English national cricket team in South Africa for the 2019/20 season
The English national cricket team's tour to South Africa in the 2019/20 season took place from December 26, 2019 to February 16, 2020. The international cricket tour was part of the 2019/20 international cricket season and included four tests , three ODIs and three Twenty20s . The test series is part of the ICC World Test Championship 2019-2021 . England won the Test Series 3-1 and the Twenty20 Series 2-1, while the ODI Series 1-1 ended in a draw.
prehistory
Australia previously played a tour in India , England a tour in New Zealand . The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in England in the 2017 season .
Stages
Tour venues |
The following stages were designated as the venue for the tour and announced on May 24, 2019.
| Stadion | city | capacity | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centurion Park | Centurion | 22,000 | 1st test; 3. T20 |
| Sahara Stadium Kingsmead | Durban | 25,000 | 2. ODI; 2. T20 |
| Buffalo Park | East London | 20,000 | 1. T20 |
| Wanderers Stadium | Johannesburg | 34,000 | 4. test; 3. ODI |
| Newlands Cricket Ground | Cape Town | 25,000 | 2. test; 1. ODI |
| Sahara Oval St George's | Port Elizabeth | 19,000 | 3rd test |
Squad lists
England named their ODI and Twenty20 roster on December 13, 2019. South Africa named their test roster on December 16, 2019, their ODI roster on January 21, and their Twenty20 roster on February 8, 2020.
| test | ODI | Twenty20 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa
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 England
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South Africa
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England
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South Africa
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England
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Tour matches
| December 17-18 scorecard |
Benoni |
England XI 309-4d (90) |
- |
Cricket South Africa Invitation XI 289 (68) |
| draw | ||||
| December 20-22 Scorecard |
Benoni |
England XI 456-7d (109.3) |
- |
South Africa A 325-5 (93.2) |
| draw | ||||
After there were several illness-related absences in the English team, the game's first-class status was withdrawn and played as a friendly game.
| January 31 scorecard |
Pair |
England XI 240 (44.1) |
- |
Cricket South Africa Invitation XI 163 (38.4) |
| England XI wins with 77 runs | ||||
| February 1st scorecard |
Pair |
England XI 346-7 (50) |
- |
Cricket South Africa Invitation XI 193-7 (30/30) |
| Cricket South Africa Invitation XI wins with 4 wickets ( D / L method ) | ||||
Testing
First test in Centurion
| December 26-29 Scorecard |
Centurion |
South Africa 284 (84.3) & 272 (61.4) |
- |
England 181 (53.2) & 268 (93) |
| South Africa wins with 107 runs | ||||
Second test in Cape Town
| January 3-7 Scorecard |
Cape Town |
England 269 (91.5) & 391-8d (111) |
- |
South Africa 223 (89) & 248 (137.4) |
| England wins with 189 runs | ||||
Third test in Port Elizabeth
| January 16-20 Scorecard |
Port Elizabeth |
England 499-9d (152) |
- |
South Africa 209 (86.4) & 237 (88.5) (f / o) |
| England won with one innings and 53 runs | ||||
Fourth test in Johannesburg
| January 24-27 Scorecard |
Johannesburg |
England 400 (98.2) & 248 (61.3) |
- |
South Africa 183 (68.3) & 274 (77.1) |
| England wins with 191 runs | ||||
One-day internationals
First ODI in Cape Town
| February 4th scorecard |
Cape Town |
England 258-8 (50) |
- |
South Africa 259-3 (47.4) |
| South Africa wins with 7 wickets | ||||
Second ODI in Durban
| February 7th scorecard |
Durban |
South Africa 71-2 (11.2 / 26) |
- |
England |
| No result | ||||
Third ODI in Johannesburg
| February 9 scorecard |
Johannesburg |
South Africa 256-7 (50) |
- |
England 257-8 (43.2) |
| England wins with 2 wickets | ||||
Twenty20 Internationals
First Twenty20 in East London
| February 12 scorecard |
East London |
South Africa 177-8 (20) |
- |
England 176-9 (20) |
| South Africa wins with 1 run | ||||
Second Twenty20 in Durban
| February 14th scorecard |
Durban |
England 204-7 (20) |
- |
South Africa 202-7 (20) |
| England wins with 2 runs | ||||
Third Twenty20 in Centurion
| February 16 scorecard |
Centurion |
South Africa 222-6 (20) |
- |
England 226-5 (19.1) |
| England wins with 5 wickets | ||||
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Centurion to host Boxing Day Test, CSA announces 2019-20 fixtures ( English ) Cricinfo. May 24, 2019. Accessed December 1, 2019.
- ↑ Buttler, Stokes and Archer back for South Africa T20Is, no room for Root ( English ) Cricinfo. December 13, 2019. Accessed February 16, 2020.
- ↑ Firdose Moonda: South Africa call up van der Dussen, Pretorius among six uncapped players for England Tests ( English ) Cricinfo. December 16, 2019. Accessed February 16, 2020.
- ↑ Firdose Moonda: Quinton de Kock named captain, as Lungi Ngidi, Temba Bavuma return to South Africa ODI squad ( English ) Cricinfo. January 21, 2020. Accessed February 16, 2020.
- ↑ Firdose Moonda: Quinton de Kock to lead, Dale Steyn returns for England T20Is ( English ) Cricinfo. February 8, 2020. Accessed February 16, 2020.
- ↑ England tour match downgraded with Archer, Broad, Leach still in doubt ( English ) Cricinfo. December 19, 2019. Retrieved December 23, 2019.