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ENG vs SA Match Details

Match: England vs South Africa, 3rd Test | South Africa Tour of England

Date: Thursday, 08 September 2022

Time: 15:30 (GMT+5.5) / 16:00 (GMT+6)

Format: Test

Venue: Kennington Oval, London

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England defeated South Africa in the second Test by an innings and 85 runs.
The current Test series standings read 1-1.
In the last five Tests against South Africa, England has won 4 of them.

The third and final Test between England and South Africa begins on Thursday at 11:00 at the Kia Oval in South London with the series tied at one each. Before England responded with a victory by an innings and 85 runs in Manchester, South Africa easily won the first Test by an innings and 12 runs at Lord’s.

With their outstanding bowling on the opening day of the Second Test, England’s bowlers helped their team to victory. England’s strong position was built by their lower-order batting, and they will be hoping for another reliable performance in this Test.

South Africa’s remarkable victory at Lord’s was followed by a return to reality. They can draw confidence from how England recovered from a crushing setback, despite the fact that their confidence will have been slightly shaken.

ENG vs SA Weather Report

The five days of this Test that were scheduled were warm and muggy. Right now, Sunday appears to be the only day without any rain delays.

ENG vs SA Match Toss Prediction

In Manchester, South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first. However, they were dismissed for 151 runs in favorable conditions for bowlers. On Day 1 in London, we forecast similar weather, and we anticipate that both skippers will opt to field first.

ENG vs SA Pitch Report

The final English summer test is frequently played on the Kia Oval pitch, which will provide spin after a few hot, dry months. In their first innings, both teams will try to score at least 400 runs.

England Team News & Probable Playing XIs

Jonny Bairstow, a player for England in 2022, was forced to withdraw from both this Test Match and the T20 World Cup due to an unexpected injury sustained while playing golf last week. Harry Brook, a middle-order hitter from Yorkshire, is anticipated to enter the game and play in his first Test at the Kia Oval.

Recent form – W L W W W

England’s Probable XI

Ben Stokes (c), Ben Foakes (wk), Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Alex Lees, Joe Root, Stuart Broad, Harry Brook, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, and James Anderson.

South Africa Team News & Probable Playing XIs

From the Test at Lord’s to the match in Manchester, South Africa made one adjustment. Speed bowler Marco Jansen was replaced by Simon Harmer, a spinner. Rassie van der Dussen will be out due to injury, therefore we anticipate Harmer to keep his spot at the Kia Oval. Van der Dussen will be replaced by Ryan Rickleton.

Recent form – L W W W W

South Africa’s Probable XI

Dean Elgar (c), Kyle Verreyne (wk), Sarel Erwee, Ryan Rickelton, Keegan Petersen, Aiden Markram, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, and Simon Harmer.

ENG vs SA Head-to-Head Stats (Last 5 matches)

Team	Won	Lost
England	4	1
South Africa	1	4

ENG vs SA – 3rd Test, Dream 11

Wicket-keeper

Ben Foakes

Batters

Dean Elgar (vc)
Keegan Petersen
Ollie Pope

All-Rounders

Ben Stokes (c)
Joe Root
Keshav Maharaj

Bowlers

James Anderson
Kagiso Rabada
Anrich Nortje
Matthew Potts

ENG vs SA Prediction

Winning the toss

England

Top batsman

England – Joe Root
South Africa – Dean Elgar

Top bowler

England – James Anderson
South Africa – Kagiso Rabada

Most sixes

England – Ben Stokes
South Africa – Marco Jansen

Player of the Match

England – Joe Root

Team Scores Batting First

England – 350+
South Africa – 300+

England is the favourite to win this match.

After the way the two teams have competed thus far, it is unfortunate that this series only consists of three games. The first game was won by South Africa the entire time, and England followed suit in the second game. We anticipate this Test will be more competitive than the other two, and we are supporting England to triumph.