England is currently facing New Zealand in the Super 8 Group 2 clash at the R Premedasa Stadium, Colombo. The Three Lions have already qualified for the semi-final of the 2026 T20 World Cup. Ahead of the match, former England all-rounder Moeen Ali, alongside current spinner Adil Rashid, predicted the best combined XI.
It is a video that was shot in the middle of the 2026 T20 World Cup, as Adil Rashid is currently featuring for the Three Lions in the tournament. Moeen Ali and Rashid picked their openers in the form of former England captain Jos Buttler and reigning World Cup-winning captain Rohit Sharma. Then they picked former India captain Virat Kohli as their No.3 batter.
In the middle order, they picked former India all-rounder and two-time World Cup Player of the Tournament award winner Yuvraj Singh. They chose South Africa’s explosive batter David Miller at number five, followed by England's Test skipper and all-rounder Ben Stokes at six. They chose MS Dhoni, a multiple ICC trophy-winning captain, as the wicketkeeper-batter.
At number eight, they picked West Indian all-rounder, Dwayne Bravo. Another West Indies international, this time Sunil Narine, was chosen as the team's frontline spinner at No.9. Then, with two pace bowlers, picked by the English cricketers, Sri Lanka legend Lasith Malinga and star India pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
Moeen Ali and Adil Rashid's combined clutch XI (via Beard Before Wicket podcast) - Jos Buttler, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, David Miller, Ben Stokes, MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo, Sunil Narine, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah.
Adil Rashid has been brilliant for England
Adil Rashid is England’s joint highest wicket-taker so far with 11 wickets from seven games at an average of 14.80 and an economy rate of 8.19 with best figures of 3/36. He has used all his experience of bowling in India as he has varied his pace as per the conditions.
In the video, they also talked about South Africa’s strong performance in the tournament, and whether this time, Aiden Markram’s side would go on to win the T20 World Cup. As the Proteas are the only team unbeaten in the competition so far, having had a dominating win over the West Indies in their last game, and qualified for the semi-finals.
I was expecting South Africa to win- Moeen Ali
Moeen Ali said, “I think it was always going to be a tough one, especially because South Africa at the moment are playing good cricket in the form of the ball. It's always going to be a challenge. Yeah, so one of those games. I think they're playing so well, South Africa. I was expecting South Africa to win, to be honest. West Indies did really well to get that score.”
“Yeah, Shepherd and Holder played really, really well. Otherwise, they were gone. They were almost all out. But also, they still lost badly. So now the run rate is… No, I don't think it makes a difference. No, I don't think… But it's simple now, I think, because obviously there's a game going on right now, as we speak, I reckon.”
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