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South Africa became the first team to be deducted World Test Championship points, [11] after a slow over-rate in the fourth Test. [12] For the One Day International series, Cricket South Africa appointed Quinton de Kock as the new captain of their ODI team, replacing Faf du Plessis. [13] [14] Du Plessis was also dropped from the ODI squad. [15]
Dean Elgar replaced him as captain, leading South Africa for the first time. [10] England went on to win the Test series 3–1, their first home series win against South Africa since 1998. [11] Moeen Ali made 252 runs and took 25 wickets, making him the first player ever to make 250 runs and take 25 wickets in a four-match series. [11]
The South African cricket team toured England in 2012 to play three Test matches, five One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 International matches. [1] The number of Test matches between the two nations had to be reduced to avoid clashes with the Olympic Games .
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the England team stayed in a bio-secure environment whilst in South Africa, [6] with the matches played in Cape Town and Paarl. [7] In October 2020, Cricket South Africa (CSA) made a plea to its parliament, saying that is of "critical importance", [8] while waiting on government approval for the tour to go ahead. [9]
South Africa won the opening ODI match by 62 runs, after they had made their highest team total in the format in England. [13] The second ODI was reduced to 29 overs per side due to rain, with England winning the match by 118 runs. [14] South Africa were bowled out for 83 runs, their joint-lowest total against England in an ODI match. [15]
South Africa sealed a place in the semifinals for the first time since 2014 when it beat co-host the West Indies by three wickets in a thrilling rain-affected match at North South, Antigua.
Temba Bavuma became the first black African to score a century in Test cricket for South Africa. [27] This is the first time that both teams scored more than 600 runs in their first innings of a Test in South Africa. [28] Hashim Amla (SA) resigned from the captaincy at the end of the Test with AB de Villiers replacing him for the rest of the ...
England vs South Africa will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket with coverage starting at 9 am. For those in India, Star Sports will be showing the match in five ...