SA vs ENG Dream11 Match Prediction: South Africa will be welcoming World Champions, England for a four-match Test series as the hosts look to reclaim lost glory after being on the receiving end of five straight losses in Tests to Sri Lanka and India. Meanwhile, England too is fresh from a 1-0 series defeat to New Zealand away from home and will be eying a comeback against the Proteas.
Match Details
Date- Thursday, December 26 | Kick-Off- 1:30 PM (IST) | Venue- SuperSport Park Cricket Stadium
South Africa
The hosts have announced six new daces in their squad for the first two Tests. Pieter Malan and Rassie van der Dussen have made the cut along with all-rounder Dwaine Pretorious, wicket-keeper Rudi Second as well as Dane Paterson and Beuren Hendricks. Temba Bavuma and Lungi Ngidi will be on the sidelines due to injury. However, the big news is that Vernon Philander will hang his boots after the series versus England.
England
For the visitors, Jonny Bairstow, James Anderson and Mark Wood have all returned to the squad. Jofra Archer, Stuart Broad and Jack Leech missed out on the warm-up games due to be ill but are expected to start in the first Test. Chris Woakes could miss out the first Test due to illness while Ben Sokes’ father is hospitalized and the star allrounder could be ruled out as well.
Dream11 Tips and Prediction
Kagiso Rabada will be the spearhead pacer for the Protease and can cause a whole lot of damage with his pace. Rabada has 183 wickets to his name from 40 Tests for South Africa with an economy of 3.35
For England, Joe Root will be the central figure in terms of scoring runs. Root has featured in 88 Tests for England and has scored 7282 runs with an average of 48.23 which includes 45 fifties, 17 hundreds and three double tons.
Dean Elgar has been one of the pivotal players in the top order for South Africa. Elgar has scored 3644 runs with an average of 39.18 which includes 13 fifties and 12 hundreds.
Jofra Archer will be a threat on the hard South African decks with his pace and bounce. Archer has scalped 24 wickets from six Tests for England with an economy of 2.75
England might start as the favourites given the experience they have in their locker.
Team 1
Wicketkeeper- Q d Kock
Batsmen- F d Plessis, D Elgar, J Root (VC)
All-Rounders- V Philander, S Curran, D Pretorious
Bowlers- K Rabada (C), J Archer, J Leach, S Broad
Team 2
Wicketkeeper- Q d Kock, J Butler
Batsmen- F d Plessis (C), J Root, O Pope
All-Rounders- V Philander, S Curran
Bowlers- A Nortje, K Rabada, J Archer (VC), S Broad
(To get exclusive tips related to your fantasy team, enter your name and phone number below)