ENG-L vs SA-A Cricket Player Stats, Team News & Expert Analysis - 1st TEST Match
By Aditya Pratap Singh - Thu, May 21, 2026Last Updated on May 21, 2026 04:03 PM
England Lions vs South Africa A Cricket Match Previews
South Africa A tour of England, 2026
ENGA 157/10 (44.5)
RSAA 331/10 (58.5)
ENGA 387/10 (106)
RSAA 215/2 (50.2)
South Africa A won by 8 wkts
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Hermann* | 70 | 122 | 12 | 1 | 57.38 |
| Zubayr Hamza | 54 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 122.73 |
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Mousley* | 6.2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2.84 |
| Liam Patterson-White | 17 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 4.18 |
Last Wicket:Lesego Senokwane b Eddie Jack 55(115) - 134/2 in 38.2 ov.
Today's Match Live Score ↻
England Lions vs South Africa A
England Lions — Innings 1 (157/10 in 44.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben McKinney c Zubayr Hamza b Dane Paterson | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50 | |
| Asa Tribe c Sinethemba Qeshile b Jason Smith | 19 | 56 | 3 | 0 | 33.93 | |
| Dan Mousley (c) c Subrayen b Dane Paterson | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Ben Geddes c Subrayen b Nqobani Mokoena | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 | |
| Charlie Allison lbw b Ottneil Baartman | 9 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 37.5 | |
| Ben Mayes (wk) c Lesego Senokwane b Jason Smith | 21 | 45 | 4 | 0 | 46.67 | |
| Ekansh Singh c Sinethemba Qeshile b Nqobani Mokoena | 25 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 59.52 | |
| Liam Patterson-White b Nqobani Mokoena | 17 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 113.33 | |
| Eddie Jack c MJ Ackerman b Jason Smith | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 45.45 | |
| Mitchell Stanley c MJ Ackerman b Jason Smith | 20 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 58.82 | |
| Alfie Ogborne not out | 9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 52.94 | |
| Extras | Byes: 9 | LegByes: 6 | Wides: 6 | Total: 21 | |||||
| Total | 157 | 10 wkts, 44.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Paterson | 13 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Nqobani Mokoena | 12 | 3 | 50 | 3 | 4.2 |
| Jason Smith | 9.5 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 1.5 |
| Ottneil Baartman | 10 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 4.2 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Ben McKinney & Asa Tribe | 8 | 14 |
| Mousley & Asa Tribe | 2 | 15 |
| Ben Geddes & Asa Tribe | 8 | 16 |
| Charlie Allison & Asa Tribe | 24 | 57 |
| Charlie Allison & Ben Mayes | 0 | 3 |
| Ekansh Singh & Ben Mayes | 41 | 74 |
| Patterson-White & Ben Mayes | 28 | 24 |
| Eddie Jack & Ben Mayes | 0 | 5 |
| Eddie Jack & Mitchell Stanley | 13 | 22 |
| Alfie Ogborne & Mitchell Stanley | 33 | 39 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben McKinney | 2.2 | 8 |
| 2 | Dan Mousley | 4.5 | 10 |
| 3 | Ben Geddes | 7.3 | 18 |
| 4 | Asa Tribe | 16.6 | 42 |
| 5 | Charlie Allison | 17.3 | 42 |
| 6 | Ekansh Singh | 29.5 | 83 |
| 7 | Liam Patterson-White | 33.5 | 111 |
| 8 | Ben Mayes | 34.4 | 111 |
| 9 | Eddie Jack | 38.2 | 124 |
| 10 | Mitchell Stanley | 44.5 | 157 |
South Africa A — Innings 2 (331/10 in 58.5 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesego Senokwane b Eddie Jack | 14 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 42.42 | |
| Tony de Zorzi c Ben McKinney b Mitchell Stanley | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 125 | |
| Jordan Hermann lbw b Mitchell Stanley | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100 | |
| Zubayr Hamza b Mitchell Stanley | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| Marques Ackerman (c) b Mousley | 173 | 136 | 25 | 5 | 127.21 | |
| Jason Smith lbw b Eddie Jack | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sinethemba Qeshile (wk) lbw b Alfie Ogborne | 22 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 84.62 | |
| Prenelan Subrayen c Ben Mayes b Eddie Jack | 29 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 70.73 | |
| Nqobani Mokoena lbw b Alfie Ogborne | 5 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 16.67 | |
