ENG vs SA 1st T20 Match Preview, Prediction, Pitch and Weather Report

ENG vs SA 1st T20I: The first match of the T20 series between England vs South Africa will be played on 10 September at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, England. This match will start at 11:00 PM Indian time. The live score of this match will be available on Sony Liv, Fancode App and on possible11.com . So let’s know about some information related to the match through this article.

ENG vs SA 1st T20I, 2025 Match Preview:

The first match of the T20 series will be played after the ODI series between England and South Africa. The South African team has defeated England 2-1 in the ODI series on this tour. The England team performed brilliantly in the last match and managed to win by 342 runs.

In the T20 format, England won its last series against West Indies by 3-0. On the other hand, South Africa lost its last T20 series against Australia by 2-1. After losing the ODI series, England will enter the T20 series with the intention of registering a win. South Africa will want to win another series on this tour.

ENG vs SA 1st T20I, 2025 head-to-head stats

In the last 10 matches between England and South Africa in T20 format, England has won 6 matches whereas South Africa has managed to win 4 matches.

Team	Matches (statistics of last 10 matches)
ENG won	6
SA won	4
Tie	0
No.	0

ENG vs SA 1st T20I, 2025 Weather and Pitch Report

There is a possibility of light rain in the England vs South Africa first T20 match. The temperature can go up to 10 degrees Celsius and the humidity is expected to be up to 92%.

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, England The last 11 matches played at this ground have seen big scores. The average score of the team batting first has been 153 runs and the average score in the second innings has been 145 runs. Fast bowlers have taken 68% of the wickets on this ground.

Percentage of wins when bowling first	18%
Winning percentage when batting first	82%
average score	157
Total Wickets (last 10 matches statistics)	128
The fast bowlers took	95
The spinners took	33

Squad of both teams for England vs South Africa match

England : Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brooke (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Sonny Baker, Jamie Overton, Saqib Mahmood, Tom Banton, Rehan Ahmed

South Africa : Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Wiaan Mulder, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi, Matthew Breetzke, Kagiso Rabada, Senuran Muthusamy, Quena Mphaka, Luan-Dre Pretorius, Kodi Joseph

ENG vs SA Playing 11 of both teams for the first T20 match:

England: Phil Salt, Jamie Smith, Jos Buttler, Harry Brooke, Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Brydon Carse

South Africa: Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickleton, Luan Dre Pretorius, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brewis, Corbin Bosch, Donovan Ferreira, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Johnson, Lungi Ngidi

Key players for England vs South Africa 1st T20I, 2025 match:

England (ENG)	South Africa (SA)
Jos Buttler	Aiden Markram
Will Jacks	Ryan Rickleton
Sam Curran	Dewald Brewis
jofra archer	kagiso rabada

England vs South Africa 1st T20I, 2025 Match Prediction

A tough competition can be seen in the first T20 match between England and South Africa. The South African team has won three consecutive matches against England. The last match between the two teams was played in the T20 World Cup 2024 in which South Africa was the winner by 7 runs.

After winning the ODI series, the morale of this South African team is very high. They would like to open their account with a win in this first match as well. England is also a very strong team, due to which a good match can be seen in this match.

England’s chance of winning the match: 45%

South Africa’s chance of winning the match: 55%