SA vs USA Dream11 Hockey Prediction | South Africa vs United States FIH Series Finals Preview

South Africa square off against United States in the FIH Series Finals fixture on Thursday. South Africa would want to make amends for the dismal Hockey Men’s World Cup where they finished at 16th position.

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— SA Hockey Men (@SA_Hockey_Men) June 1, 2019

Ranked 26, United States qualified in the first place from the FIH Series Open in Salamanca in Mexico to get an entry to FIH Series Finals.  The side played some quality hockey in the competition, scoring 54 goals and conceded just five.

Head-to-head  (since 2013)

South Africa – 1, United States – O

USA captain Ajai Dhadwal: “The team chemistry is really good and the team is getting confident. Hopefully, we can take one game at a time and focus on our task. Our goal is to qualify, therefore to get to the Final.”

South Africa – Goalkeeper Rassie Pieterse: “We did not achieve what we wanted at the World Cup, it was quite disappointing, so this just gives a new hunger in the team, where a few young and talented players have joined. We’ve been working really hard, especially on a lot of technical things, on our strikers and of course on our defence as well. So, we’re quite excited to see how we’re going to test again some of the top teams here.”

Match Details

When June 6, 08:45 IST

Where – Bhuvaneshwar

Team News

Siya Nolutshungu, Ryan Julius, Alex Stewart and Matt de Sousa have returned to SA squad.

Rhett Halkett and Julian Hykes have announced retirement from the International game for South Africa.

South Africa vs United States Hockey squads

South Africa Hockey squad: Tim Drummond (Captain), Matthew Brown, Dayaan Cassiem, Taylor Dart, Tyson Dlungwana, Jethro Eustice, Keenan Horne, Ryan Julius, Nduduzo Lembethe, Mohammed Mea, Siyavuya Nolutshungu, Nqobile Ntuli, Richard Pautz, Rassie Pieterse, Austin Smith, Matthew de Sousa, Nicholas Spooner and Alex Stewart

United States Hockey squad: NA

SA vs USA Dream11 Dream11 Team

South Africa fantasy picks: Austin Smith, Tim Drummond, Jethro Eustice, Rassie Pieterse

United States fantasy picks:  Aki Kaeppeler, Deegan Huisman

Captain choices – Austin Smith, Tim Drummond, Jethro Eustice

This SA vs USA Dream11 Dream11 Hockey Prediction is based on news sourced from various sources. We suggest you pick your playing 11 from the squad listed above basis SA vs USA Dream11 team news. Kindly revisit before the deadline to get the final update of the  SA vs USA Dream11 Dream11 Team Prediction.

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