South Africa vs England, 1st ODI: Stats Preview - England Tour Of South Africa 2020-21
Updated - 05 Dec 2020, 09:35 PM
On Sunday (6th December), the hosts South Africa will face the visitors England in the opening match of the three-match ODI series at Boland Park (Paarl). This series will be the part of the inaugural ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League.
While it will be England’s third series and first away series in the inaugural ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, South Africa will begin their journey in this direct World Cup qualification process through this match.
Before this ODI series, the visitors England won the three-match T20I series in this tour by the 3-0 margin.
Venue Stats (Boland Park, Paarl)
Ground’s history in 1st and 2nd batting in ODIs
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Overall |
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| Stats | Overall | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| Win | 12 (+1 tied) | 7 | 5 |
| Innings average (Average run-rate) | 209.69 (4.81) | 243.85 (5.18) | 175.54 (4.37) |
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In last 5 ODIs |
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| Stats | Overall | 1st batting | 2nd batting |
| Win | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Innings average (Average run-rate) | 233 (5.17) | 276.20 (5.61) | 189.80 (4.63) |
(Special Note: Included all out, target reached and complete innings. Excluded only incomplete innings)
Teams’ ODI records at this venue
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result |
| South Africa | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| England | – | – | – | – | – |
Teams Stats
South Africa vs England: Head-To-Head ODI Records
| Stats | Matches | South Africa Won | England Won | Tied | No Result |
| Overall | 63 | 30 | 28 | 1 | 4 |
| In last 10 ODIs | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| In South Africa | 30 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| In last 5 ODIs in South Africa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| At Boland Park (Paarl) | – | – | – | – | – |
ODI records in 2020
| Team | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result |
| South Africa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| England | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Players’ Stats
(South Africa)
Quinton de Kock – 5000 international runs at home
i) Quinton de Kock has scored 4962 international runs at home. Adding 38 more runs, the left-handed batsman will become the ninth South African batsman to score 5000 international runs at home.
(England)
Joe Root – Fastest English to complete 6000 ODI runs
i) England cricketer Joe Root has scored 5962 ODI runs in 140 ODI innings. The right-handed batsman is 38 runs away to complete his 6000 ODI runs. While Eoin Morgan is currently holding the record of fastest to complete 6000 ODI runs as an English batsman, which he completed in 179 ODI innings (excluding his stats for Ireland), Root has a great opportunity to break this record and become the new fastest English cricketer to complete 6000 ODI runs.
Chris Woakes – 150 ODI wickets
i) Chris Woakes has taken 149 ODI wickets and the right-arm pacer is one wicket away to complete his 150 ODI wickets. Till the date, a total of five English bowlers have managed to take 150+ ODI wickets.
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