Proteas players in a huddle. Photo: Twitter @OfficialCSA
Result | Proteas match abandoned, England ODI series drawn
England and the Proteas will do battle in the third and final – and deciding – ODI at Headingley on Sunday.
Proteas players in a huddle. Photo: Twitter @OfficialCSA
Proteas captain Keshav Maharaj won the toss and elected to bat in the third and deciding one-day international against England at Headingley on Sunday.
Both teams were unchanged from the sides that contested the second ODI at Old Trafford on Friday – a rain-reduced match that world champions England won by 118 runs to level this three-match series at 1-1.
TEAMS
England
Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Phil Salt, Joe Root, Jos Buttler (captain/wkt), Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, David Willey, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley
South Africa
Janneman Malan, Quinton de Kock (wkt), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj (captain), Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi
Umpires: Alex Wharf (ENG), Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
TV umpire: Richard Illingworth (ENG)
Match referee: Chris Broad (ENG)
Meanwhile, in an eerie coincidence with their earlier series against India, England followed up a poor first match loss with a confident second game win to level the series 1-1 against South Africa.
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The teams now go all out for the decider at the Headingley on Sunday, 24 July where the narrative goes much beyond form.
The first delivery is due to be bowled at 12:00 (SA time).
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Players to watch
Jason Roy is 46 runs away from scoring 4,000 ODI runs. The odds are stacked against him getting that here as he scored 46 or more in just two of his previous 13 ODIs against South Africa. Having irked England players with his time-wasting antics in the second ODI, Heinrich Klaasen will be a marked man for the hosts. The Protea batter has crossed 20 in four of his last five ODIs but is still searching for his first ODI fifty since a run of three consecutive such scores in February – March 2020.
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Stat attack
– The average first innings score at this venue in ODIs is 229, climbing to 283 across the last seven ODIs.
– England have won all three head-to-head matches at this venue with the last win coming in 2017 with Moeen Ali (77* off 51 & 2/50) grabbing the ‘Player of the Match’ award.
– Jos Buttler vs Tabraiz Shamsi in ODIs: 2 innings, 13 balls, 13 runs, 2 dismissals.
– Heading 1-1 into the final match of a bilateral ODI series, South Africa have lost their last three deciding matches.
– Among all England venues where they played more than one ODI, Headingley remains the only stadium where South Africa are yet to win (L4).
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