SA vs ENG Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For 1st ODI

Jofra Archer returns to T20I cricket but Joe Root misses out for England.

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Updated - 27 Mar 2024, 11:45 IST

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Preview

South Africa (SA) will be hosting England (ENG) in the first ODI match at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Friday. The hosts are returning to white-ball cricket after their disappointing performances in the T20 World Cup 2022. They lost a three-match away Test series against Australia by 0-2 prior to this series. Experienced pacer Sisanda Magala returns to ODI cricket after a gap of one year after impressive performances in domestic cricket.

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England suffered a 3-0 defeat against Australia in their last ODIs in November 2022 but beat Pakistan in Tests in December. Star pacer Jofra Archer will be making a return from a long-term injury while Harry Brook is in line to make his ODI debut. South Africa have won just once in their last five ODI encounters against England but are favorites to win this fixture due to home advantage.

Match Information

South Africa vs England, 1st ODI

England tour of South Africa, 27 Jan 2023, Fri, 4:30 PM IST ,Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

Weather Report

Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein

Clear

21.7°C

46% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

South Africa

NR
NR
NR
T
L

England

W
W
W
L
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

Jos Buttler

ENG - wk

261 Runs

3 Matches

2

Dawid Malan

ENG - bat

189 Runs

3 Matches

3

Temba Bavuma

SA - bat

180 Runs

3 Matches

154 Runs

3 Matches

137 Runs

3 Matches

6

David Miller

SA - bat

124 Runs

3 Matches

1

Lungi Ngidi

SA - bowl

250.00

2 Matches

2

Sam Curran

ENG - all

130.23

3 Matches

3

David Miller

SA - bat

124.00

3 Matches

121.24

3 Matches

5

Moeen Ali

ENG - all

121.18

3 Matches

6

Temba Bavuma

SA - bat

114.65

3 Matches

1

Jofra Archer

ENG - bowl

7 Wkts

2 Matches

2

Anrich Nortje

SA - bowl

6 Wkts

2 Matches

3

Adil Rashid

ENG - bowl

6 Wkts

3 Matches

4

Lungi Ngidi

SA - bowl

5 Wkts

2 Matches

4 Wkts

2 Matches

6

Sam Curran

ENG - all

4 Wkts

3 Matches

1

Kagiso Rabada

SA - bowl

4.60

1 Match

2

Marco Jansen

SA - all

5.95

2 Matches

3

6.38

1 Match

4

Lungi Ngidi

SA - bowl

6.74

2 Matches

5

7.84

3 Matches

6

Chris Woakes

ENG - all

7.84

2 Matches

Probable Playing XI

South Africa

T Bavuma (C), JN Malan, AK Markram, DA Miller, HE van der Dussen, M Jansen, WD Parnell, Q de Kock (wk), A Nortje, K Rabada, T Shamsi

Bench : RR Hendricks, H Klaasen, SSB Magala, KA Maharaj, L Ngidi

England

HC Brook, BM Duckett, DJ Malan, MM Ali, SM Curran, DJ Willey, Chris Woakes, Jos Buttler (C), PD Salt, Jofra Archer, AU Rashid

Bench : JJ Roy, OP Stone, RJW Topley

Injury and availability news

It will be added here if there is any injury update for this fixture.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Mangaug Oval offers a batting-friendly surface in white-ball cricket with an average first innings score of 242. The pacers always get extra help with pace and bounce here in powerplay overs but batters are likely to dominate the game once the ball gets old.

242

Average Score

Player Picks

9
C

Jos Buttler ENG | WK

The English captain was in sensational form in the ongoing SA20 2023 tournament. He scored 285 runs from just eight innings at an average of 40.71 with the help of three fifties for Paarl Royals.

9
C

Quinton de Kock SA | WK

The star South African wicketkeeper-batter scored two fifties for Durban Super Giants in the SA20 tournament. He ranks third in the current ICC ODI Batter's chart and will be a key batter for the hosts in the upcoming fixtures.

8
VC

Rassie van der Dussen SA | BAT

The experienced batter ranks second in the ICC ODI Batter's chart and has impressive numbers in ODIs. He has been a consistent run-getters in ODIs with 1525 runs at an average of 69.31 so far.

9

Kagiso Rabada SA | BOWL

The South African speedster enjoyed a sensational SA20 2023 tournament with MI Cape Town as he made a return from injury. He took seven wickets from five innings and should be in your Dream11 Team at any cost.

6.5

Harry Brook ENG | BAT

The trending talented English batter is in line to make his ODI debut in this fixture. The youngster enters this series after scoring three consecutive centuries in Tests against Pakistan last month.

8.5

Sam Curran ENG | ALL

The English all-rounder took only three wickets from seven innings in the ongoing SA20 tournament but remains one of the best all-rounders in white-ball cricket.

7

Marco Jansen SA | ALL

The young South African bowling all-rounder won the ICC Men's Emerging Player of the Year 2022 this week. He scored 158 runs and took five wickets in the SA20 tournament and costs only 7.0 credits on the Dream11 Team.

8

Chris Woakes ENG | ALL

The English pacer smashed 66 runs from two innings and took seven wickets from just four innings in the ongoing ILT20 tournament for Sharjah Warriors. He has taken 157 wickets from 104 ODI innings and is available for just 8.0 credits on the Dream11 Team for this fixture.

8.5

David Willey ENG | ALL

The experienced English pacer took the joint-highest four wickets against Australia in England's last ODI series. Willey has taken 84 wickets from 62 ODIs and costs only 7.5 credits on the Dream11 Team.

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9

Moeen Ali

ENG | ALL

The star all-rounder has struggled to impress with both bat and ball in the recent games as he scored 66 runs and took just one wicket from five games in ILT20 for Sharjah Warriors.

9

Temba Bavuma

SA | BAT

The South African captain has scored 730 runs from 20 ODI matches at an average of 42.94 but has struggled for the big knocks lately.

Last Updated On - Mar 27 2024 11:45 AM

Players
11/11

Team 1

SA

6 : 5

ENG

Credits Left
6.5/100

Head To Head
Jos Buttler

9

Quinton de Kock
C

9

Dawid Malan

9

Aiden Markram
VC

8

Rassie van der Dussen

8

Sam Curran

8.5

Chris Woakes

8

Marco Jansen

7

Jofra Archer

9

Anrich Nortje

9

Kagiso Rabada

9

Players
11/11

Team 1

SA

6 : 5

ENG

Credits Left
9.5/100

Grand League
Jos Buttler
C

9

Quinton de Kock

9

Harry Brook

6.5

Aiden Markram

8

Rassie van der Dussen
VC

8

Chris Woakes

8

Wayne Parnell

7.5

Jofra Archer

9

Adil Rashid

8.5

Kagiso Rabada

9

Tabraiz Shamsi

8

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