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England tour of South Africa

20 recorded matches · 2005 to 2023

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20 total

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2020

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Recorded matches by format

England tour of South Africa matches by format
Format	Men	Women
Test	1	0
ODI	13	0
T20I	6	0

Recent recorded matches

International match results
Date	Match	Format	Result	Coverage
2023-02-01	EnglandvSouth Africa	ODI · Men	England won by 59 runs	Scorecard
2023-01-29	EnglandvSouth Africa	ODI · Men	South Africa won by 5 wickets	Scorecard
2023-01-27	South AfricavEngland	ODI · Men	South Africa won by 27 runs	Scorecard
2020-12-01	South AfricavEngland	T20I · Men	England won by 9 wickets	Scorecard
2020-11-29	South AfricavEngland	T20I · Men	England won by 4 wickets	Scorecard
2020-11-27	South AfricavEngland	T20I · Men	England won by 5 wickets	Scorecard
2020-02-16	South AfricavEngland	T20I · Men	England won by 5 wickets	Scorecard
2020-02-14	South AfricavEngland	T20I · Men	England won by 2 runs	Scorecard
2020-02-12	South AfricavEngland	T20I · Men	South Africa won by 1 runs	Scorecard
2020-02-09	South AfricavEngland	ODI · Men	England won by 2 wickets	Scorecard
2020-02-07	South AfricavEngland	ODI · Men	No result	Scorecard
2020-02-04	South AfricavEngland	ODI · Men	South Africa won by 7 wickets	Scorecard
2005-02-13	EnglandvSouth Africa	ODI · Men	South Africa won by 3 wickets	Scorecard
2005-02-11	South AfricavEngland	ODI · Men	No result	Scorecard
2005-02-09	South AfricavEngland	ODI · Men	South Africa won by 7 runs	Scorecard
2005-02-06	South AfricavEngland	ODI · Men	South Africa won by 108 runs	Scorecard
2005-02-04	EnglandvSouth Africa	ODI · Men	South Africa won by 3 wickets	Scorecard
2005-02-02	EnglandvSouth Africa	ODI · Men	Match tied	Scorecard
2005-01-30	South AfricavEngland	ODI · Men	England won by 26 runs (D/L method)	Scorecard
2005-01-02	South AfricavEngland	Test · Men	South Africa won by 196 runs	Scorecard

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MEN · TEST · 1 EDITION

England tour of South Africa: men Test editions

England tour of South Africa 2005

1 match · 2005-01-02 to 2005-01-02

South Africa 1 - 0 England

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2005-01-02	South Africa v England	South Africa won	South Africa 441 · England 163 · South Africa 222/8 · England 304

Leading players of 2005

Most Test runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	1	2	215	149	107.50	45.94	1	1
Andrew Strauss	England	1	2	84	45	42.00	39.62	0	0
Nicky Boje	South Africa	1	2	80	76	40.00	74.76	0	1
Graeme Smith	South Africa	1	2	76	74	38.00	53.90	0	1
Boeta Dippenaar	South Africa	1	2	73	44	36.50	32.01	0	0

Most Test wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	1	2	6	4/50	16.50	2.26	43.66	0
Andrew Flintoff	England	1	2	6	4/79	20.83	2.54	49.16	0
Charl Langeveldt	South Africa	1	2	5	5/46	19.20	2.90	39.60	1
Shaun Pollock	South Africa	1	2	5	4/65	20.20	2.10	57.60	0
Nicky Boje	South Africa	1	2	4	4/71	21.50	2.26	57.00	0

Highest individual Test scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
149	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	334	England	Newlands	2005-01-02
76	Nicky Boje	South Africa	97	England	Newlands	2005-01-02
74	Graeme Smith	South Africa	137	England	Newlands	2005-01-02
66	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	134	England	Newlands	2005-01-02
45	Andrew Strauss	England	105	South Africa	Newlands	2005-01-02

