ENG vs SA Dream11 Prediction Today: South Africa Tour of England 2025, 1st T20I (10 Sep 2025)

England will host South Africa in the first match of the T20I series on Wednesday, September 10. South Africa won the ODI series 2-1 but England will be keen to do well in this format. Both sides will treat this series to find out the best combinations before the T20 WC next year. This match will take place at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Indian fans will be able to witness this game at 11:00 PM on Fancode. With this article, we will learn how to play Dream11 for the ENG vs SA Dream11 prediction for today's match and about the best combination for this contest.

ENG vs SA Match Preview

England will be led by Harry Brook, one of the best batsmen in the world across formats. There are some changes to the squad, with Ben Duckett rested and replaced by Sam Curran. England is currently third in the ICC Men's T20I rankings. Their previous series was against the West Indies, where they did well, and they have a good set of players who will be keen to make use of the home advantage.

On the other hand, South Africa will be led by Aiden Markram and they recently played the T20I series in Australia. David Miller is ruled out of the series due to injury, but they do have a lot of firepower, and young Dewald Brevis will be the player to watch out for from their side. This promises to be a closely fought game.

England vs South Africa Match Details

Pitch Report

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff is a big ground, and this has always created challenges for batters who have to avoid playing the ball in the air. According to the Sophia Gardens Cardiff pitch report, there will be assistance for fast bowlers early in the game. Spinners have done well here as there is turn and bounce on offer.

Weather Report

The 1st T20I match of the South Africa tour of England 2025 between England and South Africa is expected to be played under clear skies, as the weather will be partly cloudy with an average temperature ranging around 23°C. There is no indication of rain during the time of the game, with the humidity around 65%, with the winds blowing at a speed of 18 Km/hr.

Toss Prediction

With seven of the ten T20Is played at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff won by the teams chasing, we predict that both sides will come into this game wanting to bowl first.

Injury Updates

There are no injury concerns for either of the teams so far in the season. They will now look to field their best possible playing 11 for this match to try and gain some much-needed momentum at this stage of the tournament.

Dream11 Team For ENG vs SA

ENG vs SA Head-to-Head Records (Last 5 Matches)

• South Africa won by 7 runs (June 21, 2024): SA – 163/6, ENG – 156/6
• South Africa won by 90 runs (July 31, 2022): SA – 191/5, ENG – 101 all out
• South Africa won by 58 runs (July 28, 2022): SA – 207/3, ENG – 149 all out
• England won by 41 runs (July 27, 2022): ENG – 234/6, SA – 193/8
• South Africa won by 10 runs (November 6, 2021): SA – 189/2, ENG – 179/8.

Top Picks For The Match

• Jos Buttler is ranked 4th in the ICC batters rankings for T20I. He is one of the senior players from the English side and will be keen to do well in this ENG vs SA Dream11 Prediction.
• Phil Salt will open the batting for England and has scored 1193 runs in 43 T20I matches at an impressive strike rate of 164.
• Aiden Markram is a reliable batter in this ENG vs SA Dream11 Prediction. He has scored 1398 runs in 60 T20I matches.
• Keshav Maharaj will bowl the crucial overs of spin for South Africa and has picked up 38 wickets in his T20I career. Back him to do well.
• Dewald Brevis made a name for himself in the last T20I series against Australia where he scored a century. He will be a player keen to do well in English conditions.