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South Africa v England

Test series 2026–273 Tests17 Dec – 7 Jan 2027In South Africa

Series prediction

Provisional: the squads aren't named yet. Match previews follow once both are announced.

South Africa71%Drawn10%England19%
Likeliest scoreline
South Africa 2–1 32%

South Africa are at home and rank 2nd in our Test rankings to England's 5th.

Every scoreline
SA 3–025%
SA 2–012%SA 2–132%
SA 1–02%1–110%ENG 2–114%
0–0<1%ENG 1–01%ENG 2–02%ENG 3–02%

Fixtures

  1. South Africa63%England27%

    1st Test

    Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

    Our call
    Provisional
    Draw
    10%

  2. South AfricaEngland

    2nd Test

    SuperSport Park, Centurion

  3. South AfricaEngland

    3rd Test

    Newlands, Cape Town

Head to head

31Tests since Jul 2003
11South Africa wins
14England wins

Last meetings

DateGroundScoresResult
8 Sept 2022Kennington OvalSouth Africa 118 (36.2) · England 158 (36.2) · South Africa 169 (56.2) · England 130-1 (22.3)England won by 9 wickets
25 Aug 2022Old TraffordSouth Africa 151 (53.2) · England 415-9d (106.4) · South Africa 179 (85.1)England won by an innings and 85 runs
17 Aug 2022Lord'sEngland 165 (45) · South Africa 326 (89.1) · England 149 (37.4)South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs
24 Jan 2020The Wanderers StadiumEngland 400 (98.2) · South Africa 183 (68.3) · England 248 (61.3) · South Africa 274 (77.1)England won by 191 runs
16 Jan 2020St George's ParkEngland 499-9d (152) · South Africa 209 (86.4) · South Africa 237 (88.5)England won by an innings and 53 runs

The teams

  • South AfricaOddsworth Test ranking 2nd
  • EnglandOddsworth Test ranking 5th

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