South Africa vs England — Match Centre
Match starts at 3 Jan, 2:30 PM Bangladesh time
Match details
- Status
- Upcoming · Starts in 65d 21h 11m
- Match
- 3rd Test · TEST
- Scheduled start
- Sun 3 Jan 2027 · 2:30 PM Bangladesh time
Sun 3 Jan · 10:30 AM (local time, UTC+02:00) - Scheduled end
- Thu 7 Jan 2027 · 9:30 PM Bangladesh time
Thu 7 Jan · 5:30 PM (local time, UTC+02:00) - Scheduled length
- 4 days
- Data
- Scores fetched Tue 22 Sep 2026 · 6:03 PM Bangladesh time
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RSA v ENG · 3rd Test
Sun 3 Jan 2027 · 2:30 PM Bangladesh time · Newlands
Head-to-Head · recent meetings
RSA
5
wins
Played
8
1 no-result
ENG
2
wins
| ENG v RSA Match abandoned due to rain (no toss) | T20 · Sep 2025 |
| ENG v RSA England won by 146 runs | T20 · Sep 2025 |
| ENG v RSA South Africa won by 14 runs (DLS Method) | T20 · Sep 2025 |
| ENG v RSA England won by 342 runs | ODI · Sep 2025 |
| ENG v RSA South Africa won by 5 runs | ODI · Sep 2025 |
| ENG v RSA South Africa won by 7 wkts | ODI · Sep 2025 |
| RSA v ENG South Africa won by 7 wkts | ODI · Mar 2025 |
| ENG v RSA South Africa won by 7 runs | T20 · Jun 2024 |
Recent form · last 5 completed
South Africa
WLLWW
Last: South Africa won by an innings and 31 runs
England
LLLWL
Last: Pakistan won by 1 wkt
W won · L lost · D drawn or tied · NR no result
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Info
| Match | 3rd Test · TEST |
| Series | England tour of South Africa, 2026-27 |
| Date & time | Sun 3 Jan 2027 · 2:30 PM Bangladesh time |
| Venue | Newlands, Cape Town |
Last playing XI
The XI for this match is not announced yet. Each team's XI from its most recent completed match:
South Africa
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