England vs South Africa T20I series 2022
2nd T20I:
Second T20I of the series of 3 T20I matches between England and South Africa is going to be played at the Sophia Gardens, Cardiff on July 28th 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 23 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 12 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 WLWWW.
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 8 meetings in the shortest format of cricket, till date. The host won 4 times, whereas the opponent 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 (twice) from 2012 to 2017 and from 2017 to present.
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 WWLWW.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the second rank (England (266)) and fourth rank (South Africa (254)) teams. The host is 12 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 152 matches in the format. Out of them, the team won 81 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 WWLLL.
The Visiting Team:
The team played 153 T20Is. Out of them, the team won 88 times including a (1) win in a tied match and lost 63 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 LLLWW.
The Second 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 (1) point 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 Cardiff shows the weather would be partly cloudy throughout 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 17-22 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 4 times out of 8 played games, and the selection didn’t favor the teams at all, as the teams never won, yet and lost all 4 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are LLLL -.
The teams never chose to bat first since 2018.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, won 2 times and lost 2 times, too.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WLLW-.
The first batting team won the match 2 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 6 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are LLLLW.
Overall, 2 times the teams won the toss, won the matches and lost 6 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are LLLWL.
Home Team:
Particularly, for England, the team won the toss 2 times in the 8 games, in which the team won both the times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue, while winning the toss, are WW – – -.
The home team has never chosen to bat first after winning the toss, till date.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue, while losing the toss, are WWWWW.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 181 runs in 2017, and the highest successful chase was 174 runs in 2019. Interesting to see, if the target will be set in between the scores.
The first innings lowest total was 89 runs in 2010 and the highest total was 182 runs in 2015. For the second innings, the lowest total was 162 runs (completed innings) in 2017 and the highest was 177 runs in 2015.
The batting average of the first innings is 21.90 and 28.71 is for the second innings.
T20I History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other once at the venue. The host won the encounter.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England against South Africa at the venue are W – – – -.
Teams’ T20I History at Venue:
The Home Side:
The home side has a dream record at the venue, as the team won 8 times with 0 losses out of 8 outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of England at the venue are WWWWW.
The Visiting Side:
The visiting team has a poor record, as the team never won, yet and lost the only played outing.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue are L – – – -.
Selected XI for both the Teams:
England:
The home side would like to go with a winning combination.
England Eleven: J. Roy, J. Buttler, D. Malan, J. Bairstow, L. Livingstone, M. Ali, S. Curran, C. Jordan, A. Rashid, R. Topley, R. Gleeson
South Africa:
The visiting team would like to go with D. Pretorius in place of A. Phehlukwayo and A. Nortje in place of T. Shamsi.
South Africa Eleven: Q. de Kock, R. Hendricks, R. Rossouw, H. Klaasen, D. Miller, T. Stubbs, 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://gerona.ca/when-and-how-to-watch-england-vs-south-africa-1st-t20i-2/
