 by 34 runs – 9th October 2018

SA vs ENG Dream11 – South Africa Team News:

Injury Update: No injury updates.
Unavailable: Sisanda Magala has failed the fitness test so he is not available for the first T20I

Team Combination:

• Reeza Hendricks and Quinton de Kock are expected to open the batting.
• Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, and David Miller will form the middle-order.
• JJ Smuts and Andile Phehlukwayo will be the all-rounders in the team.
• Tabraiz Shamsi, Dale Steyn, Lungi Ngidi, and Beuran Hendricks combined will form the bowling attack.

SA Playing 11- (Expected)

Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock (C & WK), Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, JJ Smuts, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dale Steyn, Lungi Ngidi, and Beuran Hendricks.

SA vs ENG Dream11 – England Team News:

Injury Update: No injury update.

Team Combination:

• Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow are expected to open the batting with Dawid Malan coming at the number 3.
• Skipper Eoin Morgan alongside Ben Stokes and Jos Butler will form the middle-order.
• Curran Brothers – Sam and Tom are expected to be the all-rounders in the playing 11.
• While Chris Jordan and Adil Rashid will lead the bowling attack, one between Saqib Mahmood and Mark Wood is expected to get a chance to feature alongside them.

ENG Playing 11- (Expected)

Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan (C), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (WK), Tom Curran, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, and Saqib Mahmood/Mark Wood.

SA vs ENG Dream11 Squads

South Africa Squad

Quinton de Kock(C), Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, JJ Smuts, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dale Steyn, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi, Beuran Hendricks, Petrus van Biljon, Sisanda Magala, Bjorn Fortuin, and Heinrich Klaasen.

England Squad

Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan (C), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, Joe Denly, Saqib Mahmood, and Matthew Parkinson.

ENG vs SA Dream11 Tips and Predictions: 

Fantasy picks from South Africa:

• Quinton de Kock – 1018 runs in 38 T20Is – 129.35 strike rate
• David Miller – 1309 runs in 72 T20Is – 140 strike rate
• Dale Steyn – 61 wickets in 44 T20Is – 6.8 economy rate
• Lungi Ngidi – 11 wickets in 7 T20Is – 6.4 economy rate

Fantasy picks from England

• Jason Roy – 743 runs in 32 T20Is – 145.12 strike rate
• Dawid Malan – 458 runs in 9 T20Is – 156.31 strike rate
• Ben Stokes – 232 runs and 10 wickets in 23 T20Is
• Adil Rashid – 39 wickets in 40 T20Is – 20.46 strike rate

ENG vs SA Dream11 Fantasy Team:

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Disclaimer: Management can take late decisions, depending on the match situation. The fantasy teams which we have produced here for Dream11 are the best of our interest and depending on the credit scores of the players.