South Africa vs West Indies ODI series 2022-23
1st ODI:
First ODI of the series of 3 ODI matches between South Africa and West Indies is going to be played at the Buffalo Park, East London on March 16th 2023.
South Africa vs West Indies History:
Overall:
Series:
This is going to be the ninth bilateral series between the teams. The home team won 7 times and the visiting side won once, the inaugural series.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 8 series in the span of 31 years from 1991-92 to present, in which the home side won 7 times, whereas the opposition won 1 time.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against West Indies was 7 series from 1998-99 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against West Indies was 7 series from 1998-99 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against South Africa was 1 series in 1991-92.
The longest undefeated streak for West Indies against South Africa was 1 series in 1991-92.
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa against West Indies are WWWWW.
Matches:
The teams completed 62 meetings in the longest format of the limited overs cricket, till date. The host won 44 times, whereas the opponent won 15 times. One (1) game resulted in a tie and A couple (2) of engagement were called off without any result (No Result).
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against West Indies was 12 matches from 2006 to 2013.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against West Indies was 16 matches from 2006 to 2015.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against South Africa was 3 matches from 1992 to 1993.
The longest undefeated streak for West Indies against South Africa was 3 matches from 1992 to 1993.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa against West Indies are LWLWW.
South African Backyard:
Series:
This is going to be the fifth bilateral series between the teams. The home team won all 4 times, whereas the visiting side is looking for the first series win.
The longest streak without a draw between the teams is 4 series in the span of 24 years from 1998-99 to present, in which the home side won all 4 times, whereas the opposition won 0 times.
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against West Indies was 4 series from 1998-99 to present.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against West Indies was 4 series from 1998-99 to present.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against South Africa was 0 series, till date.
The longest undefeated streak for West Indies against South Africa was 0 series, till date.
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa against West Indies are WWWW -.
Matches:
The teams completed 26 meetings in the longest format of the limited overs cricket, till date. The host won 20 times, whereas the opponent won 5 times. One (1) battle was called off without any result (No Result).
The consecutive winning streak for South Africa against West Indies was 9 matches from 2004 to 2015.
The longest undefeated streak for South Africa against West Indies was 9 matches from 2004 to 2015.
The consecutive winning streak for West Indies against South Africa was 1 match (5 times) in 1993, in 1999, in 2003, in 2004 and in 2015.
The longest undefeated streak for West Indies against South Africa was 2 matches from 2004 to 2004.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa against West Indies are WLWWW.
Points and Rankings:
The series is the comparison between the sixth rank (South Africa (103)) and tenth rank (West Indies (71)) teams. The host is 32 points ahead of the visitors.
The Home Team:
The team completed 650 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 396 times and lost 227 times. 6 games resulted in a tie. 21 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) series results of South Africa are WLDLW.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa are LWWLL.
The Visiting Team:
The team completed 852 games in the format. Out of them, the team won 410 times and lost 402 times. 10 games resulted in a tie. 30 outings were called off without any result (No Result).
Last 5 (completed) series results of West Indies are LLLLW.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies are LLWLL.
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 neither gain nor lose either the points or the ranking, whereas the opponent also 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 with a (1) position in the ranking and the home team will lose 3 points without any impact in the ranking. In case of a tied match, the home team will lose a (1) point without any impact in the ranking, whereas the foreign team will gain a (1) point with a (1) position in the ranking.
Venue Weather:
Weather forecast of East London shows showers would be expected in the first hour, then pretty cloudy till the end of the play. There will be little high chance of rain in the beginning as the precipitation percentage would be 50% and then medium less chances of rain, as the precipitation percentage would be between 7% to 24%. The temperature would be between 22 to 24 Celsius. The wind would be between 27 – 31 km/h. The speed of wind would fluctuate throughout the encounter and the temperature decrease gradually.
Toss and Pitch:
Teams preferred to bat first after winning the toss, which happened 14 times out of 22 played games. The selection favored the teams a little, as the teams won 8 times and lost 6 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to bat first, are WLLWW.
On the other hand, the teams who chose to field first, won 6 times and lost 2 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, when the team chose to field first, are WLWWL.
The teams never chose to field first after winning the toss since 2012.
The teams never lost any match after choosing to field first since 2003.
The first batting team won the match 10 times. Whereas, the teams, who batted second, won the match 12 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while the team bat first, are WLLLW.
The home side never lost any outing while chasing the target since 1999.
The home team never lost any encounter while defending the target since 1994.
Overall, 14 times the teams won the toss, won the match and lost 8 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results at the venue, while winning the toss, are WLWLW.
Home Team:
Particularly, for South Africa, the team won the toss 12 times in 18 games. The team won 10 times and lost 2 times.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue, while winning the toss, are WWWWW.
The side never lost an encounter after winning the toss since 1999.
The team never won any outing after choosing to field first since 2015.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue, while losing the toss, are WWWWL.
The home team has never been sent to bat after losing the toss since 2003.
The side never lost any game after losing the toss since 1993.
The team never lost any battle after losing the toss while defending the target since 1992.
Score:
The lowest defended total was 129 runs in 1996, and the highest successful chase was 256 runs in 1994.
The first innings lowest total was 122 runs in 2015 and the highest total was 369 runs in 2017. For the second innings, the lowest total was 115 runs in 1996 and the highest was 304 runs in 2005.
The batting average of the first innings is 29.74 and 29.76 is for the second innings.
ODI History Between the Teams at the Venue:
Both the teams faced each other twice at the venue. Both the teams won one each.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa against West Indies at the venue are LW – – -.
Teams’ ODI History at Venue:
The Home Side:
The home side has a dream record at the place. The team won 14 times and lost 4 times in 18 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of South Africa at the venue are WWWWW.
The team has been unbeatable since 1999.
The Visiting Side:
The visiting team has an average record. The team won once and lost also once in 2 played outings.
Last 5 (completed) match results of West Indies at the venue are LW – – -.
Selected XI for both the Teams:
South Africa:
The side may go with a couple (2) of pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team would include a (1) all-rounder and a (1) bowling all-rounder, both with pace.
South Africa Eleven: R. Hendricks, Q. de Kock, T. Bavuma, R. van der Dussen, T. Stubbs, R. Rickelton, W. Mulder, A. Phehlukwayo, K. Maharaj, G. Coetzee, L. Ngidi
West Indies:
The side may go with a (1) pacers and a (1) spinner, as the team would include a (1) batting all-rounder and three (3) bowling all-rounders, all with pace.
West Indies Eleven: K. Mayers, B. King, S. Hope, S. Brooks, N. Pooran, R. Powell, J. Holder, O. Smith, R. Shepherd, A. Hosein, S. Gabriel
*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.southafrica.net/gl/en/travel/article/cricket-at-the-coast-s-buffalo-park-east-london *Notes: https://hindi.cricketaddictor.com/fantasy-cricket/sa-vs-wi-dream11-prediction-in-hindi-fantasy-cricket-tips-west-indies-tour-of-south-africa/
