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EDC vs SAC Dream11 Prediction Today, WCL 2025: Match 8 Fantasy Cricket Tips, Team, Playing XI, and Pitch Report

Sandip Pawar

Fantasy tips for the WCL 2025 between England Champions and South Africa Champions.

The eighth match of the World Championship of Legends Cricket (WCL) 2025 will witness England Champions (EDC) taking on South Africa Champions (SAC). The action will unfold at Grace Road, Leicester. Here, we check the EDC vs SAC Dream11 Prediction.

England Champions have lost two out of three games, with one ending in a no result. They lost to the West Indies in the previous game by 10 runs. Stuart Meaker claimed 4 for 24 while Ajmal Shahzad bagged 3 for 8 in his four. Chasing 165, England lost half the side for 59. Samit Patel struck 52 off 36, but it wasn’t enough.

South Africa Champions have two out of two games, most recently beating India by 88 runs. AB de Villiers starred with an unbeaten 63 off 30 while JJ Smuts hit 30 not out in 17 to power the side to 208. Aaron Phangiso later snared 3 for 17 in four overs. 

Upcoming – t20 – Singapore
Asia-Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 11:30 AM IST
Malaysia MAL

Hong Kong HKG

Upcoming – t20 – Basseterre
Australia tour of West Indies, T20, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 04:30 AM IST
West Indies WI

Australia AUS

Upcoming – t20 – Basseterre
Australia tour of West Indies, T20, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 04:30 AM IST
West Indies WI

Australia AUS

Result – t20 – Rwanda
Bahrain and Malawi tour of Rwanda, 2025
Rwanda RWA

49/10

Bahrain BHN

163/6

Bahrain beat Rwanda by 114 runs

Result – t20 – Rwanda
Bahrain and Malawi tour of Rwanda, 2025
Bahrain BHN

114/2

Malawi ML

113/9

Bahrain beat Malawi by 8 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Rwanda
Bahrain and Malawi tour of Rwanda, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 05:15 PM IST
Rwanda RWA

Malawi ML

Result – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
Romania ROM

128/9

Austria AUST

129/3

Austria won by 7 wickets

Result – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
Hungary HUN

93/10

Romania ROM

94/0

Romania beat Hungary by 10 wickets

Result – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
Hungary HUN

148/8

Luxembourg LUX

78/10

Hungary beat Luxembourg by 70 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 11:30 AM IST
Romania ROM

Luxembourg LUX

Upcoming – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 03:00 PM IST
Hungary HUN

Austria AUST

Upcoming – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 06:30 PM IST
Austria AUST

Luxembourg LUX

Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

114/2

Rising Phoenix RPH

108/6

Alby Zalmi CC won by 8 wickets

Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Marsta CC MAR

102/7

Huddinge HDN

104/1

Huddinge beat Marsta CC by 9 wickets

Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Marsta CC MAR

93/8

Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

118/7

Alby Zalmi CC beat Marsta CC by 25 runs

Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Huddinge HDN

188/2

Rising Phoenix RPH

135/4

Huddinge beat Rising Phoenix by 53 runs

Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Marsta CC MAR

110/6

Huddinge HDN

195/1

Huddinge beat Marsta CC by 85 runs

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 12:15 PM IST
Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

Jinnah CC JIHCC

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 02:15 PM IST
Rising Phoenix RPH

Marsta CC MAR

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 04:15 PM IST
Jinnah CC JIHCC

Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 06:15 PM IST
Rising Phoenix RPH

Jinnah CC JIHCC

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 08:15 PM IST
Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

Rising Phoenix RPH

Upcoming – t20 – Gaborone
ICC Women’s Africa T20 WC Qualifier 2, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 01:00 PM IST
Botswana Women BOT-W

Malawi Women MWW-W

Upcoming – t20 – Gaborone
ICC Women’s Africa T20 WC Qualifier 2, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 01:00 PM IST
Eswatini Women EWW-W

Lesotho Women LSN-W

Upcoming – t20 – Gaborone
ICC Women’s Africa T20 WC Qualifier 2, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 05:20 PM IST
Rwanda Women RWA-W

Sierra Leone Women SLO-W

Upcoming – t20 – Gaborone
ICC Women’s Africa T20 WC Qualifier 2, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 05:20 PM IST
Cameroon Women CW-W

Mozambique Women MZW-W

Live – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
Fakhr-E-Kashmir FEK

175/6

Royal Lions CC RLC

63/1

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 12:30 AM IST
ACE KRM Panthers KRMPS

Al mulla Exchange ALECC

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 10:30 PM IST
Gujrat Cricket Club GUJCC

Super Lanka SUL

Result – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
Fatemi Resources Cricket Club FRC

79/3

Utkal Cricket Club UTC

77/7

Fatemi Resources Cricket Club beat Utkal Cricket Club by 7 wickets

Result – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
JB Kings JBK

97/3

MR KB Putrajaya MKP

99/4

MR KB Putrajaya won by 6 wickets

Result – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
KL Gladiators KLG

61/6

Maxx Cricket Club MXC

62/5

Maxx Cricket Club beat KL Gladiators by 5 wickets

Abandoned – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
Sky Warriors Cricket Club SWCL

119/2

MB Malik Sports UMZ MBMS

Match abandoned due to rain

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 06:30 AM IST
Fatemi Resources Cricket Club FRC