Best Test bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
5/46	Charl Langeveldt	South Africa	96	England	Newlands	2005-01-02
4/50	Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	114	England	Newlands	2005-01-02
4/65	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	186	England	Newlands	2005-01-02
4/71	Nicky Boje	South Africa	204	England	Newlands	2005-01-02
4/79	Andrew Flintoff	England	187	South Africa	Newlands	2005-01-02

MEN · ODI · 3 EDITIONS

England tour of South Africa: men ODI editions

England tour of South Africa 2023

3 matches · 2023-01-27 to 2023-02-01

South Africa 2 - 1 England

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2023-02-01	England v South Africa	England won	England 346/7 · South Africa 287
2023-01-29	England v South Africa	South Africa won	England 342/7 · South Africa 347/5
2023-01-27	South Africa v England	South Africa won	South Africa 298/7 · England 271

Leading players of 2023

Most ODI runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
Jos Buttler	England	3	3	261	131	130.50	103.98	1	1
Dawid Malan	England	3	3	189	118	63.00	102.71	1	1
Temba Bavuma	South Africa	3	3	180	109	60.00	114.64	1	0
Rassie van der Dussen	South Africa	3	3	154	111	51.33	94.47	1	0
Heinrich Klaasen	South Africa	3	3	137	80	45.66	121.23	0	1

Most ODI wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
Jofra Archer	England	2	2	7	6/40	17.28	6.31	16.42	1
Anrich Nortje	South Africa	2	2	6	4/62	21.00	6.63	19.00	0
Adil Rashid	England	3	3	6	3/68	32.50	6.50	30.00	0
Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	2	2	5	4/62	25.60	6.73	22.80	0
Sisanda Magala	South Africa	2	2	4	3/46	30.50	6.77	27.00	0

Highest individual ODI scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
131	Jos Buttler	England	127	South Africa	Diamond Oval	2023-02-01
118	Dawid Malan	England	114	South Africa	Diamond Oval	2023-02-01
113	Jason Roy	England	91	South Africa	Mangaung Oval	2023-01-27
111	Rassie van der Dussen	South Africa	117	England	Mangaung Oval	2023-01-27
109	Temba Bavuma	South Africa	102	England	Mangaung Oval	2023-01-29

Best ODI bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
6/40	Jofra Archer	England	55	South Africa	Diamond Oval	2023-02-01
4/62	Anrich Nortje	South Africa	60	England	Mangaung Oval	2023-01-27
4/62	Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	60	England	Diamond Oval	2023-02-01
3/35	Sam Curran	England	54	South Africa	Mangaung Oval	2023-01-27
3/46	Sisanda Magala	South Africa	54	England	Mangaung Oval	2023-01-27

England tour of South Africa 2020

3 matches · 2020-02-04 to 2020-02-09

South Africa 1 - 1 England 1 drawn or no result

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2020-02-09	South Africa v England	England won	South Africa 256/7 · England 257/8
2020-02-07	South Africa v England	No result	South Africa 71/2
2020-02-04	South Africa v England	South Africa won	England 258/8 · South Africa 259/3

Leading players of 2020

Most ODI runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
Quinton de Kock	South Africa	3	3	187	107	62.33	88.62	1	1
Joe Denly	England	2	2	153	87	76.50	84.06	0	2
Temba Bavuma	South Africa	3	3	148	98	49.33	90.79	0	1
David Miller	South Africa	1	1	69	69*	N/A	130.18	0	1
Joe Root	England	2	2	66	49	33.00	90.41	0	0

Most ODI wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR
Tabraiz Shamsi	South Africa	2	2	4	3/38	24.00	4.80	30.00
Beuran Hendricks	South Africa	2	2	4	3/59	26.25	5.83	27.00
Adil Rashid	England	1	1	3	3/51	17.00	5.10	20.00
Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	2	2	3	3/63	35.00	6.56	32.00
Joe Root	England	3	3	2	1/4	40.50	5.40	45.00

