Dec 26 - Dec 30, 2019
13:30 IST / 8:00 GMT
SuperSport Park - Centurion, South Africa
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South Africa are favorites to win.
England will kick-off their tour of South Africa with a test series of four matches, the first of which is scheduled to be played at the SuperSport Park in Centurion from December 26. Live telecast of the game will begin at 10 AM local time each day.
TV channels: Sony Six, Fox Sports, Sky Sports Cricket, SuperSport, OSN Sports Cricket HD, Astro Cricket HD
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Batting fourth on this pitch is going to be very difficult. So the team that wins the toss in this match is likely to bat first.
Heavy rain is expected on Friday and so there could be very little to no play at all on the second day of the match. The forecast for other days, however, looks fine.
The pitch will be good for batting at the start but will favor the bowlers more as the match wears on.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds and match prediction for South Africa vs England, 1st Test 2019...
South Africa will miss the services of batsman Temba Bavuma (hip strain) and fast bowler Lungi Ngidi (hamstring tear) for this Boxing Day test. Their batting will depend mainly on the opening pair of Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram along with skipper Faf du Plessis and Quinton de Kock. The Proteas have a formidable bowling attack with Kagiso Rabada and Vernon Philander expected to do most of the damage.
Dean Elgar, Aiden Markram, Zubayr Hamza, Pieter Malan, Faf du Plessis (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Vernon Philander, Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Anrich Nortje
| BATSMEN | ALL ROUNDER | WICKET KEEPER | BOWLER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Elgar (c) | Ben Stokes (vc) | Jonny Bairstow | Kagiso Rabada |
| Faf du Plessis | Dwaine Pretorius | Anrich Nortje | |
| Rory Burns | Vernon Philander | James Anderson | |
| Joe Root |
England could be without their premier pace bowler Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer and Jack Leach for this game. Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow and Jos Buttler will be expected to score the bulk of the runs. Root will be the key man here and he will be looking to lead from the front. James Anderson, Sam Curran and Ben Stokes will be the main threats with the ball. Anderson is England's leading wicket-taker in test cricket and the onus will be on him to provide the early breakthrouhs.
Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Joe Denly, Joe Root (c), Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes/Mark Wood, James Anderson
South Africa and England have played 149 matches against each other in the longest format of the game. 33 of those have been won by the former and 61 by the latter while 55 have ended in stalemates. Both have won once each in the five encounters at the SuperSport Park.
| Matches Played | SA Won | ENG Won | Tie | No Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 149 | 33 | 61 | 0 | 55 |
There will be a few rain interruptions in this opening match but there should still be enough play for a result. Both the teams have quality bowlers at their disposal and so there is a good chance of the game producing a result. England certainly have the edge in terms of head-to-head count but we feel South Africa will perform better as they are playing in their own conditions. The Proteas have a very strong test record at this venue and we are backing them to draw the first blood in the series.
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