England vs South Africa, 1st ODI - Cricket Match Prediction, Fantasy XI Tips & Probable XI

England will clash against South Africa in the first ODI at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, Durham.

ENG vs SA: Match Details

• Date - Tuesday, July 19, 2022
• Time - 5:30 PM IST
• Venue - Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, Durham.

ENG vs SA: Match Preview:

England have just completed the 3-match ODI series against India as Jos Buttler lost his first ODI series for England as the full-time captain. Even though England managed to win one match, the batting failed as the English team were bowled out in all three matches. With names like Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Jost Buttler and Ben Stokes (for the 1st ODI), England would look to start strong in the series with a win. 

Contrary to the English batting, the bowling department looked strong in the last two ODIs against India. Led by Reece Topley, the bowling attack looks formidable enough to take on any batting lineup, especially in their home conditions. 

South Africa played their last ODI series in March 2022, against Bangladesh where they lost the 3-match series 2-1 at home. Prior to that, the Proteas registered a 3-0 clean sweep against India in the ODI series at home earlier in 2022. Rassie van der Dussen has been the top scorer for Proteas with 316 runs in 6 innings with an average of 105.33 while striking at 100.31. Quinton de Kock has smashed 303 runs in 5 innings while Temba Bavuma has 223 runs to his name in 6 innings. 

Amongst the bowlers, Lungi Ngidi & Andile Phehlukwayo have been the highest wicket-takers this year for South Africa with 7 wickets each to their name in 6 and 4 innings respectively. The bowling unit would have to work against an able English batting lineup to register a win. 

Today's Match Prediction: Who Will Win Today's Match? ENG vs SA

Keeping the forms of both teams this year in ODIs, the hosts England will start off as favourites to win the first ODI against South Africa at Durham.

ENG vs SA Head-to-Head:

• Total – 63
• England – 28
• South Africa – 30
• Tied – 01
• No Result – 04

ENG vs SA Team News: 

There are no injury updates from either team as of now.

ENG vs SA Probable Playing XI:

• England - Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, David Willey, Craig Overton, Brydon Carse, Reece Topley
• South Africa - Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Andile Phehlukwayo, Keshav Maharaj (c), Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi

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ENG vs IND Fantasy XI:

• Wicket-keeper - Jos Buttler, Quinton de Kock
• Batters - Rassie van der Dussen, Jason Roy, Liam Livingstone
• All-rounders - Ben Stokes, Andile Phehlukwayo
• Bowlers - Adil Rashid, Anrich Nortje, Reece Topley