Highest individual ODI scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
107	Quinton de Kock	South Africa	113	England	Newlands	2020-02-04
98	Temba Bavuma	South Africa	103	England	Newlands	2020-02-04
87	Joe Denly	England	103	South Africa	Newlands	2020-02-04
69*	David Miller	South Africa	53	England	The Wanderers Stadium	2020-02-09
69	Quinton de Kock	South Africa	81	England	The Wanderers Stadium	2020-02-09

Best ODI bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
3/38	Tabraiz Shamsi	South Africa	60	England	Newlands	2020-02-04
3/51	Adil Rashid	England	60	South Africa	The Wanderers Stadium	2020-02-09
3/59	Beuran Hendricks	South Africa	60	England	The Wanderers Stadium	2020-02-09
3/63	Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	54	England	The Wanderers Stadium	2020-02-09
1/0	Chris Jordan	England	2	South Africa	Kingsmead	2020-02-07

England tour of South Africa 2005

7 matches · 2005-01-30 to 2005-02-13

South Africa 4 - 1 England 2 drawn or no result

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2005-02-13	England v South Africa	South Africa won	England 240 · South Africa 241/7
2005-02-11	South Africa v England	No result	South Africa 211 · England 7/2
2005-02-09	South Africa v England	South Africa won	South Africa 311/7 · England 304/8
2005-02-06	South Africa v England	South Africa won	South Africa 291/5 · England 183
2005-02-04	England v South Africa	South Africa won	England 267/8 · South Africa 270/7
2005-02-02	England v South Africa	Tied	England 270/5 · South Africa 270/8
2005-01-30	South Africa v England	England won	South Africa 175/9 · England 103/3

Leading players of 2005

Most ODI runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50
Kevin Pietersen	England	6	6	454	116	151.33	105.58	3	1
Herschelle Gibbs	South Africa	7	7	356	118	50.85	83.37	2	2
Graeme Smith	South Africa	7	7	310	115*	51.66	74.69	2	0
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	7	7	227	71	32.42	69.41	0	2
Justin Kemp	South Africa	7	7	206	80	29.42	115.08	0	2

Most ODI wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR
Kabir Ali	England	7	7	13	3/44	26.15	5.44	28.84
Darren Gough	England	6	6	11	3/52	21.90	4.14	31.72
Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	7	7	11	3/29	25.36	4.92	30.90
Andre Nel	South Africa	6	6	9	3/49	30.22	5.33	34.00
Shaun Pollock	South Africa	7	7	8	2/35	27.87	3.71	45.00

Highest individual ODI scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
118	Herschelle Gibbs	South Africa	133	England	Kingsmead	2005-02-11
116	Kevin Pietersen	England	110	South Africa	SuperSport Park	2005-02-13
115*	Graeme Smith	South Africa	131	England	Buffalo Park	2005-02-09
108*	Kevin Pietersen	England	96	South Africa	Mangaung Oval	2005-02-02
105	Graeme Smith	South Africa	131	England	St George's Park	2005-02-04

Best ODI bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
3/18	Ashley Giles	England	42	South Africa	The Wanderers Stadium	2005-01-30
3/29	Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	54	England	Newlands	2005-02-06
3/44	Kabir Ali	England	51	South Africa	Kingsmead	2005-02-11
3/48	Alex Wharf	England	54	South Africa	Kingsmead	2005-02-11
3/49	Andre Nel	South Africa	60	England	St George's Park	2005-02-04

MEN · T20I · 2 EDITIONS

England tour of South Africa: men T20I editions

England tour of South Africa 2020

3 matches · 2020-11-27 to 2020-12-01

South Africa 0 - 3 England

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2020-12-01	South Africa v England	England won	South Africa 191/3 · England 192/1
2020-11-29	South Africa v England	England won	South Africa 146/6 · England 147/6
2020-11-27	South Africa v England	England won	South Africa 179/6 · England 183/5