| Dane Paterson batting | 27 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 67.5 | |
| Ottneil Baartman b Mousley | 8 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 42.11 | |
| Extras | Byes: 8 | LegByes: 10 | Wides: 12 | Total: 30 | |||||
| Total | 331 | 10 wkts, 58.5 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfie Ogborne | 11 | 1 | 57 | 2 | 5.2 |
| Mitchell Stanley | 14 | 3 | 77 | 3 | 5.5 |
| Eddie Jack | 17 | 3 | 86 | 3 | 5.1 |
| Ekansh Singh | 8 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Liam Patterson-White | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Dan Mousley | 3.5 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.5 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Lesego Senokwane & de Zorzi | 20 | 23 |
| Jordan Hermann & Lesego Senokwane | 12 | 12 |
| Zubayr Hamza & Lesego Senokwane | 6 | 11 |
| MJ Ackerman & Lesego Senokwane | 10 | 20 |
| MJ Ackerman & Jason Smith | 6 | 10 |
| MJ Ackerman & Sinethemba Qeshile | 50 | 45 |
| MJ Ackerman & Subrayen | 80 | 68 |
| MJ Ackerman & Nqobani Mokoena | 32 | 55 |
| MJ Ackerman & Paterson | 103 | 83 |
| Ottneil Baartman & Paterson | 12 | 26 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony de Zorzi | 3.5 | 20 |
| 2 | Jordan Hermann | 5.5 | 32 |
| 3 | Zubayr Hamza | 7.4 | 38 |
| 4 | Lesego Senokwane | 10.6 | 48 |
| 5 | Jason Smith | 12.4 | 54 |
| 6 | Sinethemba Qeshile | 20.1 | 104 |
| 7 | Prenelan Subrayen | 31.3 | 184 |
| 8 | Nqobani Mokoena | 40.4 | 216 |
| 9 | Marques Ackerman | 54.3 | 319 |
| 10 | Ottneil Baartman | 58.5 | 331 |
England Lions — Innings 3 (387/10 in 106 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben McKinney c Lesego Senokwane b Nqobani Mokoena | 32 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 118.52 | |
| Asa Tribe lbw b Dane Paterson | 135 | 260 | 14 | 1 | 51.92 | |
| Dan Mousley (c) c Ottneil Baartman b Subrayen | 15 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 71.43 | |
| Ben Geddes lbw b Dane Paterson | 15 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 50 | |
| Charlie Allison run out (Tony de Zorzi/Lesego Senokwane) | 7 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26.92 | |
| Ben Mayes (wk) b Ottneil Baartman | 105 | 194 | 14 | 1 | 54.12 | |
| Ekansh Singh c Zubayr Hamza b Dane Paterson | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 | |
| Liam Patterson-White c MJ Ackerman b Nqobani Mokoena | 23 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 71.88 | |
| Eddie Jack lbw b Ottneil Baartman | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | |
| Mitchell Stanley c (sub)Bjorn Fortuin b Nqobani Mokoena | 5 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 17.24 | |
| Alfie Ogborne batting | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 | |
| Extras | Byes: 34 | LegByes: 2 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 1 | Total: 38 | |||||
| Total | 387 | 10 wkts, 106 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | ||||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Paterson | 25 | 10 | 76 | 3 | 3 |
| Nqobani Mokoena | 20 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Ottneil Baartman | 22 | 5 | 63 | 2 | 2.9 |
| Prenelan Subrayen | 29 | 4 | 100 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Jason Smith | 9 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 3.8 |
| Marques Ackerman | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| Ben McKinney & Asa Tribe | 43 | 57 |
| Mousley & Asa Tribe | 27 | 40 |
| Ben Geddes & Asa Tribe | 31 | 66 |
| Charlie Allison & Asa Tribe | 32 | 52 |
| Ben Mayes & Asa Tribe | 189 | 318 |
| Ben Mayes & Ekansh Singh | 22 | 25 |
| Ben Mayes & Patterson-White | 12 | 17 |
| Eddie Jack & Patterson-White | 2 | 9 |
| Mitchell Stanley & Patterson-White | 22 | 48 |
| Mitchell Stanley & Alfie Ogborne | 7 | 4 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben McKinney | 9.3 | 43 |
| 2 | Dan Mousley | 16.1 | 70 |
| 3 | Ben Geddes | 27.1 | 101 |
| 4 | Charlie Allison | 35.5 | 133 |
| 5 | Asa Tribe | 88.5 | 322 |
| 6 | Ekansh Singh | 92.6 | 344 |
| 7 | Ben Mayes | 95.5 | 356 |
| 8 | Eddie Jack | 97.2 | 358 |
| 9 | Liam Patterson-White | 105.2 | 380 |
| 10 | Mitchell Stanley | 105.6 | 387 |
South Africa A — Innings 4 (215/2 in 50.2 overs)
