On Tuesday, September 9, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced the play of England National Cricket Team for the first T20I match of the series against the South Africa National Cricket Team.
Star Paes-Bauling all-rounder Sam Curan has made a comeback to play England’s T20I after a long time and will be seen in action against Proteas.
England make four changes with their previous T20i
The T20i series opener between Three Lions and Proteas will be held on Wednesday, September 10 at Sophia Garden in Cardiff. For the second T20I on Friday, 12 September, the teams will travel to Old Trafford in Manchester, and the third and final game will be held on Sunday, 14 September at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
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Meanwhile, the English team has made four changes to play with their final T20I with Phil Salt, Sam Curan, Jamie Overton, and Jofra Archer.
Sam Curan, who last played for England on the Caribbean Tour in November 2024, has returned to the team for the first time to play under the coaching of Brendon McCullum.
The premiere all -rounder staged a comeback after his brilliant performance in the short format of the game. In recent editions of T20 Blast and The Hande, he scored 603 runs and scored with a strike rate of 154.21 and took 33 wickets in 24 matches.
Talking about the rest of the playing XI, Jose Butler will open an innings with Phil Salat, as Ben Docket and Jamie Smith are rested. Jacob Bethel and Harry Brook have been slated as number 3 and number 4 batsmen.
In No.5, 6, 7, and 8, there will be Curran, Tom Banton, Will Jacks, and Jamie Overton in the hosts, followed by Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, and Adil Rashid flowenline bowlers.
England is playing Xi for 1 T20I against South Indian:
Playing XI: Phil Salat, Jose Butler, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Sam Curan, Tom Botan, Will Jack, Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer and Adil Rashid.
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Harry Brook’s team lost ODI against South Africa
Prior to the T20I series, both teams faced an ODI series, which South Africa won after winning 7 wickets and 5 runs before 5 runs.
However, Harry Brooke -led side strongly bounced a strong consolation victory in the previous game by 342 runs in the final game. This was the biggest win in the history of ODI cricket.
English captain Harry Brook was happy with the final performance displayed by his team and appreciated Jacob Bethel and Joe Root for his centuries. He said:
“Last performance, we were amazing with the bat and the bowling speaks for ourselves. If we get a good wicket like this, there is no reason that we cannot get 400-450, we have really found good batsmen in the top seven.
“(On Bethle) He is good against spin, especially against the left -handed spin, helping us back our main bowler for a long time. They have been doing so for many years, Rooty is unprecedented and can separate the teams. We are a team that wants to move forward.”
