ENG vs ZIM Dream11 Prediction, Playing XI, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for Match 1 of Zimbabwe tour of England
England are coming off a crushing 423-run defeat against New Zealand in their last Test appearance, following two consecutive wins. The Three Lions have lost three games out of their last five Tests.
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The one-off four-day Test match between England and Zimbabwe is set to begin on Thursday, May 22, at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. With a win in this game, the hosts England will gear up for their upcoming bigger challenge in the five-match Test series against India, starting next month, from June 20.
England are coming off a crushing 423-run defeat against New Zealand in their last Test appearance, following two consecutive wins. The Three Lions have lost three games out of their last five Tests. A win in this game against Zimbabwe will boost their preparations for the Indian challenge next month.
On the other hand, Zimbabwe recently played a 1-1 drawn Test series against Bangladesh last month. After beating the hosts in the first Test, Zimbabwe lost the second and final game of the series in Chattogram by a heavy margin of an innings and 106 runs. So, they aim to stun the Englishmen with brilliant performances in this game, and continue to march their aim of supremacy in the red-ball internationals.
Match Information
England vs Zimbabwe, Match 1
Zimbabwe tour of England, 22 May 2025, Thur, 3:30 PM IST ,Trent Bridge, Nottingham
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Probable Playing XI
England
Zak Crawley, BM Duckett, Ollie Pope, JE Root, HC Brook, Ben Stokes (C), JL Smith (wk), AAP Atkinson, JC Tongue, Samuel Cook, Shoaib Bashir
Zimbabwe
Brian Bennett, BJ Curran, NR Welch, SC Williams, CR Ervine (C), Sikandar Raza, TE Tsiga (wk), WP Masakadza, Clive Madande, W Madhevere, R Ngarava
Bench : B Muzarabani, VM Nyauchi, N Nyamhuri, Tanaka Chivanga
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Pitch Report
70%
Pace Bowling
30%
Spin Bowling
72%
Batting Pitch
305
Average Score
28%
Bowling Pitch
Player Picks
Joe Root ENG | BAT
The former England skipper and modern-day batting great Joe Root has been in the ‘form of his life’ in the last 10 Test matches. He has scored 1032 runs with an amazing average of 64.5, and he is the leading run-scorer for England.
Ben Duckett ENG | WK
Opening batter Ben Duckett has accumulated 2270 runs from 60 innings at an average of 39.82 with four centuries and 13 fifty-plus scores. He has the highest Test score of 182, which makes a decent captaincy choice.
Gus Atkinson ENG | BOWL
England pacer Gus Atkinson could be a crucial asset with the ball for his side at the bowling-friendly track in Nottingham. He has been in an outstanding run of form in his last 9 Test games, scalping 36 wickets with an economy rate of just 3.58.
Harry Brook ENG | BAT
Star England batter Harry Brook has scored 905 runs in the last 10 Tests, with a commendable batting average of 53.24. He is also among the leading run-scorers for England in their last 10 Test appearances.
Craig Ervine ZIM | BAT
Zimbabwe Skipper Craig Ervine can also be selected as one of the ‘top picks’ in this game’s Dream11 team. He has aggregated 438 runs in seven games, with an average of 33.69.
Ben Stokes ENG | ALL
The English captain Ben Stokes has returned from his hamstring injury, and given the star all-rounder he is, Stokes is expected to be at his best with both the bat and the ball.
Harry Brook
ENG | BAT
Jamie Smith
ENG | BAT
Craig Ervine
ZIM | BAT
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Shoaib Bashir
ENG | BOWL
Considering the pace-friendly conditions in Nottingham, it might not be a good choice to pick Shoaib Bashir in the Dream11 team for this game. Besides that, he has scalped only 25 wickets in the last 10 Tests.
Richard Ngarava
ZIM | BOWL
Zimbabwe’s left-arm pacer Richard Ngarva can also be ignored from this game’s Dream11 team. He has scalped only 18 wickets in his last eight Test matches.
Teams will be updated after Toss
Last Updated On - May 21 2025 2:53 PM
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