ENG vs SA Dream11 Grand League Team, Team News: ICC World Cup 2019 | 1st Match

ENG vs SA Dream11 1st Match Prediction | England vs South Africa ICC World Cup 2019

Its 31st May and it is time for the ICC Cricket World Cup to take the center stage. The 10-team mega event which will last till July 14 will see the top teams of the world going head-to-head against each other. The first match of the elusive tournament will see the hosts and one of the favorites England take on the Proteas who usually perish at the latter half of the ICC events. The match will be played at the Kennington Oval in London.

Match Schedule

England vs South Africa

Venue: Kennington Oval, London

Time: May 30, 03:00 PM

The surface at Kennington Oval

The Oval offers good assistance to the batsmen, however, the surface has looked green for some time now which will offer good pace and bounce to the seamers. The weather is supposed to be cloudy which can also give some movement to the seamers in the air.

Venue Stats:

Avg 1st inn score: 247

Avg 2nd inn score: 213

Highest Total: 398/5 (50 Ov) by NZ vs SA

Lowest Total: 103/10 (41 Ov) by SA vs RSA

Highest Chased: 322/3 (48.4 Ov) by SL vs IND

Lowest Defended: 241/10 (49.4 Ov) by PAK vs SA

England vs South Africa:

Matches Played: 59

England won: 26

South Africa won: 29

Tied: 01

No result: 03

England vs South Africa News

• Proteas pacer Dale Steyn has been ruled out from the World Cup opener as he has failed to recover from a shoulder injury.
• If the Proteas go with four seamers, Chris Morris or Dwaine Pretorius are likely to fill Dale Steyn’s vacant spot in the eleven.
• England’s Mark Wood is still working on his fitness and is expected to sit out for this game.
• For England, their likely pace trio is going to be Chris Woakes, Jofra Archer and Liam Plunkett.

ENG vs SA Head to Head in World Cup Encounters

Total: 06

South Africa Won: 03

England Won: 03

ENG vs SA Squad:

England: Eoin Morgan (c), Tom Curran, Moeen Ali, Liam Dawson, Adil Rashid, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, James Vince, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Liam Plunkett, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.

South Africa: Faf du Plessis (c), Dale Steyn, Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, Imran Tahir, JP Duminy, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Rassie van der Dussen, Tabraiz Shamsi, Chris Morris, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada

 

Also read: ENG vs SA Dream11 Team Prediction

 

ENG vs SA Dream11 Grand League Teams:

#1: England’s home advantage

Engaldna are one of the favorites to lift the trophy and one of the premier reasons is that they are the hosts. If we talk about their record at the Oval, they have a winning percentage of 62.22 in 47 ODI matches here.

#2: Bowling combination for both teams

• One among Adil Rashid or Moeen Ali will be the spin option for England, whereas, Mark Wood will sit out for this match due to injury.
• With Dale Steyn unavailable for this match, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada and Andile Phehlukwayo are going to be the seam options for Proteas, whereas, Imran Tahir is expected to be the lone spinner.

• If Chris Morris gets a place in the eleven as the fourth seamer.

#3: An unorthodox team

Key Players:

England

• Jason Roy
• Joe Root
• Jonny Bairstow
• Jos Buttler
• Chris Woakes

South Africa

• Kagiso Rabada
• Lungi Ngidi
• Hashim Amla
• Quinton de Kock
• Faf du Plessis