ENG vs SA 11Wickets Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report and Injury Update for 1st T20I

England have won four of their last five T20I matches against South Africa.

Published - 26 Jul 2022, 19:34 IST | Updated - 26 Jul 2022, 19:34 IST

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Preview:

England (ENG) will be hosting South Africa (SA) in the first T20I match at County Ground in Bristol on Wednesday. Both teams had to settle for a 1-1 series draw after the last ODI match was abandoned due to heavy rain in Leeds. South Africa started the third match on a positive note with 159/2 runs on the scoreboard in just 27.4 overs before the interruption of rain. They rank third in ICC T20I charts and will be looking for a positive start to the T20I series. England, the 4th ranked T20I team, will be without a star all-rounder Ben Stokes and batter Joe Root, who are rested for this series.

Match Details:

England vs South Africa, 1st T20I

Venue: County Ground, Bristol

Date & Time: 27th July at 11:00 PM IST and 06:30 PM Local Time

Live Streaming: Sony LIV

ENG vs SA, 1st T20I, Pitch Report

The pitch at the County Ground in Bristol is well balanced for the batters and bowlers in the t20 games. Only five T20I matches are played here in the past with a first innings average score of around 160 runs.

Injury News:

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ENG vs SA, 1st T20I Probable Playing XIs:

England

Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Phil Salt, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, David Willey, Adil Rashid.

South Africa

Reeza Hendricks, Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller (c), Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi.

Top Picks for ENG vs SA 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:

Aiden Markram ranks 3rd on the ICC T20I batters list and was in good form against England in the recently concluded ODI series with a 77-run knock in the first match.

Dawid Malan is the highest-ranked English batter on the ICC T20I batters list and has smashed 77 runs off just 39 balls against India in his last match.

Jos Buttler is in form of his life in T20 cricket after smashing 863 runs in 17 IPL matches this season and will be a key batter for England in this series.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for ENG vs SA 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:

Jos Buttler (c), Quinton de Kock, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Dwaine Pretorius, Dawid Malan, Aiden Markram (vc), Jason Roy, Chris Jordan, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje.

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for ENG vs SA 11Wickets Fantasy Cricket:

Jos Buttler, Quinton de Kock (vc), Liam Livingstone (c), Moeen Ali, Dwaine Pretorius, Dawid Malan, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, David Willey, Adil Rashid.