England vs South Africa ODI series 2022
3rd ODI:
Third and last but deciding ODI of the series of 3 ODI matches between England and South Africa is going to be played at the Headingley, Leeds on July 24th 2022.
England vs South Africa History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the eleventh bilateral series between the teams. The home side won 4 times and the visiting side won 4 times. 2 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 6 series in the span of 18 years from 1999 to 2012, in which the host won 3 times and the visiting team also won 3 times.
The consecutive winning streak for England against South Africa was 3 series from 1995-96 to 2008.
The longest undefeated streak for England against South Africa was 3 series from 1995-96 to 2008.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against England was 2 series from 2008 to 2012.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against England was 3 series from 2008 to 2015-16.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against South Africa are DWLDW.
Matches:
The teams completed 65 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 29 times, whereas the opponent won 31 times. 1 match resulted in a tie and 4 games were called off without any result (No Result).
The consecutive winning streak for England against South Africa was 4 matches (twice) from 1992 to 1996 and from 2008 to 2008.
The longest undefeated streak for England against South Africa was 7 matches from 2007 to 2009.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against England was 8 matches from 1996 to 1998.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against England was 8 matches from 1996 to 1998.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against South Africa are WLWLW.
English Backyard:
Series:
This is going to be the sixth bilateral series between the teams. The home side won 3 times and the visiting side won 1 time. 1 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 3 series in the span of 18 years from 1994 to 2012, in which the host won 2 times and the visiting team won 1 time.
The consecutive winning streak for England against South Africa was 1 series (thrice) in 1994, in 2008 and in 2017.
The longest undefeated streak for England against South Africa was 3 series from 2008 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against England was 1 series in 1998.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against England was 1 series (twice) in 1998 and in 2012.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against South Africa are WDWLW.
Matches:
The teams completed 28 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 17 times, whereas the opponent won 9 times. 2 games were called off without any result (No Result)
The consecutive winning streak for England against South Africa was 6 matches from 2003 to 2008.
The longest undefeated streak for England against South Africa was 8 matches from 2003 to 2012.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against England was 2 matches (twice) from 1998 to 1998 and from 1998 to 2003.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against England was 3 matches from 2008 to 2012.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against South Africa are WLWLW.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the second rank (England (119)) and sixth rank (South Africa (101)) teams. The host is 18 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 769 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 389 times and lost 342 times. 9 games resulted in a tie. 29 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
In case, the team will win the series by a margin of 3, then the host will earn 3 points without any impact in the ranking, but in case of losing the series with 3 defeats, then the team will lose 7 points without any impact in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 5 points without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 2 points without any impact in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 3 to 4 points without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will earn 0 to 1 point or lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking.
Drawing the series will cause the team to lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England are WLLWL.
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 643 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 393 times and lost 224 times. 6 games resulted in a tie. 20 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
In case, the team will win the series by a margin of 3, then the team will earn 9 points with a (1) position in the ranking, but in case of losing the series with 3 defeats, then the team will lose 4 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 2 defeats, then the team will lose 3 points with a (1) position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 6 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
If the team will lose the series with the margin of 1 defeat, then the team will lose 0 to 2 points with 0 to 1 position in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will gain 3 to 5 points with a (1) position in the ranking.
Drawing the series will help the team to gain a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa are LWLWL.
The Third Outing:
The result of the match will impact the team’s points, as if the result will go in favor of the host then the home side will gain a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking, whereas the opponent will lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visiting team will gain 3 points with a (1) position in the ranking and the home team will lose a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of Leeds shows the weather would be mostly cloudy in the beginning of the session, then cloudy till the late afternoon, then few showers and light rain would be expected till late evening and then cloudy till the end of the game. There will be less chances of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be between 12% to 22%, except during the showers and rain period, where the percentage would be 33% to 74%. The temperature would be between 19-23 Celsius. The wind would be between 20 – 29 km/h. The speed of wind and the temperature would fluctuate throughout the outing.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 19 times out of 45 played games, and the selection didn’t favor the teams, as the teams won 6 times and lost 12 times. a (1) match was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LWLWW.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, won 14 times and lost 11 times. an (1) outing was called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WLLLL.
None of the teams chose to field first after winning the toss since 2018.
The first batting team won the match 17 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 26 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LWLWW.
The home side never lost a game after setting up the target since 2006.
Overall, 20 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 23 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LWLWW.
Home Team:
Particularly, for England, the team won the toss 16 times in the 33 games and won 11 times and lost 5 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWLWL.
The home side never lost a game after choosing to bat first since 2006.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue, while losing the toss, are LWWWW.
The visiting team never won a match after choosing to field first since 2001.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 165 runs (in 60 overs game) in 1979, and the highest successful chase was 322 runs in 2006.
The first innings lowest total was 93 runs (completed innings / in 60 overs game) in 1975 and the highest total was 351 runs in 2019. For the second innings, the lowest total was 139 runs (completed innings) in 1988 and the highest was 324 runs in 2006.
The batting average of the first innings is 28.26 and 33.86 is for the second innings.
ODI History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other thrice at the venue. The home side won all 3 times and the visitors are still waiting for the first win.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England against South Africa at the venue are WWW – -.
Teams’ ODI History at Venue:
The Home Side:
The home side has a very good record at the venue, as the team won 21 times with 11 losses out of 33 outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue are LWWWW.
The Visiting Side:
The visiting team has a horrendous record, as the team never won, yet and lost in all 4 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue are LLLL -.
Selected XI for both the Teams:
England:
The home side comes with a winning combination.
England Eleven: J. Roy, J. Bairstow, P. Salt, J. Root, M. Ali, J. Buttler, L. Livingstone, S. Curran, D. Willey, A. Rashid, R. Topley
South Africa:
The visiting team comes with an unchanged XI despite the defeat.
South Africa Eleven: J. Malan, Q. de Kock, R. van der Dutsen, A. Markram, H. Klaasen, D. Miller, D. Pretorius, K. Maharaj, A. Nortje, L. Ngidi, T. Shamsi
*Notes: the result of the most recent match is at the left. *Notes: D means draw in “last five series results”. *Notes: T means tie in “last five match results”. *Notes: “*” means the match was tied but the match was resulted through one over eliminator. *Notes: Images were taken from Google Search. *Notes: https://www.cricketnmore.com/cricket-news/england-vs-south-africa-1st-odi-cricket-match-prediction-fantasy-11-tips-probable-xi-103900
