England will play South Africa in a three-match One-Day International series beginning on Tuesday at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street. The hosts enter this match after a 2-1 loss to India in their most recent home series. South Africa was defeated by Bangladesh by the same scoreline earlier this year at home. Continue reading for a preview of the first episode of the series. The game starts at 13:00 p.m. local time.
England was not at their best against India, but their batting improved as the series went on. Even if their bowling attack is not at full strength, they will be difficult to beat if their batters perform well.
South Africa has been inconsistent in all formats over the last 24 months, particularly in one-day internationals. In this format, they have already beaten a strong India side and lost to Bangladesh.
England vs South Africa
Match Details to Note
Match: England vs South Africa, 1st ODI, South Africa Tour of England 2022
Date: July 19, 2022 (Tuesday)
Time: 5:30 PM IST
Venue: Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
England Team News:
The England ODI squad has two changes from the group that faced India earlier this month. Adil Rashid and the uncapped Matty Potts are in, with Harry Brook and Matt Parkinson out. Mark Wood, Jofra Archer, and Chris Woakes are all long-term bowling absentees.
England Squad
Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Craig Overton, David Willey, Brydon Carse, Reece Topley, Adil Rashid, Sam Curran, Philip Salt, Matty Potts
Players to watch out for:
Jos Buttler
England’s new white ball captain, Jos Buttler, found his form in the final ODI against India. On Sunday, he led his team in scoring with 60 points at Old Trafford.
Joe Root
The Yorkshireman had his worst ODI series ever against India. He did not score a boundary in any of the three games, but he did receive three very good balls. He’ll be eager to make amends.
Reece Topley
The tall left-arm pace bowler finished the series against India with the most wickets. He fired Rohit Sharma. On Sunday, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli will play.
Possible Playing XI:
Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Brydon Carse, Reece Topley
England Team Form
Although England was defeated 2-1 by India, they won the penultimate game and were competitive in the final match before succumbing to defeat.
South Africa Team News:
The Proteas have named a strong squad for the three-match ODI series, which will be led by spinner Keshav Maharaj. Temba Bavuma, the team’s usual white ball captain, is out with an elbow injury, and Kagiso Rabada has been rested for this series.
South Africa Squad
Quinton de Kock (wk), Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj (c), Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Lizaad Williams, Andile Phehlukwayo, Khaya Zondo, Kyle Verreynne, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen
Players to watch out for:
Quinton de Kock
The former captain and keeper-batter is one of the most lethal white ball openers. In this year’s IPL, he hit 140 not out against the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Rassie van der Dussen
The higher-middle-order batter is one of South Africa’s most underappreciated players across all formats. He has an ODI average of 71.84 after 29 innings.
Anrich Nortje
Since his debut in March 2019, the right-arm fast medium bowler has become an important member of South Africa’s teams in Tests, ODIs, and IT20 cricket.
Possible Playing XI:
Kehav Maharaj (c), Reeza Hendricks, Henrich Klassen, Quinton de Kock (wk), Marco Jansen, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Rassie van der Dussen
South Africa Team Form
South Africa lost their last ODI series at home to Bangladesh, but they had beaten India 3-0 only two months before.
England vs South Africa Top Team Batsmen:
Our England batting recommendations are Jonny Bairstow, Joe Root, and Jos Buttler. Root has 44 international centuries in Test and One-Day International cricket.
For South Africa, our batting predictions are Quinton de Kock, Rassie van der Dussen, and Janneman Malan. Since his debut in February 2020, Malan has three tons and three half-centuries in this format.
England vs South Africa Top Team Bowlers:
Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, and David Willey are our England bowling picks. Rashid was ruled out of the India series, and England struggled to take wickets in the middle overs without his accurate spin.
Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, and Andile Phehlukwayo are our bowling picks for South Africa. In March 2020, Ngidi has the best format figures of 6-58 against Australia.
England vs South Africa Head to Head
South Africa leads the overall ODI series by two games, but they haven’t beaten England in back-to-back games in this format since February 2016. England won the most recent match by two wickets in February 2020.
England vs South Africa Head to Head Stats in ODI
| Matches Played | ENG Won | SA Won | Tie | NR | |
| Overall | 63 | 28 | 30 | 1 | 4 |
| Last 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
England vs South Africa Toss Prediction
Jos Butter lost the toss in all three games against India and was forced to bat first. Both captains are likely to want to bowl first in Chester-le-Street.
England vs South Africa Pitch Report
This year, pace, seam, and swing bowlers have had the most success on this surface. A par score on this wicket should be in the range of 275-295.
Chester-le-Street is not known for its hot weather, but the conditions for this game will be scorching. For parts of this match, expect some cloud but temperatures above 35 degrees.
England vs South Africa Prediction
After almost seven years of almost non-stop England ODI series victories at home, the tide appears to have turned recently, with defeats to Australia in the summer of 2020 and India earlier this month. South Africa will be tough opponents and will cause problems for the hosts, but we believe England will win the first ODI.
