The first test match between England and South Africa is going to be played at the venue of Lords cricket ground, in the recently happened 3-match ODI and T20I Series South Africa has dominated the home side of England in all the fixtures. The one day international series has been drawn by (1-1) between the both, while on the other hand South Africa clinched the victory in the T20 Series by the margin of (2-1). Thus, below given is a complete bureau about this first test match between England and South Africa.
#1. Eng vs SA 1st test : Match Predictions.
In the first game between England and South Africa both the teams will have a decent advantage. By keeping the continuous movement catered by surface of Lords, the South African quality bowling attack should stay ahead as compared to the out of form bowling unit of England. The Likes of Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, James Anderson and Matty Potts are predicted to take plenty of wickets.
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While on the other hand pace maneuvered batters like Dean Elgar, Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow can score big knocks in the very first game of the series.
#2. Eng vs SA 1st test : Playing XIs
By keeping the playing conditions in mind both the teams will try to play plenty of fast bowling options on their sides so on the basis of all factors below constituted the predicted playing 11 team of England and South Africa.
•Playing XI of England : Zak Crawley, Alex Lees, Joe Root, Ollie Pope, Ben Stokes(C), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes(W), Matty Potts, James Anderson, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach.
•Playing XI of South Africa : Aiden Markram, Dean Elgar(C), Keegan Pietersen, Rassie Van der Dusen, Sarel Erwee, Kyle Verreynne(W), Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi.
#3. Eng vs SA 1st Test : Pitch Report
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The pitch of lord’s Cricket Ground caters excellent seam movement and decent bounce for the pacers who come up with extra pace in their arsenal. On the first three days of the game fast bowlers stay right at the top, while from the 4th day of the test match spinners come in the proceedings as the dry spots are created for them.
#4. Eng vs SA 1st test : Weather Forecast
The weather forecast for all five days is pretty rainy, with the chances of precipitation is more than 60% for each day according to Accuweather.com. The minimum temperature for the first day will be 17°c and the maximum will be 24°c. The average humidity level for all five days will stay around 57%. The first game will start on August 17, at 3:30pm (IST) or 11:00 am (GMT in UK).
#5. Eng vs SA 1st Test : Dream11 Team.
•Wicketkeepers : Jonny Bairstow(C).
•Batsmen : Alex Lees, Dean Elgar, Rassie Van der Dussen.
•All-rounders : Ben Stokes(vc), Joe Root, Aiden Markram.
•Bowlers : Kagiso Rabada, Jack Leach, Marco Jansen, Matty Potts.
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