England is currently playing a white ball series in her home with South Africa. Under which a series of three ODIs and the same T20 matches will be played between the two teams. In the ODI series, the South African team defeated the English team 2–1.
At the same time, the T20 series will start from September 10. However, before that there have been some important changes in the squads of the hosts. Ben Docket is out. In his place, 27 -year -old Dhakad all -rounder has been included.
Ben Dock out of T20 series
England opener Ben Docket will not be part of the three -match T20 series against South Africa. The 30 -year -old player has been rested by the team management. He has been playing cricket continuously for some time. The selectors have included Sam Karan in the squad in his place.
Who will return to the T20 team after several months. He played his last T20 match for England against the West Indies on 17 November 2024. Karan has played 58 T20 matches since debuting in 2019. In which he has taken 54 wickets in addition to scoring 356 runs.
England shocked
The exclusion of Ben Docket is not good news for England. In the last series against the West Indies, the left -handed batsman scored a total of 115 runs in three innings. 84 was his best score. Although Sam is not bad options. Which can prove useful with both ball and bat. The first match of the series will be held on 10 September in Cardiff.
The 16 -member squad is as follows
Harry Brook (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethel, Jose Butler, Bridan Cars, Sam Curren, Liam Dawson, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith, Luke Wood.
