Who will win Eng vs SA 4th Test?
England took an unassailable 2-1 lead in the four-match test series as they beat South Africa by 239 runs in the third test at the Oval. The tourists can now only draw the series level at best when they take on the hosts in the fourth and the final test scheduled to be played between 4th and 8th August at the Old Trafford, Manchester. Live telecast will begin at 11 AM local time each day of the match.
Eng vs SA 4th Test: Where to watch/Live streaming
TV channels: Sky Sports, Star Sports 1, Ten Cricket
Live streaming: Bet365, Hotstar, Sky Go
Toss Prediction
Toss will be crucial at the Old Trafford and whichever team wins it is more likely to bat first as the wicket at this venue is expected to be conducive to batting initially before run-scoring gets harder from the fourth day onwards. England, since 2013, have won 14 out of 17 tests at home in which they have batted first. So the hosts will make a great wager if they happen to bat first here.
Read on for team analysis, betting odds, betting tips and match prediction for Eng vs SA 4th Test....
England Team News & Playing 11
Team News
England have retained Steven Finn in the squad as cover for the injured fast bowler Mark Wood. But he is unlikely to feature in the playing 11 as the hosts may not want to tinker with the combination that won them the third test at the Oval.
Key Players
Alastair Cook has three hundreds and as many fifties from seven tests at the Old Trafford. The opener set the tone for England on the first day of the third test with a combative 88 and the team will look to him for laying the foundation once again. Joe Root continued his sublime form with yet another fifty and he is currently leading the runs charts for the series. Ben Stokes who has been amongst the runs and wickets will be a key figure for England with both bat and ball. Moeen Ali has taken the most wickets so far. The offspinner took a hat-trick in the last match and he is expected to be destructive here as well.
Recent Form
England have now played ten test matches at home since last year out of which they have won six, lost three and drawn one. After a terrible performance at the Trent Bridge, the hosts have made a stunning comeback and the plan of tweaking their bowling lineup has worked a great deal for them.
England Predicted Playing 11
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JE Root (c), AN Cook, KK Jennings, T Westley, DJ Malan, BA Stokes, JM Bairstow (wk), MM Ali, TS Roland-Jones, SCJ Broad, JM Anderson
South Africa Team News & Playing 11
Team News
Vernon Philander, who was not seen at his best in the last game due to illness, is now fully fit and raring to have a crack at the English batting lineup. The South African selectors are likely to stick with the same group of eleven despite having faced a heavy defeat in the third test.
Key Players
South Africa will rely heavily on Dean Elgar and Hashim Amla to score the big runs. Elgar has scored the most runs in this series after Joe Root. The opening batsman waged a lone battle, hitting a century in the fourth innings of the last test and the team will want him to come up with another solid performance. Keshav Maharaj has been absolutely brilliant on this tour having taken 14 wickets thus far and he will be South Africa's trump card with the ball.
Recent Form
South Africa, out of the nine test matches they have played away from home since 2016, have won four, lost three and drawn two. While the Proteas have been fairly consistent with the ball throughout this series, it is their batting that they will need to improve ahead of this upcoming clash.
South Africa Predicted Playing 11
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F du Plessis (c), HG Kuhn, D Elgar, HM Amla, Q de Kock (wk), T Bavuma, VD Philander, CH Morris, KA Maharaj, K Rabada, M Morkel
Team Form in Last Five Matches (most recent first)
England: W L W L L
South Africa: L W L D W
England vs South Africa Head to Head
England surely have an upper hand when it comes to overall head-to-head count, beating South Africa 60 times in the 148 tests played against them in the past. While 33 of those have been won by the visitors, 55 have resulted in draws. Out of the 8 tests between these two sides at the Old Trafford, the hosts have emerged victorious in three of them with four having ended in draws.
England vs South Africa 4th Test Betting Odds
England's fighting comeback at the Oval has ensured that they continue to remain favorites with the bookmakers; the hosts are at a best price of 2.2 with 1xbet and 2.10 with Bet365. South Africa have messed up their momentum with an ordinary performance in the third test and the team has quite a few selection issues up their sleeves ahead of this match. The Proteas are therefore up at 3.9 with Betfair and 3.75 with Bet365. While Betfair is offering 3.4 on this test to end in a draw, Bet365 is offering 3.25 for a stalemate.
England vs South Africa 4th Test Prediction
There have been only two drawn tests at this ground since 2001. And although there is rain forecast for a few days during the match, it isn't expected to be heavy enough to prevent a result. So a draw is one outcome that can be taken out of the equation. A South African victory also seems quite unlikely given they have been able to win just one out of the nine tests they have played at this ground. England on the contrary have a fabulous recent test record here with eight wins and two draws from their previous ten matches. We therefore predict the hosts to wrap up the series with a 3-1 win.
Final Verdict: Back England to beat South Africa in the fourth test at 2.2 with 1xbet and 2.10 with Bet365.
Aug 04, 2017
15:30 IST / 10:00 GMT
Old Trafford - Manchester, England
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