Leading players of 2020

Most T20I runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50
Dawid Malan	England	3	3	173	99*	86.50	161.68	2
Rassie van der Dussen	South Africa	3	3	136	74*	136.00	152.80	1
Faf du Plessis	South Africa	3	3	121	58	60.50	137.50	2
Jos Buttler	England	3	3	96	67*	48.00	143.28	1
Jonny Bairstow	England	2	2	89	86*	89.00	161.81	1

Most T20I wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR
Tabraiz Shamsi	South Africa	3	3	4	3/19	25.75	9.36	16.50
Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	3	3	4	2/31	26.25	10.16	15.50
Sam Curran	England	3	3	3	3/28	29.00	9.66	18.00
Chris Jordan	England	3	3	3	1/29	37.00	9.25	24.00
Ben Stokes	England	2	2	2	2/26	20.00	8.00	15.00

Highest individual T20I scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
99*	Dawid Malan	England	47	South Africa	Newlands	2020-12-01
86*	Jonny Bairstow	England	48	South Africa	Newlands	2020-11-27
74*	Rassie van der Dussen	South Africa	32	England	Newlands	2020-12-01
67*	Jos Buttler	England	46	South Africa	Newlands	2020-12-01
58	Faf du Plessis	South Africa	40	England	Newlands	2020-11-27

Best T20I bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
3/19	Tabraiz Shamsi	South Africa	24	England	Boland Park	2020-11-29
3/28	Sam Curran	England	24	South Africa	Newlands	2020-11-27
2/20	George Linde	South Africa	24	England	Newlands	2020-11-27
2/23	Adil Rashid	England	24	South Africa	Boland Park	2020-11-29
2/26	Ben Stokes	England	18	South Africa	Newlands	2020-12-01

England tour of South Africa 2020

3 matches · 2020-02-12 to 2020-02-16

South Africa 1 - 2 England

Latest matches
Date	Match	Result	Scores
2020-02-16	South Africa v England	England won	South Africa 222/6 · England 226/5
2020-02-14	South Africa v England	England won	England 204/7 · South Africa 202/7
2020-02-12	South Africa v England	South Africa won	South Africa 177/8 · England 176/9

Leading players of 2020

Most T20I runs
Batter	Team	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50
Eoin Morgan	England	3	3	136	57*	68.00	170.00	2
Quinton de Kock	South Africa	3	3	131	65	43.66	214.75	1
Temba Bavuma	South Africa	3	3	123	49	41.00	153.75	0
Jonny Bairstow	England	3	3	122	64	40.66	174.28	1
Jason Roy	England	3	3	117	70	39.00	164.78	1

Most T20I wickets
Bowler	Team	Mat	Inns	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR
Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	3	3	8	3/30	16.62	11.08	9.00
Andile Phehlukwayo	South Africa	3	3	5	2/32	22.60	10.11	13.40
Tom Curran	England	3	3	5	2/33	23.80	10.81	13.20
Ben Stokes	England	3	3	4	2/35	18.75	8.33	13.50
Chris Jordan	England	3	3	4	2/28	27.00	9.81	16.50

Highest individual T20I scores
Score	Batter	Team	BF	Opponent	Ground	Date
70	Jason Roy	England	38	South Africa	Buffalo Park	2020-02-12
66	Heinrich Klaasen	South Africa	33	England	SuperSport Park	2020-02-16
65	Quinton de Kock	South Africa	22	England	Kingsmead	2020-02-14
64	Jonny Bairstow	England	34	South Africa	SuperSport Park	2020-02-16
57*	Eoin Morgan	England	22	South Africa	SuperSport Park	2020-02-16

Best T20I bowling figures
Figures	Bowler	Team	Balls	Opponent	Ground	Date
3/30	Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	24	England	Buffalo Park	2020-02-12
3/48	Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	24	England	Kingsmead	2020-02-14
2/28	Chris Jordan	England	18	South Africa	Buffalo Park	2020-02-12
2/31	Chris Jordan	England	24	South Africa	Kingsmead	2020-02-14
2/32	Andile Phehlukwayo	South Africa	24	England	Buffalo Park	2020-02-12