SA vs ENG Today Match Prediction for South Africa vs England 3rd ODI– Who Will Win SA vs ENG match?

SA vs ENG 3rd ODI: South Africa is moving in the right direction to the direct qualification Cricket World Cup 2023. They have thumped England in the first two games and have already sealed the series. They batted and bowled staggering well and made sure that they made England toil hard. However, the road doesn’t end here for them as they will need to win the next match as well to make their case strong. Whereas England would want to avoid the whitewash and hamper their chances of qualifying.

SA vs ENG Match Details

Fixture Name: South Africa vs England, 3rd ODI
Competition: England tour of South Africa 2023
Date: 1st February 2022
Time: 4:30 PM IST
Ground: Diamond Oval, Kimberley

SA vs ENG Pitch Report

The pitch at Diamond Oval, Kimberley favours both batters as well as the bowlers. It’s a high low ground but you cannot rule out bowlers on the South African pitches, which traditionally have something for pacers. The average first innings total at this ground is 223, which dips down to just 182 in the second innings. The venue so far has hosted 18 games out of which 6 have been won by teams batting first and 12 being won by teams bowling first. Therefore captain winning the toss would want to field first and put opposition under pressure.

RECENT FORM

South Africa – W L L W W
England – L L L L L

SA vs ENG Probable Playing XIs

South Africa:

Temba Bavuma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Sisanda Magala, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi

England:

Philip Salt, Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Jos Buttler (WK)(C), Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, David Willey, Jofra Archer, Olly Stone, Adil Rashid

ENG vs SA Probable Top Performers

Probable Best Batter

Rassie van der Dussen – Stats in ODI

South African batter Rassie van der Dussen  is expected to be the best batter in the second ODI between South Africa and England. He has been one of the best batters in the 50-over format of late. He scored century in the first game and looked decent in second game as well. His stats too are exceptional as in just 40 ODIs he has 1674 runs.

Probable Best Bowler

Jofra Archer– Stats in ODIs

England pacer Jofra Archer is expected to be the best bowler in the second ODI between South Africa and England. The pacer is returning from the injury after a while but his comeback wasn’t as he would’ve liked. He was rested for the second game but England would want to give him chance in the second game. He is expected to set stage on fire. His stats are staggering as in 18 games he has taken 31 wickets.

SA vs ENG Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s Match Between South Africa and England   

• The last time South Africa and England played in the ODI series, the series ended in a 1-1 draw. But this time around, the Proteas have won the series.
• South Africa are one the brink of elimination for direct qualification in the World Cup. They have kept themselves in the hunt with win in first two game.
• England are placed 4th on the points table. Whereas South Africa with win in first two games climbed to No.9
• Overall in 68 games, South Africa has 33 wins whereas England has 29.
• According to the SA vs ENG today match prediction, SA is the favorite to win this match.

SA vs ENG Head to Head ODI Record

Today’s Match Prediction: South Africa to win the match