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony de Zorzi c Ben Mayes b Mitchell Stanley | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 31.82 | |
| Lesego Senokwane b Eddie Jack | 55 | 115 | 8 | 0 | 47.83 | |
| Jordan Hermann not out | 70 | 122 | 12 | 1 | 57.38 | |
| Zubayr Hamza not out | 54 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 122.73 | |
| Extras | Byes: 17 | LegByes: 9 | NoBalls: 1 | Wides: 2 | Total: 29 | |||||
| Total | 215 | 2 wkts, 50.2 overs | ||||
| Yet to Bat | Marques Ackerman (c), Jason Smith, Sinethemba Qeshile (wk), Prenelan Subrayen, Nqobani Mokoena, Dane Paterson, Ottneil Baartman | |||||
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Stanley | 11 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 2.5 |
| Alfie Ogborne | 8 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Eddie Jack | 8 | 3 | 39 | 1 | 4.9 |
| Liam Patterson-White | 17 | 3 | 71 | 0 | 4.2 |
| Dan Mousley | 6.2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2.8 |
Partnerships
| Players | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|
| de Zorzi & Lesego Senokwane | 28 | 54 |
| Jordan Hermann & Lesego Senokwane | 106 | 176 |
| Jordan Hermann & Zubayr Hamza | 81 | 72 |
Wickets
| # | Batsman | Over | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony de Zorzi | 8.6 | 28 |
| 2 | Lesego Senokwane | 38.2 | 134 |
ENG-L vs SA-A Match Prediction, South Africa A tour of England, 2026, England Lions vs South Africa A Match Preview, Probable Playing 11, Match winning Tips, Live Match Score, Pitch Report, Injury & Updates.
ENG-L vs SA-A (England Lions vs South Africa A) Match Details
| Match | England Lions vs South Africa A (ENG-L vs SA-A) |
| League | South Africa A tour of England, 2026 |
| Date | Friday, 22nd May 2026 |
| Time | 03:30 PM (IST) - 10:00 AM (GMT) |
ENG-L vs SA-A Pitch Report and Today's Weather Report
ENG-L vs SA-A Match Venue: Arundel Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel, England
ENG-L vs SA-A Pitch Report: The Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground delivers a neutral wicket where both the departments are expected to earn decent amount of help from the surface. Spinners will play a crucial role in the middle overs.
ENG-L vs SA-A Weather Report: Weather in Arundel, US is clean. The temperature is expected to around 19°C on the match day with 98% humidity and 2.5 km/h wind speed. And the Visiblity is 10 KM. There are no chances of precipitation during the game.
Arundel Castle Cricket Ground Pitch Favour
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ENG-L vs SA-A (England Lions vs South Africa A) Playing 11
England Lions vs South Africa A (ENG-L vs SA-A) Match Preview
ENG-L vs SA-A Match Preview: England Lions is set to take on South Africa A in South Africa A tour of England, 2026 on Friday, 22 May 2026 at 03:30 PM IST.
England Lions (ENG-L) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Ben Mayes and Ben McKinney will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings.
One-Down Batter
- James Wharton will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Thomas Lawes and Charles Allison will strengthen the middle order for England Lions.
- Dan Mousley will lead the England Lions as a Captain. He is also a good All-Rounder
Wicketkeeper
- Ben Mayes will do the Wicket Keeping for England Lions.
Pace Bowlers
- Eddie Jack and Mitchell Stanley will lead the pace attack of his team.
South Africa A (SA-A) Team Updates
Opening Batters
- Zubayr Hamza and Tony de Zorzi will open the innings. Both are very talented players and played many attacking innings in previous matches.
- Zubayr Hamza is having topmost good points in this series.
One-Down Batter
- Rubin Hermann will be the backbone of batting department, if early wickets falls, He settles the innings.
Middle-Order Batters
- Marques Ackerman and Jordan Hermann will strengthen the middle order for South Africa A.
- Marques Ackerman will lead the South Africa A as a Captain. He is also a good Batter
Wicketkeeper
- Rubin Hermann will do the Wicket Keeping for South Africa A.
Spin Bowlers
- Prenelan Subrayen will take care of the spin bowling of the team.
Pace Bowlers
- Bjorn Fortuin and Nqobani Mokoena will lead the pace attack of his team.
