South Africa vs England, 2020, 1st T20I: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips-Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update

Match Details:

The 1st of the three-match Twenty20 International series between South Africa and England will be played at Buffalo Park in East London.

The match starts at 06:00 PM local time (04:00 PM GMT) (09:30 PM IST). This match will be live on Sony SIX and Sony SIX HD. Live Streaming will be available on Sony LIV.

Preview for Dream11 Fantasy

With the One-day series done and dusted, the caravan of the England tour of South Africa moves to its T20I leg and the first game will be played on Wednesday in East London. This series will serve as a perfect opportunity for both sides as they aim to zero-in on an ideal combination for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia.

South Africa, under the leadership of Quinton de Kock, has drawn the past two white-ball series- T20Is vs India and ODIs against England- and will be looking for an elusive series win. While Faf du Plessis and Kagiso Rabada continue to be rested, the Proteas will welcome back Dale Steyn into their set-up who comes to the side on the back of impressive performances in the MSL and BBL.

It will not be an easy task though against a power-packed English side who will be bolstered by the addition of Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, and Mark Wood- all of whom were rested in the recently concluded ODI series, making the visitors prime favourites leading into the rubber.

Weather Condition/Report

It is expected to be an overcast day in East London on Wednesday. According to the weather report, the sun and clouds are expected to play hide and seek throughout the day. While the temperature is set to hover between 22 and 28 degrees Celsius, the humidity is set to be around 68%.

Pitch Condition/Report:

The pitch at the Buffalo Park is expected to be a decent one for the batsmen. A total around 170 might turn out to be a par-score even as the team winning the toss might look to field first. In the three matches played at the venue, chasing side has won twice.

Average first innings score: 155 (In three matches played at the venue)

Record of chasing teams: Won – 2; Lost – 1

Injury and Availability News

(Will be shared when there’s an update)

Probable Playing XIs

South Africa:

Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock (C & WK), Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, JJ Smuts/Bjorn Fortuin, Andile Phehlukwayo, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dale Steyn, Lungi Ngidi, Beuran Hendricks.

Bench – Sisanda Magala, Dwaine Pretorius, Petrus van Biljon, Heinrich Klaasen

England

Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Eoin Morgan (C), Ben Stokes, Tom Curran, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood/Mark Wood

Bench: Saqib Mahmood/Mark Wood, Joe Denly, Matthew Parkinson, Moeen Ali

Top Picks

South Africa: Quinton de Kock will once again hold the key for the hosts as far as giving a good start with the bat is concerned. Apart from de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, who is the leading run-scorer- 280 runs in 8 games at 35- for South Africa in T20I cricket since the start of 2019, Rassie van der Dussen [185 runs in 7 games at 30.83] along with David Miller will be the ones to watch out for.

Dale Steyn was in brilliant form in the Mzansi Super League and BBL. He will once again lead the fast bowling attack. Beuran Hendricks has claimed 10 wickets at 9.80 since January 2019 while Tabraiz Shamsi will lead the spin-bowling department. These players can be picked in Dream11 Fantasy team.

England: England will once again bank on the likes of Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Eoin Morgan and Dawid Malan, who stroked a whirlwind hundred against the Kiwis back in November. Adil Rashid made a brilliant comeback to the English set-up in the ODI series and he might pip Matthew Parkinson in the first T20I.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain – Quinton de Kock, Jason Roy, Jos Buttler

Vice-Captain – Eoin Morgan, Reeza Hendricks, Jonny Bairstow

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Jos Buttler (VC), Quinton de Kock (C)

Batsmen – Reeza Hendricks, Dawid Malan, Temba Bavuma

All-Rounders- Ben Stokes, Andile Phehlukwayo, Sam Curran

Bowlers-  Adil Rashid, Tabraiz Shamsi, Dale Steyn

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Jonny Bairstow (VC), Quinton de Kock

Batsmen – Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy (C), Temba Bavuma

All-Rounders- Ben Stokes, JJ Smuts

Bowlers- Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Beuran Hendricks, Dale Steyn

Expert Advice

Both sides have got power-packed batting line-ups. Hence picking the likes of Jason Roy, Quinton de Kock, Jonny Bairstow will be a prudent pick.

Reeza Hendricks-280 runs in 8 games at 35- is the leading run-scorer for South Africa in T20Is since January 2019. Picking him as captain of your grand-league team ain’t a bad choice either.

Probable Winners

England are expected to win the match.

Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.