England vs South Africa T20I series 2022
1st T20I:
First T20I of the series of 3 T20I matches between England and South Africa is going to be played at the County Ground, Bristol on July 27th 2022.
England vs South Africa History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the seventh bilateral series between the teams. The home side won 3 times and the visiting side won 1 time. 2 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 4 series in the span of 6 years from 2015-16 to present, in which the host won 3 times and the visiting team won 1 time.
The consecutive winning streak for England against South Africa was 3 series from 2017 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for England against South Africa was 3 series from 2017 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against England was 1 series in 2015-16.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against England was 3 series from 2009-10 to 2017.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against South Africa are WWWLD.
Matches:
The teams completed 22 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 11 times, whereas the opponent won 10 times. a (1) game was called off without any result (No Result).
The consecutive winning streak for England against South Africa was 5 matches from 2020 to 2021.
The longest undefeated streak for England against South Africa was 5 matches from 2020 to 2021.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against England was 3 matches from 2014 to 2016.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against England was 3 matches from 2014 to 2016.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against South Africa are LWWWW.
English Backyard:
Series:
This is going to be the third bilateral series between the teams. The home side won 1 time and the visiting side won 0 times. 1 series resulted in a draw.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 1 series in the span of 5 years from 2017 to present, in which the host won 1 time and the visiting team won 0 times.
The consecutive winning streak for England against South Africa was 1 series in 2017.
The longest undefeated streak for England against South Africa was 2 series from 2012 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against England was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against England was 1 series in 2012.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against South Africa are WD – – -.
Matches:
The teams completed 7 meetings in the longest format of cricket, till date. The host won 3 times, whereas the opponent also won 3 times. 1 game was called off without any result (No Result).
The consecutive winning streak for England against South Africa was 2 matches from 2012 to 2017.
The longest undefeated streak for England against South Africa was 3 matches from 2012 to 2017.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against England was 2 matches from 2009 to 2012.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against England was 3 matches from 2009 to 2012.
Last 5 (completed) series results of England against South Africa are WLWWL.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the second rank (England (264)) and fourth rank (South Africa (255)) teams. The host is just 9 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 151 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 80 times including a couple (2) of wins in a tied outing and lost 66 times. 5 times, the plays 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 4 points without any impact in the ranking, but in case of losing the series with 3 defeats, then the team will lose 5 points with a couple (2) of positions 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 3 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 a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will earn 1 to 2 points without any impact in the ranking.
Drawing the series will neither help nor cause the team either in the points or in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England are WLLLW.
The Visiting Team:
The team played 152 T20Is. Out of them, the team won 88 times including a (1) win in a tied match and lost 62 times. 2 matches 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 6 points with a (1) position in the ranking, but in case of losing the series with 3 defeats, then the team will lose 3 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 a couple (2) of points without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 2, the team will earn 4 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 0 to 1 point without any impact in the ranking. In case of winning the series with the winning margin of 1, the team will gain 2 to 3 points without any impact in the ranking.
Drawing the series will help the team to gain a (1) point without any impact in the ranking.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa are LLWWW.
The First 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 (1) point without any impact in the ranking. On the other hand, in case of a reverse result, the visiting team will gain a couple (2) of points without any impact 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 Bristol shows the weather would be mostly cloudy in the beginning of the match, then cloudy till the end of the game. There will be very less chances of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be between 1% to 10%. The temperature would be between 17-20 Celsius. The wind would be between 6 – 8 km/h. The speed of wind would fluctuate throughout the outing and the temperature would decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 1 time out of 3 played games, and the selection didn’t favor the teams, as the teams never won, yet and lost 1 time.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are L – – – -.
The teams never chose to bat first since 2006.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, won 2 times and lost 0 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WW – – -.
The first batting team won the match 0 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match all 3 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLL – -.
Overall, 2 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 1 time.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWL – -.
Home Team:
Particularly, for England, the team won the toss 1 time in the 3 games, which the team lost.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue, while winning the toss, are L – – – -.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue, while losing the toss, are LL – – -.
The foreign team has never chosen to bat first after winning the toss, till date.
Score:
The lowest defended total was not recorded, yet, and the highest successful chase was 199 runs in 2011.
The first innings lowest total was 136 runs in 2011 and the highest total was 198 runs in 2018. For the second innings, the lowest total was 137 runs (according to run rate) in 2011 and the highest was 201 runs in 2018.
The batting average of the first innings is 19.12 and 54.00 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams never faced each other at the venue. The upcoming encounter will be the first between the teams.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England against South Africa at the venue are – – – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
The Home Side:
The home side has a horrendous record at the venue, as the team never won, yet with 3 losses out of 3 outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue are LLL – -.
The Visiting Side:
The visiting team has never got a chance to play at the venue, the upcoming outing will be the first for the team.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue are – – – – -.
Selected XI for both the Teams:
England:
The home side comes with 2 pacers and a spinner, as the team has a couple (2) of batting all-rounders with spin (both) and a (1) bowling all-rounder with pace.
England Eleven: J. Roy, J. Buttler, D. Malan, J. Bairstow, L. Livingstone, H. Brook, M. Ali, D. Willey, C. Jordan, A. Rashid, R. Topley
South Africa:
The visiting team comes with 3 pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team has a (1) bowling all-rounder with pace.
South Africa Eleven: Q. de Kock, R. Rossouw, R. van der Dutsen, A. Markram, H. Klaasen, D. Miller, D. Pretorius, K. Maharaj, K. Rabada, A. Nortje, L. Ngidi
*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.chaseyoursport.com/Cricket-World-Cup-2019/Bristol-County-Cricket-Ground/801 *Notes: https://gerona.ca/when-and-how-to-watch-england-vs-south-africa-1st-t20i-2/