England Lions vs South Africa A (ENG-L vs SA-A) Cricket Match Prediction, Team and Tips
ENG-L vs SA-A Match Prediction: South Africa A looks in good form in recent matches, They are the favorites to win the match.
Toss Prediction, Who will Win the Toss Today?: According to the Possible11 expert toss prediction, SA-A will win the toss and choose to Bowl first.
ENG-L vs SA-A South Africa A tour of England, 2026 Match Expert Advice: Thomas Lawes will be a top multiplier choice for the small leagues. Ben McKinney will be a decent choice for the captaincy in the grand leagues.
ENG-L vs SA-A Head to Head
ENG-L vs SA-A Head to Head Records: England Lions vs South Africa A have faced each other in 0 matches in TEST. Out of these 0 games, England Lions have won 0 whereas South Africa A have won 0 Matches.
| Match Played | 0 |
| ENG-L Won | 0 |
| SA-A Won | 0 |
| Tie/NR | 0 |
| First-ever fixture | |
| Most recent fixture |
Live Telecast
The match will be live telecast on Fancode.
ENG-L vs SA-A Team Analysis & Player Performance
- Looking by the pitch behavior, Picking top order batters would be crucial here.
- Death-over bowlers are always excellent wicket-takers in last few overs, they can turn the game around at any time.
- In Wicket Keeping, both are good. You can choose any of one.
- Pacers may play major role on this pitch.
ENG-L vs SA-A Winning Prediction
- South Africa A team has the upper hand over England Lions team. So try to pick more players from South Africa A
ENG-L vs SA-A Small League Must Picks:
ENG-L - Thomas Lawes [318 points], Ben McKinney [92 points]SA-A - Zubayr Hamza [590 points], Bjorn Fortuin [246 points]
ENG-L vs SA-A Grand League Risky Picks:
ENG-L - Naavya Sharma [0 points], Mitchell Stanley [0 points]SA-A - Prenelan Subrayen [0 points], Ottneil Baartman [0 points]
ENG-L vs SA-A Death Over Bowlers:
ENG-L -SA-A - Bjorn Fortuin
England Lions (ENG-L) Key Players
- Naavya Sharma [PTs: 0, CR: 6.5]
- Liam Patterson-White [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Dan Mousley [18, 57*, DNB, 51*, 4, ]
- Ben McKinney [PTs: 92, CR: 7.5]
- Thomas Lawes [PTs: 318, CR: 6.5]
South Africa A (SA-A) Key Players
- Tony de Zorzi [12, 1, 2, 17, 39]
- Jordan Hermann [3, 17, 41, DNB]
- Tiaan van Vuuren [0W, 18*, 0W, ]
- Bjorn Fortuin [2W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 1W]
- Zubayr Hamza [PTs: 590, CR: 7.5]
ENG-L vs SA-A Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Liam Patterson-White [PTs: 0, CR: 7.5]
- Tony de Zorzi [PTs: 0, CR: 9]
- Jordan Hermann [PTs: 2, CR: 7]
- Ben McKinney [PTs: 92, CR: 7.5]
- Tiaan van Vuuren [PTs: 206, CR: 6]
- Thomas Lawes [PTs: 318, CR: 6.5]
- Zubayr Hamza [PTs: 590, CR: 7.5]
ENG-L vs SA-A Injury / Unavailability
England Lions Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
South Africa A Cricket Team Injuries:
- There are no injury updates as of now.
ENG-L vs SA-A Live Stream
Where can I see ENG-L vs SA-A Live Score?
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ENG-L vs SA-A match will be live telecast on FanCode.
ENG-L vs SA-A Cricket Match Highlights
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England Lions vs South Africa A (ENG-L vs SA-A) Squads
England Lions (ENG-L) Squad: Liam Patterson-White, Dan Mousley(C), James Wharton, Mitchell Stanley, Ben Geddes, Asa Tribe, Thomas Lawes, Alfie Ogborne, Eddie Jack, Ben McKinney, Charles Allison, Ben Mayes(WK), Naavya Sharma
South Africa A (SA-A) Squad: Sinethemba Qeshile(WK), Prenelan Subrayen, Bjorn Fortuin, Jason Smith, Zubayr Hamza, Marques Ackerman(C), Rubin Hermann(WK), Tiaan van Vuuren, Lesego Senokwane, Tony de Zorzi, Dane Paterson, Ottneil Baartman, Codi Yusuf, Jordan Hermann, Nqobani Mokoena
DISCLAIMER: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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