South Africa lost the test series but they tied the ODI series and now are going to face England in three T20s series. Quinton de Kock will be leading the South African team in this t20 series. Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, and David Miller are the key batters for the South Africa team. JJ Smuts, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, and Sisanda Magala are the all-rounders who are the part of this team. Tabraiz Shamsi, Beuran Hendricks, Lungi Ngidi, Bjorn Fortuin, and Dale Steyn will be leading the bowling unit of team South Africa.

England is ranked in the third position in ICC T20 teams rankings. Some changes had been made for this t20 series against South Africa. Eoin Morgan is going to lead the England side in this series. England has the best all-rounders in their side. Dawid Malan, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Eoin Morgan, and Jason Roy are the players who are part of the England side.

South Africa had played a total of 115 T20 matches where they won 65 matches and opposing teams won 45 matches. Their one match was ended with no result.

England had played a total of 114 T20 International matches so far. They won 58 while other teams won 52 matches. The four matches of England were ended with no result.

South Africa had faced England in 15 T20 matches where they won 8 and England won 6 matches. One match between these two teams was ended with no result.

According to our match prediction, England is the favorite team to win this match. The reasons why England is a favorite team in this match, are mentioned below:

• The Batting lineup of England team is much stronger than South Africa
• England also had a strong bowling unit and batting order which is in excellent form
• A better bowling attack and more depth in every aspect of the game gives England the edge
• South Africa has the advantages of home crowd, ground and conditions

The way how South Africa performed in the ODI series was just outstanding. They also have their key players in good form, so the winning chances of South Africa for today’s match have been increased. The equation of winning chances of both teams for today’s match is mentioned as under.

South Africa has 51% chances to win this match
England has 49% chances to win this match

The toss can play an important role in the decision of this match. According to our toss prediction, the team who will win the toss may elect to field first.

The 1st T20 match between South Africa and England is going to be played at Buffalo Park, East London. This is one of the biggest venues in South Africa in terms of crowd capacity.

The weather forecast in East London on match day is good. There are almost no chances of rain and we may have a full match to watch.

Dream11 Prediction for South Africa vs England. After checking the latest player’s availability, the Dream 11 Team for this match of South Africa and England is mentioned under.

Date: Wednesday, 12th February 2020
Time: 04:00 PM GMT / 06:00 PM LOCAL

Stadium: Buffalo Park
Location: East London, South Africa
Capacity: 15000
Ends: Buffalo Park Drive End, Bunkers Hill End
Time Zone: UTC +02:00
Home to: Border
Floodlights: Yes

Total matches: 3
Matches won batting first: 1
Matches won bowling first: 2
Average 1st Inns scores: 155
Average 2nd Inns scores: 146
Highest total recorded: 169/2 (19 Ov) by NZ vs RSA
Lowest total recorded: 126/10 (17.2 Ov) by ZIM vs RSA
Highest score chased: 169/2 (19 Ov) by NZ vs RSA
Lowest score defended: 160/6 (20 Ov) by RSA vs ZIM

Eoin Morgan (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Sam Curran, Joe Denly, Saqib Mahmood, Matthew Parkinson.