SA vs ENG Dream11: Top Expert's Pick & Grand Fantasy League Teams, Match 11, ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Match 11 of ICC Champions Trophy between SA vs ENG will be played in Karachi on Saturday.

The most important game of Group B in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 is all set to take place on Saturday, March 1. South Africa will take on England in this clash, which will be held at National Stadium in Karachi.

England had yet another poor ICC event, where they were knocked out from the group stage. They lost their first two group stage games and are yet to open their account. South Africa had a great start, but their second game against Australia was washed out due to rain.

South Africa will need this win to secure their place in the next round. Both teams have some great names, which makes this game a crucial one on fantasy cricket platforms.

Only a good team with good players can perform well. Hence, to make it a bit easier, we made three possible combinations here, which the fans can try while picking players for the Grand Leagues for the SA vs ENG clash.

SA vs ENG: Match Details

Match: South Africa (SA) vs England (ENG), Match 11, ICC Champions Trophy 2025

Match Date: March 1, 2025 (Saturday)

Time: 2:30 PM IST / 09:00 AM GMT / 02:00 PM LOCAL

Venue: National Stadium, Karachi

SA vs ENG: Head-to-Head: SA (34) – ENG (30)

South Africa and England have played 70 ODIs in total. The Proteas have won 34 games as compared to 30 wins for England. Five matches have ended with no results, and one has tied.

SA vs ENG: Predicted XIs:

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

England: Ben Duckett, Philip Salt (wk), Tom Banton, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood

SA vs ENG: Grand Fantasy League Team 1 (If England bat first)

We have tried to cover all the scenarios during the game. In the first scenario, we will talk about the team if England bat first in the game. This might be a better game for English batters as they don’t have to play much spin.

But, South African pacers have good variations. Hence, we have gone with Joe Root as captain of this Dream11 Grand League team, who has been in great form and is coming off a hundred against Afghanistan. For vice-captaincy, Heinrich Klaasen can be a good pick, especially in the chase. If Klaasen doesn’t play, you can go with Aiden Markram.

Wicket-keepers: Heinrich Klaasen, Ryan Rickelton, Jos Buttler

Batters: Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Ben Duckett

All-rounders: Joe Root, Aiden Markram, Liam Livingstone

Bowler: Kagiso Rabada, Jofra Archer

Captain First-Choice: Joe Root || Captain Second-Choice:  Jos Buttler

Vice-Captain First-Choice: Heinrich Klaasen || Vice-captain Second-Choice: Rassie van der Dussen

SA vs ENG: Grand Fantasy League Team 2 (If South Africa bat first)

The second scenario is if South Africa bat first. England have a poor bowling attack, where only Jofra Archer looks threatening with the new ball. That is what South Africa can capitalize on, and especially their opener Ryan Rickelton, who is in excellent form. He slammed a ton against Afghanistan.

The left-hander was among the leading scorers in the SA20 2025 as well for winning the team MI Cape Town. As vice-captain, we will go with Ben Duckett. Duckett can surely take the game away if he gets going. He is in great form and has scored the second-most runs in the competition so far.

Wicket-keepers: Phil Salt, Ryan Rickelton

Batters: Temba Bavuma, Rassie van der Dussen, Ben Duckett

All-rounders: Joe Root, Aiden Markram, Liam Livingstone, Marco Jansen

Bowler: Kagiso Rabada, Jofra Archer

Captain First-Choice: Ryan Rickelton || Captain Second-Choice: Jofra Archer

Vice-Captain First-Choice: Ben Duckett || Vice-captain Second-Choice: Kagiso Rabada

SA vs ENG: Grand Fantasy League Team 3

Here we have a made team, which can work at most of the leagues, irrespective of what happens at the toss. We have picked players on the basis of current form, playing conditions, pitch, and what they can offer in the game. Generally, this tournament has been for the top-order batters.

We have gone with Joe Root as captain. Not only is he good in form, but also England are using his off-spin as well. Then, as vice-captain pick, we have gone with Aiden Markram, who is also an an in-form South African batter and can bowl at any stage of the game. Rest, we have made some notable bowling changes as well.

Wicket-keepers: Jos Buttler, Ryan Rickelton

Batters: Rassie van der Dussen, Ben Duckett

All-rounders: Joe Root, Aiden Markram, Liam Livingstone, Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder

Bowler: Adil Rashid, Keshav Maharaj

Captain First-Choice: Joe Root || Captain Second-Choice: Marco Jansen

Vice-Captain First-Choice: Aiden Markram || Vice-captain Second-Choice: Liam Livingstone

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