New Delhi: The 39th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 will see England (ENG) locking horns with South Africa (SA) on November 6. The encounter will take place at Sharjah Cricket Stadium at 7:30 PM. The live-action will be broadcast on Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar.
Currently, England is sitting at the top position of the points table by winning all 4 games. They are the first team to get qualified for the Semi-Finals from Group 1. In their last match against Sri Lanka, England won by 26 runs at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. On batting first, England put a score of 163 runs on board while Sri Lanka was able to secure 137 runs. Jos Buttler scored a century off 677 deliveries.
On the contrary, South Africa has won 3 out of 4 matches in this tournament and is currently sitting in the third position on the points table. In their last match against Bangladesh, South Africa won by 6 wickets. Bangladesh managed to score 84 runs which were easily chased by South Africa in the 14th over.
The two teams have played 20 matches against each other. Amongst them, England won 11 matches while South Africa won 9. In their last match against each other, England won over South Africa by 9 wickets.
England v/s South Africa, Match 39, Super 12 Group 1
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Match Date & Time: November 6 at 7:30 PM (IST) and at 6:00 PM (Local Time)
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Pitch Report
The surface of Sharjah Cricket Stadium provides a neutral wicket that aims to assist both the batters and the bowlers. Spinners can come in handy in the lethal overs. An average score of 154 runs is expected.
Probable Playing XIs for ENG v/s SA:
England:
Jason Roy, Jos Buttler (wk), Dawid Malan / Sam Billings, Jonny Bairstow, Eoin Morgan (c), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Tom Curran / Mark Wood
South Africa:
Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
ENG v/s SA Top Picks for ENG vs SA Dream11 Match:
Top Picks – Batsmen
Eoin Morgan: A left-handed batsman from England has been back in form. Against Sri Lanka, he and Jos Buttler made an amazing partnership of 150 runs. He scored 40 runs off 36 deliveries including 1 four and three sixes.
Rassie van der Dussen: A right-handed batsman from South Africa who knows how to deal with pressure when experienced by the team. In 4 matches, he scored 83 runs with an average of 27.66.
Top Picks – All-rounders
Moeen Ali: A left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spinner from England. He is a wise choice for your dream team. So far, he has bagged 6 wickets with an economy of 5.
Aiden Markram: A right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler from South Africa. In 4 matches, he has scored 110 runs with an average of 36.66.
Top Picks – Bowlers
Adil Rashid: A right-arm leg-spin bowler from England. He has proved his excellence by picking up 7 wickets in 4 matches at an economy of 5.23 with the best figures of 4 for 2.
Tabraiz Shamsi: A left-arm unorthodox spinner from South Africa. In 4 matches, he has scalped 6 wickets at an economy of 6.46.
Top Picks – Wicketkeeper
Jos Buttler: A right-handed batsman cum wicketkeeper who has scored an unbeaten 101 runs against Sri Lanka. Currently, he is in the third position on the list of most run-scorers in this tournament with 214 runs in 4 matches.
