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South Africa has been victorious in both outings and is at the top of the table.

By CricTracker Staff

Updated - 24 Jul 2025, 20:40 IST

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Match InfoPlaying XIC & VCTeamsWeather ReportTeam FormInjury NewsPitchAvoidable Players

Preview

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

Grace Road, Leicester

Clouds

17.5°C

88% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

England Champions

L
NR
L
L
L

South Africa Champions

W
W
W
W
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

AB de Villiers

SA-C - bat

182 Runs

3 Matches

2

Phil Mustard

ENG-C - wk

101 Runs

3 Matches

3

Eoin Morgan

ENG-C - bat

89 Runs

4 Matches

4

Hashim Amla

SA-C - bat

78 Runs

4 Matches

5

Samit Patel

ENG-C - all

78 Runs

3 Matches

6

Ravi Bopara

ENG-C - bat

67 Runs

3 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

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The surface at Grace Road in Leicester will likely remain balanced in this game. The average first innings score in the last 10 T20 matches here has been 169 runs. The teams chasing the target have nine out of the last 10 matches here. Pacers have picked 66% of wickets in the last game at this venue.

66%

Pace Bowling

34%

Spin Bowling

52%

Batting Pitch

169

Average Score

48%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

9
C

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.

8.5
C

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.

7

Samit Patel ENG-C | ALL

Samit was the best performer for England in the previous game against the West Indies. He bowled two overs and took one wicket. With the bat, Samit scored 52 runs off 36 deliveries.

8.5

JJ Smuts SA-C | ALL

Smuts has made 34 runs in two matches at a strike rate of 154.54 for South Africa. He has taken one wicket as well at an economy of just five.

7

Sarel Erwee SA-C | BAT

The 35-year-old batter has scored 42 runs in two games at a strike rate of 140 for South Africa.

8.5

Hardus Viljoen SA-C | BOWL

Viljoen has picked two wickets in two matches for South Africa at an average of 15.50, an economy of 5.16, and a strike rate of 18.

Avoid Having These Players In Your Fantasy Sports Team

8.5

Morne van Wyk

SA-C | WK

He has made just 18 runs in two games and can be avoided in fantasy teams.

6

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.

Last Updated On - Jul 24 2025 8:40 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

ENG-C

5 : 6

SA-C

Credits Left
10.5/100

Head To Head
Tim Ambrose

8

Ian Bell
C

9

Sarel Erwee

7

AB de Villiers

9.5

Samit Patel

7

Moeen Ali

8.5

Wayne Parnell

8

JJ Smuts
VC

8.5

Stuart Meaker

8

Hardus Viljoen

8.5

Imran Tahir

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

ENG-C

7 : 4

SA-C

Credits Left
6.5/100

Mega League
Tim Ambrose

8

Eoin Morgan

9.5

Ian Bell

9

AB de Villiers

9.5

Samit Patel
C

7

Moeen Ali
VC

8.5

Wayne Parnell

8

JJ Smuts

8.5

Liam Plunkett

8

Ajmal Shahzad

9

Hardus Viljoen

8.5

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