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Sat, Dec 26 · SuperSport Park, Centurion · SuperSport Park

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ENG lead H2H 5–2 928 avg total here 58.1% boundary rate Brook 9 straight catches (1+)

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South Africa

Last XI vs India · 22 Nov 2025

1 Aiden Markram IN FORM

2 Ryan Rickelton

3 Tristan Stubbs

4 Temba Bavuma C

5 Tony de Zorzi IN FORM

6 Wiaan Mulder

7 Senuran Muthusamy

8 Kyle Verreynne WK

9 Marco Jansen

10 Simon Harmer

11 Keshav Maharaj

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England

Last XI vs Pakistan · 09 Sep 2026

1 Ben Duckett

2 Emilio Gay

3 Jordan Cox

4 Joe Root C

5 Harry Brook IN FORM

6 Daniel Lawrence

7 Jamie Smith WK

8 Gus Atkinson

9 Ollie Edward Robinson

10 Jofra Archer IN FORM

11 Josh Tongue IN FORM

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Full squads

South Africa

Full squad · 17 players

Aiden Markram

Corbin Bosch

David Bedingham

Dewald Brevis

Kagiso Rabada

Keshav Maharaj

Kyle Verreynne

Marco Jansen

Prenelan Subrayen

Ryan Rickelton

Senuran Muthusamy

Simon Harmer

Temba Bavuma

Tony de Zorzi

Tristan Stubbs

Wiaan Mulder

Zubayr Hamza

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England

Full squad · 26 players

Ben Duckett

Ben Stokes

Brydon Carse

Chris Woakes

Daniel Lawrence

Emilio Gay

Gus Atkinson

Harry Brook

Jacob Bethell

James Rew

Jamie Overton

Jamie Smith

Joe Root

Jofra Archer

Jordan Cox

Josh Tongue

Liam Dawson

Matthew Fisher

Ollie Edward Robinson

Ollie Pope

Rehan Ahmed

Samuel Cook

Shoaib Bashir

Sonny Baker

Theo Wylie

Zak Crawley

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XI consistency

SA made 1 change for their last match. ENG named an unchanged XI in their last 3 games.

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Who is playing in South Africa vs England?

Confirmed XIs are announced around the toss, ~30 minutes before the start. Based on their last matches, South Africa are likely to field Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Temba Bavuma and 7 more, and England Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Jordan Cox, Joe Root and 7 more — full predicted XIs and squads are on this page.

Who leads the South Africa vs England head-to-head record?

England lead 5–2 from 7 matches.

What is South Africa's current form in 2025/2027?

South Africa have won 3 and lost 1 from 4 matches in 2025/2027, averaging 330.3 runs per match.

What is England's current form in 2025/2027?

England have won 6 and lost 4 from 11 matches in 2025/2027, averaging 373.8 runs per match.

Where is South Africa vs England being played?

South Africa vs England is being played at SuperSport Park on 26 Dec 2026 at 13:30 IST.

Who are the top run-scorers in South Africa vs England head-to-head matches?

The top run-scorers in South Africa vs England H2H are Ollie Pope (415 runs), Ben Stokes (333 runs), Quinton de Kock (254 runs).

Who are the top wicket-takers in South Africa vs England head-to-head matches?

The top wicket-takers in South Africa vs England H2H are Kagiso Rabada (19 wkts), Stuart Broad (19 wkts), Anrich Nortje (17 wkts).

Who are the top 2025/2027 run-scorers for South Africa and England?

The leading run-scorers in 2025/2027 are Ryan Rickelton (527 runs), Harry Brook (520 runs), Joe Root (463 runs).

Who are the top 2025/2027 wicket-takers for South Africa and England?

The leading wicket-takers in 2025/2027 are Josh Tongue (24 wkts), Keshav Maharaj (17 wkts), Ollie Edward Robinson (17 wkts).

Where are South Africa and England in the standings?

South Africa are 6th with 36 points and England are 3rd with 62 points.

What is the pitch like at SuperSport Park?

At SuperSport Park, 71.4% of wickets fall to seam and 25.9% to spin. The average match total is 928.0 runs with a first-innings average of 284.9. There are an average of 6.7 sixes per match and teams batting first have won 42.9% of matches.

What is South Africa's record at SuperSport Park?

South Africa have won 7 and lost 0 from 7 matches at SuperSport Park.

What is England's record at SuperSport Park?

England have won 0 and lost 1 from 1 matches at SuperSport Park.

South Africa vs England - Players & Playing XI · ICC World Test Championship

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Head-to-head record

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is playing in South Africa vs England?

Who leads the South Africa vs England head-to-head record?

What is South Africa's current form in 2025/2027?

What is England's current form in 2025/2027?

Where is South Africa vs England being played?

Who are the top run-scorers in South Africa vs England head-to-head matches?

Who are the top wicket-takers in South Africa vs England head-to-head matches?

Who are the top 2025/2027 run-scorers for South Africa and England?

Who are the top 2025/2027 wicket-takers for South Africa and England?

Where are South Africa and England in the standings?

What is the pitch like at SuperSport Park?

What is South Africa's record at SuperSport Park?

What is England's record at SuperSport Park?

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South Africa vs England - Players & Playing XI · ICC World Test Championship

The Statz verdict

Head-to-head record

Season comparison

SuperSport Park, Centurion

Last 5 matches here

Hit rates: who delivers?

Top performers in this fixture

Full squads

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is playing in South Africa vs England?

Who leads the South Africa vs England head-to-head record?

What is South Africa's current form in 2025/2027?

What is England's current form in 2025/2027?

Where is South Africa vs England being played?

Who are the top run-scorers in South Africa vs England head-to-head matches?

Who are the top wicket-takers in South Africa vs England head-to-head matches?

Who are the top 2025/2027 run-scorers for South Africa and England?

Who are the top 2025/2027 wicket-takers for South Africa and England?

Where are South Africa and England in the standings?

What is the pitch like at SuperSport Park?

What is South Africa's record at SuperSport Park?

What is England's record at SuperSport Park?

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