High Risk-Good Returns

Tom Curran: Has picked up at least a wicket everytime he has bowled against South Africa (total 11 wickets in 6 matches)

Heinrich Klassen: Scores of 20, 22 and 66 this year in T20Is.

X-Factor Picks

Chris Jordan: He picked up at least a wicket in each of his last 7 T20 matches (total 9 wickets in these)

Rassie van der Dussen: Has scores of 37, 11, 43* and 31 against England in his T20I career.

George Linde: Was impressive in the 1st match which was his debut with a performance of 2/20 and 12 runs scored.

Ben Stokes: Had a superb IPL with the bat; to go with that, in the 4 T20Is that he has played this year (vs SA incidentally) he has scored 110 runs and taken 4 wickets

Must-Have

Quinton de Kock: Has played 6 T20Is against England and his scores in these matches are 30, 35, 65, 31, 52 and 29.

Jonny Bairstow: His scores in his last 6 T20Is against South Africa are 86*, 64, 35, 23, 47 and 60*

Sam Curran: He has taken at least a wicket in each of his 6 T20Is played including 3 wickets in the last match; plus he can be more than handy with the ball.

Dawid Malan: Has scores of 19, 21, 42, 66, 7 and 54* in his last 6 T20 internationals; as context he is currently ranked no.1 in ICC Men’s T20I rankings.

Faf du Plessis: Scores of 58, 31, 48 and 25 in his last 4 T20 matches.

Lungi Ngidi: Is among wickets in each of his last 16 T20 matches (total 34 wickets); thus an average of at least 2 wickets per match.

Squads:

South Africa : Quinton de Kock (c), Temba Bavuma, Junior Dala, Faf du Plessis, Bjorn Fortuin, Beuran Hendricks, Reeza Hendricks, Heinrich Klaasen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Janneman Malan, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lutho Sipamla , Jon-Jon Smuts, Glenton Stuurman, Pite van Biljon, Rassie van der Dussen, Kyle Verreynne.

England: Eoin Morgan (c), Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Sam Billings, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, Mark Wood