England vs India 1st ODI Match Preview:-
Match: ENG vs IND ODI Match Prediction
Time: 19 July, 05:30 PM (IST)
Series: 1st ODI Match
Venue: Riverside Ground – Chester-le-Street
Info:
With England struggling with the bat in the recent series against India, it was no surprise to see the skipper find his form in the final game. We are backing Jos Buttler to be England’s highest run scorer in this match. Reece Topley was in exceptional form against India and took 9 wickets across the final two matches. He is our pick for England’s top wicket taker in this ODI.
Quinton de Kock has scored 17 centuries in this format and he is our tip for South Africa’s highest run scorer against England. With the ball, Anrich Nortje should be able to take full advantage of the conditions in Chester-le-Street. The right arm quick is a strong choice for South Africa’s top wicket taker in this game.
Reece Topley is in the form of his life and we expect him to cause South Africa’s batsman plenty of problems. He is our prediction for the Player of The Match Award.
Live Streaming:
TV channels: This match will be shown live on Sky Sports in the UK and Super Sport in South Africa.
Live Streaming: Fans can stream the match on SkyGo.
Weather & Pitch Report:
⛅ Weather:
Chester-le-Street is not famous for hot weather but the conditions will be sweltering for this game. Expect some cloud but the temperature above 35 degrees for parts of this match.
🏟️ Pitch:
Pace, seam and swing bowlers have had the most joy on this surface this year. We expect a par score on this wicket to be in the region of 275 – 295.
Toss Prediction:
Jos Butter lost the toss in all three games against India and found his side batting first each time. We predict that both skippers will want to bowl first in Chester-le-Street.
Recent Form:
ENG:
L, W, L, W, W
❌✅ ❌ ✅ ✅
SA:
L, W, L, W, W
❌✅ ❌ ✅ ✅
Team News:
ENG Team News:
There are two changes to England’s ODI squad from the group who took on India earlier this month. In comes Adil Rashid and the uncapped Matty Potts with Harry Brook and Matt Parkinson dropping out. Long term bowling absentees Mark Wood, Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes are all still unavailable.
SA Team News:
The Proteas have selected a strong squad for the ODI series and will be led by spinner Keshav Maharaj across the three games. Two notable absentees from the side are usual white ball captain Temba Bavuma, who has an elbow injury, and Kagiso Rabada, who has been rested from this series.
ENG Predicted11
1.Jonny Bairstow(wk)
2.Jason Roy
3.Joe Root
4.Ben Stokes
5.Jos Buttler(wk)(c)
6.Liam Livingstone
7.Moeen Ali
8.Craig Overton
9.David Willey
10.Brydon Carse
11.Reece Tople
SA Predicted11
1.Janneman Malan
2.Reeza Hendricks
3.R V der-Dussen
4.A Markram
5.David Miller
6.H Klaasen(wk)
7.A Phehlukwayo
8.K Maharaj(c)
9.Anrich Nortje
10.T Shamsi
11.Lungi Ngidi
Winning Chances:
Who will win today’s match: ENG vs SA ODI Match Fantasy Team
After seven years of almost non-stop England ODI series wins at home, the tide seems to have turned in recent times with defeats to Australia in the summer of 2020 and India earlier this month. South Africa will be tough opponents and will cause the hosts problems but we are backing England to win this opening ODI.
Final Verdict
England are favorites to beat South Africa.
ENG Key Players:
Jos Buttler:
England’s new white ball captain found his form in the final ODI against India. He top scored for his side with 60 at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Joe Root:
The Yorkshireman endured his worst ever ODI series against India. He did not score a boundary across all three games but it was recognised that he received three very good balls. He will be keen to make amends.
Reece Topley:
The tall left-arm pace bowler finished the series against India as the top wicket taker on either side. He dismissed Rohit Sharma. Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli on Sunday.
SA Key Players:
Quinton de Kock:
The keeper-batter and former captain of the side is one of the most destructive white ball openers. He hit 140 not-out against Kolkata Knight Riders in this year’s IPL..
Rassie van der Dussen:
The higher-middle-order batter is one of the most understated players across all formats for South Africa. After 29 ODI innings, he averages 71.84.
Anrich Nortje:
The right-arm fast medium bowler has become an integral part of South Africa’s teams in Tests, ODIs and IT20 cricket since his debut in March 2019.
Team Info:
ENG Team Info:
England are coming off after playing against India at Home.
They will definitely start as favourite going forward against Africa.
Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy will probably open the inning.
Joe Root will bat at the one-down position.
Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler will handle the middle-order batting.
Jos Buttler will lead the England as a Captain. He is also a good Wicket-Keeper
Jonny Bairstow will do the Wicket Keeping for England.
Adil Rashid and Liam Livingstone will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Reece Topley and David Willey will lead the pace attack of his team.
SA Team Updates:
South African team will be looking to start off on a high note.
De Kocks playing is not confirmed yet , he is facing a finger injury.
Janneman Malan and Reeza Hendricks will probably open the inning.
Rassie van der-Dussen will bat at the one-down position.
Aiden Markram and David Miller will handle the middle-order batting.
Keshav Maharaj will lead the South Africa as a Captain. He is also a good Bowler
Heinrich Klaasen will do the Wicket-Keeping for South Africa.
Tabraiz Shamsi and Keshav Maharaj will take care of the spin bowling of his team.
Anrich Nortje and Lungi Ngidi will lead the pace attack of his team
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SQUAD:
England:
Jonny Bairstow(WK), Jason Roy, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(WK)(C), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Craig Overton, David Willey, Brydon Carse, Reece Topley, Philip Salt, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Matt Parkinson.
South Africa:
Janneman Malan, Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der-Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen(WK), Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj(C), Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lungi Ngidi, Quinton de Kock(WK), Lizaad Williams, Marco Jansen, Kyle Verreynne(WK), Khaya Zondo, Dwaine Pretorius
Dream11 SL/GL Team:-
