ENG vs ZIM Dream11 Prediction: Only Test Fantasy Cricket Tips For England vs Zimbabwe

England will take on Zimbabwe in the four-day Test at Trent Bridge in Nottingham, starting on Thursday, May 22.

Led by Ben Stokes, England are entering this only Test after defeating New Zealand by 2-1 in the three-match Test series in December 2024. Meanwhile, the Craig Ervine-led Zimbabwe last played a two-match Test series against Bangladesh, leveling the scores at 1-1 in April 2025. 

ENG vs ZIM, Only Test Details

Match: England vs Zimbabwe, Only Test

Time & Date: 3:30 PM IST, May 22, Thursday to May 25, Sunday

Venue: Trent Bridge, Nottingham

ENG vs ZIM, Only Test Pitch Report

New ball bowlers would love to scalp wickets, as we can expect a lot of lateral movement in the initial few overs. The captain winning the toss would love to bowl first.

ENG vs ZIM, Only Test Probable XIs

England (Playing XI)

Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson, Sam Cook, Josh Tongue, Shoaib Bashir.

Zimbabwe

Brian Bennett, Ben Curran, Nick Welch, Craig Ervine (c), Sikandar Raza, Sean Williams, Wessly Madhevere, Clive Madande (wk), Richard Ngarava, Wellington Masakadza, Victor Nyauchi/Newman Nyamhuri.

ENG vs ZIM, Only Test Top Picks

Ollie Pope

Ollie Pope, who is expected to bat at No.3, can score a lot of runs and take the game away from the opposition. 

Zak Crawley

England opening Zak Crawley is technically sound, and we can expect him to accumulate a century in this game.

ENG vs ZIM, Only Test Captain picks

Joe Root

England No.4 batter Joe Root can fetch a lot of valuable points with his impressive gameplay in the middle overs.

Ben Duckett

Ben Duckett is one of the in-form batters in the England batting line-up. With him opening the batting against inexperienced bowling, we can expect him to score big.

ENG vs ZIM, Only Test Head to Head Dream11 team

Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett (c), Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes, Joe Root (vc), Sikandar Raza, Josh Tongue, Sam Cook, Gus Atkinston.

ENG vs ZIM, Only Test Grand League Dream11 team

Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley (vc), Ollie Pope (c), Harry Brook, Sean Williams, Ben Stokes, Joe Root, Sikandar Raza, Josh Tongue, Gus Atkinston.

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