England will take on South Africa in the Super Eights – Match 5 of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, 2024. The match will be played on June 21 at 08:00 PM IST at the Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia.
ENG vs SA (England vs South Africa), Super Eights – Match 5 – Match Details
Match: England vs South Africa, Super Eights – Match 5
Date: June 21, 2024
Time: 08:00 PM IST
Venue: Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, St Lucia
England vs South Africa, Super Eights – Match 5 Preview
England has played one match in the Super 8. It defeated West Indies by eight wickets. South Africa has also played one match in the Super 8, in which it defeated America by 18 runs.
The two teams last played against each other in July 2022 in South Africa’s 3rd T20I in England, where David Willey scored the most fantasy points for England with 111 points while Tabraiz Shamsi topped the fantasy points leaderboard for South Africa with 163 points.
England defeated West Indies by eight wickets in their previous match. The top fantasy player for England was Phil Salt who scored 130 fantasy points.
South Africa beat USA by 18 runs in their last match in this tournament. The top fantasy player for South Africa was Quinton de Kock who scored 117 fantasy points.
England vs South Africa, Pitch Report and Weather Forecast
The pitch of Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium at Gros Islet, St. Lucia is balanced. The average first innings score on this ground in the last 20 matches has been 113 runs. The team batting first on this ground has won 40% of the matches. The team winning the toss can decide to bat or bowl depending on the condition of the ground.
Speed or spin?
Fast bowlers have taken 75% of the total wickets on this ground. So it should be a good idea to choose fast bowlers for your fantasy team. Based on the available data, we predict that the pitch will continue to help fast bowlers.
Weather Report
The temperature is expected to be 29.68 °C and the humidity is 62%. The wind speed is expected to be 5.84 m/s. It is expected to be cloudy, so some movement is expected to help the fast bowlers.
England vs South Africa, Head-to-Head
In the 25 matches played between these two teams, England bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while batsmen have earned the most points for South Africa.
England vs South Africa, Fantasy Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Philip Salt (England)
Phil Salt has an average of 58 fantasy points in the last 10 matches, his fantasy rating is 7.9 and he can be a good choice for your Dream11 team. Salt is a top-order right-handed batsman and also does wicketkeeping. He has scored 147 runs in the recent five matches.
Adil Rashid (England)
Adil Rashid is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a high risk, high return player in your team. He has an average of 53 fantasy points in the last 10 games and has a fantasy rating of 7.3. Adil is a leg-break bowler and has taken six wickets in the five matches he has played recently.
Samuel Curran (England)
Sam Curran is a safe bet for your fantasy team. He has an average of 51 fantasy points in the last 10 games and has a fantasy rating of eight. He is a left-handed batsman. He has scored 91 runs in the last five matches. He can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling left-arm medium-fast and has taken four wickets in recent matches.
Ottoniel Baartman (SA)
Ottneil Bartman is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 42 fantasy points in the last five matches and has a fantasy rating of 8.2. He bowls right-arm medium pace and has taken eight wickets in the last five matches at an average of 11.6.
Tristan Stubbs (SA)
Tristan Stubbs is a very consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 41 fantasy points in the last 10 games and has a fantasy rating of 7.8. He bats right-handed. In the last five matches, he has scored 20, 27, 0, 33 and 13 runs.
Jonathan Bairstow (England)
Jonny Bairstow can be a great choice for your Dream11 team. He has an average of 37 fantasy points in the last 10 matches and has a fantasy rating of 8. Bairstow is a top-order right-handed batsman. In the last few matches, he has scored 48, 31, 8 and seven runs.
Tabraiz Shamsi (SA)
Tabraiz Shamsi is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a high risk, high return player in your team. He has an average of 33 match fantasy points in the last 10 matches and has a fantasy rating of 7.3. Shamsi bowls slow left-arm chinaman and has taken six wickets in the last four matches at an average of 15.8.
England vs South Africa, teams
England (ENG): Jos Buttler (captain/wicketkeeper), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt (wicketkeeper), Reece Topley and Mark Wood.
South Africa: Aiden Markram (captain), Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Ottneil Bartman, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen (wicketkeeper), David Miller, Tristan Stubbs, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Marco Jansen, Gerald Coetzee, Bjorn Fortuin, Keshav Maharaj, Tabraiz Shamsi, Nandre Burger (traveling reserve) and Lungi Ngidi (traveling reserve).
England vs South Africa Fantasy Team
Wicketkeepers: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler and Heinrich Klaasen
Batsmen: Harry Brook, Jonny Bairstow and David Miller
All-rounders: Marco Jensen and Aiden Markram
Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje and Jofra Archer
Captain: Phil Salt
Vice-Captain: Anrich Nortje
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