ENG vs SA Dream11 Prediction 2nd T20I, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Updates

ENG vs SA Team Preview:

England (ENG) will be up against South Africa (SA) in the second fixture of the T20I series at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. The first T20I witnessed England posting a mammoth score of 234 and winning by 41 runs. For England, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, and Richard Gleeson were the top performers. The key contributors to Proteas were Tristan Stubbs and Lungi Ngidi. It will be interesting to see if the hosts can seal the T20I series with a win in this game.

Match Details:

England vs South Africa, 2nd T20I

Venue: Sophia Gardens, Cardiff

Date & Time: 28th July at 11:00 PM IST and 6:30 PM Local Time

Live Streaming: Sony Sports Network & Sony LIV

ENG vs SA, 2nd T20I, Pitch Report:

The last three T20 games played at this venue, have seen scores of around 160 easily scored at Cardiff. Here, the fast bowlers have got assistance in picking up wickets in the powerplay overs.

Injury News:

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ENG vs SA, 2nd T20I Probable Playing XIs:

England

Jos Buttler (c & wk), Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Richard Gleeson, Reece Topley

South Africa

Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rilee Rossouw, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller (c), Tristan Stubbs, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi

Top Picks for ENG vs SA Dream11 Match:

Top Picks – Batters

Jonny Bairstow:

The player in the form of his life has been churning out runs in a winning cause. He scored 90 off 53, laced with three fours and eight sixes.

Dawid Malan:

The southpaw has been consistent with his run-scoring abilities in this format. He scored 43 off 23 in the first game.

Top Picks – All-Rounders

Moeen Ali:

Moeen turned the clock in the last game, as he scored the fastest T20I fifty by an English batter. With the ball, he picked a single wicket.

Top Picks – Bowlers

Lungi Ngidi:

Ngidi has been terrific with his ability to pick up wickets in crunch moments in the last few games. He returned with figures of 39/5 in four overs of the first T20I.

Richard Gleeson:

The lanky pacer has translated his T20 Blast success into the international circuit. In the first game of the series, he scalped three wickets.

Top Picks – Wicketkeeper

Jos Buttler:

In the first T20I, Buttler delivered a knock of 22 off seven balls and will look to convert into a big one in this fixture.

Tristan Stubbs:

The youngster announced his arrival on the international stage in a grand fashion. Stubbs hit 72 off 28 balls and threatened the opposition with his ball-striking abilities.

ENG vs SA Must Picks Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for ENG vs SA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Team:

Tristan Stubbs, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow (c), Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Jason Roy, Moeen Ali, Kagiso Rabada, Richard Gleeson, Reece Topley, Lungi Ngidi (vc)

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for ENG vs SA Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Team:

Tristan Stubbs (vc), Quinton de Kock, Jonny Bairstow, Reeza Hendricks, Dawid Malan, David Miller, Jason Roy, Moeen Ali (c), Kagiso Rabada, Reece Topley, Lungi Ngidi

ENG vs SA Risky Captaincy Choices:

Quinton de Kock:

The experienced campaigner has not exuded enough confidence with his performances in international cricket this year. He could contribute only 2 in the first fixture.

David Miller:

The skipper of the Proteas team has certainly gone under the bush with his recent performances after a terrific IPL campaign. He garnered only 8 off 12 balls in the last game.

Players you should avoid:

Tabraiz Shamsi:

The talented spinner is going through a rough phase in his career, wherein he has been failing to pick up wickets. In the first T20I, he finished with figures of 0/49 in three overs.

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