EDC vs SAC Dream11 Prediction, Match 8, WCL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11, Injury Updates & Pitch Report for WCL 2025
South Africa has been victorious in both outings and is at the top of the table.
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England Champions will be up against South Africa Champions in the 8th match of the World Championship of Legends 2025 on Thursday, July 24, at Grace Road in Leicester. It will be the first game of the season at this venue. England is in second place in the points table and is still searching for its first win. South Africa has been victorious in both outings and is at the top of the table.
South Africa faced the India Champions in the previous game, where India elected to bowl after winning the toss. AB de Villiers remained unbeaten on 63 runs off 30 deliveries and helped South Africa score 208 runs for the loss of six wickets. In reply, India made 111 runs for the loss of nine wickets and went on to lose the match by 88 runs by the DLS method.
England took on the West Indies Champions in the last match and elected to bowl after winning the toss. The West Indies scored 164 runs for the loss of nine wickets. Stuart Meaker was the pick of the bowlers for England and took four wickets for 24 runs in four overs. In reply, England was bundled out for 154 runs and lost the match by 10 runs.
Match Information
England Champions vs South Africa Champions, Match 8
World Championship of Legends, 24 Jul 2025, Thur, 9:00 PM IST, Grace Road, Leicester
Broadcast
Star Sports Network
Live Stream
FanCode
Weather Report
Clear
25.3°C
46% (Humidity)
Team Form (Last 5 matches)
Probable Playing XI
England Champions
P Mustard (wk), IR Bell, EJG Morgan (C), MM Ali, RS Bopara, TR Ambrose, SR Patel, LE Plunkett, A Shahzad, SC Meaker, AD Mascarenhas
Bench : AN Cook, RJ Sidebottom, JM Vince, CT Tremlett, U Afzaal
South Africa Champions
JA Rudolph, SJ Erwee, AB de Villiers (C), JP Duminy, JT Smuts, MN van Wyk (wk), WD Parnell, CH Morris, GC Viljoen, D Olivier, Imran Tahir
Bench : RE Levi, HM Amla, AM Phangiso, H Davids
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
66%
Pace Bowling
34%
Spin Bowling
52%
Batting Pitch
169
Average Score
48%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks


Ian Bell ENG-C | BAT
Bell has scored 57 runs in three outings for England at a strike rate of 121.27. He made a half-century in the first game against Pakistan.


Moeen Ali ENG-C | ALL
Moeen won the Global Super League recently with the Guyana Amazon Warriors. He took four wickets in five games in the tournament and scored 103 runs at a strike rate of 103.
Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team


Morne van Wyk
SA-C | WK
He has made just 18 runs in two games and can be avoided in fantasy teams.


Ryan Sidebottom
ENG-C | BOWL
Sidebottom has not taken more than one wicket in any of his outings so far and can be left out of fantasy teams.
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