SA vs ENG 1st T20i Prediction & Betting Tips
South African cricket at the moment is in disarray. They do not have functioning cricket board, they’ve lost a lot of players due to Kalpak contracts and the retirement of their big guns have thrown them into massive transition phase.
They do have some quality players coming in but they’ll need some time before they can settle in this team. For this series, South Africa are big underdogs. Apart from Quinton de Kock and Faf du Plessis, not a lot of players have played much cricket of late. Both these players were in scintillating form in the Indian Premier League and must have a great series to give South Africa a fair chance.
Players like Reeza Hendricks, Janneman Malan, Temba Bavuma, and David Miller need to step up to the occasion as well. The biggest asset for South Africa will be their bowling that look very strong in Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Beuran Hendricks, and Tabraiz Shamsi. Andile Phehlukwayo and Dwaine Pretorious will play the role of all-rounders.
England on the other hand is probably the best T-20 team going around. Laced with match winner from top to bottom, they’ll be very confident going into this series. Eoin Morgan, Dawid Malan, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, and Moeen Ali can walk in to any T-20 team. The sheer quality and the depth of this England batting is truly incredible.
Jofra Archer will lead charge of a quality bowling attack. Adil Rashid, Chris Jordan and Tom Curran are decent bowlers as well. Overall, England edges South Africa in terms of quality and should walk away with a win in the first T-20.
SA vs ENG Live streaming
Star Sports will telecast the match live in India and its neighbors (Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, and Maldives). If you’re from Pakistan, you can watch the match on PTV sport and Ten Sports Pakistan. SuperSport will broadcast it in South Africa and viewers from UK can watch in on Sky Sports
Live streaming: Online Streaming of the match can be viewed on Hotstar app in India
SA vs ENG Toss Prediction
Toss could go either way but team winning the toss might opt to bowl first.
Weather Report
Some clouds are expected on the match day but they don’t seem to poses any threat to the match.
Pitch Condition
The match will be played at the Newlands, Cape Town. The pitch at Cape Town is a belter of a wicket for the batsmen to make merry. We are expecting a high scoring thriller.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for South Africa vs England 1st T20I
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
SA Team News
Selecting a balanced playing XI is a task in itself. Reeza Hendricks, Janneman Malan, Temba Bavuma, and David Miller will most probably be the first-choice batters. Rassie van der Dussen and JJ Smuts might have to wait till 3rd T-20 to get a game
SA Key Players
- Faf du Plessis – Faf du Plessis is coming back from a stellar Indian Premier League. He was the highest run getter for Chennai Super Kings and would want to carry on it’s good form in International cricket. South Africa need their big man to step to the occasion.
- Quinton de Kock – Quinton de Kock played a pivotal role in Mumbai Indian’s juggernaut to the title victory. A good performance from him in the T-20 series will give a fair chance to South Africa
- Kagiso Rabada - Rabada was the most successful bowler in the Indian Premier League. He’ll be high on confidence will be South Africa’s biggest asset.
SA Team Form
A lot of South Africa players haven’t played much cricket of late and might be a little rusty
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
Quinton de Kock(WK), Reeza Hendrics, Faf du Plessis(C), Janneman Malan, David Miller, Temba Bavuma, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorious, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Beuran Hendricks, Tabraiz Shamsi
England Team News & Playing 11
ENG Team news
With plenty to choose from, England have a sweet selection headache. As per our analysis, Eoin Morgan, Dawid Malan, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, and Moeen Ali will be their preferred team combination
ENG Key Players
- Eoin Morgan – Morgan was in top form for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. He is one of the most consistent batsmen in this format of the game. He’ll be crucial for England in the later stages
- Jonny Bairstow – Jonny Bairstow is fresh from a decent IPL. He is one player that can play big knocks and England will be hoping for such performances from their ace opener.
- Sam Curran – Sam Curran brings value to this England team. With the ball or the bat, he’s a match winner on his day.
ENG Team Form
England have been consistently playing cricket and most of their players are fresh and in form.
England Predicted Playing 11
Jonny Bairstow, Jason Roy, Jos Buttler, Eoin Morgan, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid
South Africa vs England Head to Head
It’s a close tussle between the two teams in T-20Is
SA vs ENG Head to Head Stats in T20
| Matches Played |
SA Won |
ENG Won |
Tie |
No Result |
| 18 |
9 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
🏆 South Africa vs England Prediction
Both teams posses a quality squad but England, with the sheer power they have in their batting, are big favourites.
Nov 27, 2020
21:30 IST / 16:00 GMT
Newlands - Cape town, South Africa
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