England ODI Team (Source: Twitter)
South Africa and England will be playing against each other in the First ODI of the three-match series. The match will be played on Friday 27th January, 2023 at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
This series will temporarily pause the proceedings of the ongoing inaugural season of the SA20. Both the teams will be looking to test the depth of their teams and the best possible combinations leading to the 2023 ODI World Cup in India.
The match will start from 4:30 PM IST, but before the live action begins let us look at some important stats, prime players pick and the best suggested XIs for the fantasy contests of the match.
Ground Stats: Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
Historically the Mangaung Oval has been hard to score runs on. The bowlers will enjoy the conditions here. But batters who are ready to grind it out in the middle might be able to score some valuable runs.
ODI Records at the Venue
Total Matches: 31
Matches won batting first: 13
Matches won batting second: 16
Average score batting first: 239
Average score batting second: 196
Average runs per over: 5.00
Average runs per wicket: 33
SA vs ENG, Match 1: Probable Playing XIs
South Africa Team News
No major updates
South Africa Probable Playing XI
Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
England Team News
No major updates
England Probable Playing XI
Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Reece Topley
ENG vs SA, Match 1: Top Five Picks
- Quinton de Kock (SA): The South African wicketkeeper has been in a good touch with the bat. The hosts will be hoping that he gives them good starts in the series.
- Dawid Malan (ENG): The left-handed batter is a very stable player to have in the upper middle-order. The English team will hope that Malan stabilises the batting at the top-order and gives them some good starts in the matches.
- Marco Jansen (SA): The South African all-rounder is in good touch with the bat in the recent times. Jansen's bowling has always been consistent enough, but with his new found batting abilities, he could be a hot pick for the match.
- Harry Brook (ENG): The top-order English batter has been spoken of very highly in the cricketing community. Harry Brook's positive batting approach and his technique makes him a great pick for the match.
- Jofra Archer (ENG): The English pacer has made a comeback into competitive cricket and has looked in good rhythm. Archer's spell with the new ball can be very lethal and he can definitely give some important points picking up crucial wickets at important junctures in the game.
SA vs ENG, Match 1: Must picks for the match
South Africa
- Quinton de Kock
- Marco Jansen
- Adien Markram
England
- Dawid Malan
- Harry Brook
- Jofra Archer
SA vs ENG, Match 1: Risky Picks
South Africa: Janneman Malan, David Miller
England: Sam Curran, Moeen Ali
SA vs ENG, Match 1: Captain and Vice-captain choices
- Jos Buttler (ENG)
- Quinton de Kock (SA)
- Harry Brook (ENG)
SA vs ENG, Match 1: Team for Head-to-Head Contests
Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock, Jos Buttler
Batters: Aiden Markram, Dawid Malan, Harry Brook
All-rounders: Marco Jansen, Chris Woakes
Bowlers: Anrich Nortje, Keshav Maharaj, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer
Captain: Quinton de Kock
Vice-captain: Jos Buttler
SA: 5 Players, ENG: 6 Players
SA vs ENG, Match 1: Team for Winner takes all Contests
Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock, Jos Buttler
Batters: David Miller, Harry Brook, Jason Roy
All-rounders: Wayne Parnell, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran
Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer
Captain: Wayne Parnell
Vice-captain: Sam Curran
SA: 4 Players, ENG: 7 Players
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