KL Gladiators KLG

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 08:40 AM IST
JB Kings JBK

Sky Warriors Cricket Club SWCL

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 10:50 AM IST
Utkal Cricket Club UTC

Maxx Cricket Club MXC

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 01:15 PM IST
MR KB Putrajaya MKP

MB Malik Sports UMZ MBMS

Result – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
Kenya KNY

124/8

Uganda UGA

125/4

Uganda beat Kenya by 6 wickets

Result – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
Nigeria NIG

105/9

Namibia A NBA

99/8

Nigeria beat Namibia A by 6 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 12:00 PM IST
United Arab Emirates UAE

Nigeria NIG

Upcoming – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 04:00 PM IST
Kenya KNY

Namibia A NBA

Result – t20 – Puducherry
Pondicherry Premier League, 2025
Yanam Royals YAR

203/9

Mahe Megalo Strikers MMS

212/5

Mahe Megalo Strikers beat Yanam Royals by 9 runs

Result – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
Mis Ainak Knights MAK

166/3

Amo Sharks ASS

165/7

Mis Ainak Knights won by 7 wickets

Result – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
Band-e-Amir Dragons BAD

177/7

Speen Ghar Tigers SGT

178/6

Speen Ghar Tigers beat Band-e-Amir Dragons by 4 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 10:00 AM IST
Mis Ainak Knights MAK

Boost Defenders BDS

Upcoming – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 03:00 PM IST
Amo Sharks ASS

Speen Ghar Tigers SGT

Upcoming – t20 – Trinidad and Tobago
USA Women U19 tour of West Indies, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 07:30 PM IST
West Indies Women U19 WIU19-W

United States Of America Women U19 USAU19-W

Live – t20 – Northern Ireland
World Championship of Legends, 2025
Pakistan Champions PNC

198/5

South Africa Champions SAC

31/2

Upcoming – t20 – Northern Ireland
World Championship of Legends, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 05:00 PM IST
India Champions IAC

Australia Champions AAC

Upcoming – t20 – Leeds
World Championship of Legends, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 09:00 PM IST
Pakistan Champions PNC

West Indies Champions WIC

Upcoming – t20 – Harare
Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 04:30 PM IST
New Zealand NZ

South Africa SA

Upcoming – oneday – Northern Ireland
Zimbabwe Women tour of Ireland, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 03:15 PM IST
Ireland Women IRE-W

Zimbabwe Women ZIM-W

EDC vs SAC Predictions: Probable Playing XIs

England Champions: Tim Ambrose (wk), Ian Bell, Eoin Morgan (c), Ravi Bopara, Samit Patel, Moeen Ali, Liam Plunkett, Ajmal Shahzad, Stuart Meaker, Chris Tremlett, Ryan Sidebottom.

South Africa Champions: Hashim Amla, Morne van Wyk (wk), AB de Villiers (c), JJ Smuts, Sarel Erwee, Jean-Paul Duminy, Jacques Rudolph, Wayne Parnell, Hardus Viljoen, Duanne Olivier, Aaron Phangiso.

EDC vs SAC WCL 2025: Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

Grace Road, Leicester, is a pretty good venue for batting in the shorter format. The average first innings score here in men’s T20 cricket stands at 165. Expect a high-scoring contest here. 

The weather forecast suggests it will be mostly cloudy with around a 10% chance of precipitation. 

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Top Player Picks for EDC vs SAC Dream11 Prediction  

Aaron Phangiso (SAC)

  • Aaron Phangiso has taken five wickets from two innings in this tournament at an economy of 7.20. 
  • He took 2 for 19 in the first game and followed it up with 3 for 17 in the second. 

Moeen Ali (EDC)

  • Moeen Ali is still active in franchise cricket, making him a good fantasy option here. 
  • The all-rounder has picked four wickets in the last four outings, and has scored 40 and 30* in two of those games. 

JJ Smuts (SAC) 

  • JJ Smuts picked up a wicket in the first game and smashed 30 off 17 in the second.
  • His dual value makes him a good fantasy pick. 

Top Captaincy and Vice-Captaincy Picks for EDC vs SAC Dream11 Prediction

Ian Bell (EDC)

  • Ian Bell made 51 not out off deliveries in the first game of the tournament against Pakistan. 
  • Bell had scored 230 runs in the previous edition at an average of 77 with two half-centuries. 

AB de Villiers (SAC)

  • AB de Villiers, one of the greatest batters to play the game, made his return to action in great style. 
  • He smashed 63 runs off 30 balls in the second game against India Champions.

Samit Patel (EDC) 

  • Samit Patel picked up a wicket in the previous match and scored a fifty after a top-order collapse. 
  • His all-round ability makes Samit a top captaincy option in this game. 

Grand League Team for EDC vs SAC Dream11 Prediction

EDC vs SAC Dream11 Prediction Today WCL 2025 Match 8 Playing XI Grand League Team

Small League Team for EDC vs SAC Dream11 Prediction 

EDC vs SAC Dream11 Prediction Today WCL 2025 Match 8 Playing XI Small League Team

EDC vs SAC Dream11 Prediction

England Champions haven’t won a game yet, while South Africa have won two out of two. The Proteas have better batters in their line-up with form on their side. 

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