The South Africa cricket team toured England from July to September 2022 to play three Test matches, three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The Test matches formed part of the 2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship. In addition to the matches against England, South Africa had also played two T20I matches against the Ireland cricket team in Bristol.
In November 2021, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced that Yorkshire County Cricket Club had been suspended from hosting international matches, following the racism experienced by Azeem Rafiq. Headingley was originally named as the venue for the third ODI. In January 2022, the ECB set Yorkshire the deadline of spring 2022 to meet certain conditions to regain their international status for the match, with the suspension being lifted the following month.
At the end of June 2022, South Africa named their squads for the tour. Their limited overs captain Temba Bavuma was ruled out of the tour due to injury, with Keshav Maharaj and David Miller named as the captains of their ODI and T20I squads respectively. On 18 July 2022, England's Ben Stokes announced that he would retire from ODI cricket following the first match of the series, citing the physical and mental demands of playing all three formats.
South Africa won the opening ODI match by 62 runs, after they had made their highest team total in the format in England. The second ODI was reduced to 29 overs per side due to rain, with England winning the match by 118 runs. South Africa were bowled out for 83 runs, their joint-lowest total against England in an ODI match. The third ODI finished as a no result after only 27.4 overs of play was possible, with the series drawn 1–1.
England won the opening T20I by 41 runs, with Moeen Ali scoring the fastest fifty for England in the format, and the team making their second-highest total in a T20I match. South Africa won the second T20I by 58 runs to level the series, with Rilee Rossouw scoring 96 not out. South Africa won the third T20I by 90 runs to win the series 2–1.
South Africa won the first Test by an innings and 12 runs, with the match ending in three days. England won the second Test by an innings and 85 runs to level the series with one match to play. The first day of the final Test was washed out due to rain after England won the toss, and following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96 at Balmoral Castle that day, the second day's play was cancelled as a mark of respect. The third day's play was started with tributes paid to the Queen, including a minute's silence followed by the national anthems. Both the teams and match officials were wearing black armbands. England won the final Test by 9 wickets in the first hour of the final day, to win the series 2–1.
Squads TestsODIsT20Is Ben Stokes (c) James Anderson Jonny Bairstow Stuart Broad Harry Brook Zak Crawley Ben Duckett Ben Foakes (wk) Jack Leach Alex Lees Craig Overton Matthew Potts Ollie Pope Ollie Robinson Joe Root Dean Elgar (c) Sarel Erwee Marco Jansen Simon Harmer Keshav Maharaj Aiden Markram Lungi Ngidi Anrich Nortje Duanne Olivier Keegan Petersen Kagiso Rabada Ryan Rickelton Lutho Sipamla Glenton Stuurman Rassie van der Dussen Wiaan Mulder Kyle Verreynne (wk) Khaya Zondo Jos Buttler (c) Moeen Ali Jonny Bairstow Brydon Carse Sam Curran Liam Livingstone Craig Overton Matthew Potts Adil Rashid Joe Root Jason Roy Phil Salt Ben Stokes Reece Topley David Willey Keshav Maharaj (c) Quinton de Kock (wk) Reeza Hendricks Marco Jansen Heinrich Klaasen Janneman Malan Aiden Markram David Miller Lungi Ngidi Andile Phehlukwayo Dwaine Pretorius Anrich Nortje Tabraiz Shamsi Rassie van der Dussen Lizaad Williams Khaya Zondo Kyle Verreynne Jos Buttler (c) Moeen Ali Jonny Bairstow Harry Brook Sam Curran Richard Gleeson Chris Jordan Liam Livingstone Dawid Malan Adil Rashid Jason Roy Phil Salt Reece Topley David Willey David Miller (c) Gerald Coetzee Quinton de Kock (wk) Reeza Hendricks Heinrich Klaasen Keshav Maharaj Aiden Markram Lungi Ngidi Anrich Nortje Wayne Parnell Andile Phehlukwayo Dwaine Pretorius Kagiso Rabada Rilee Rossouw Tabraiz Shamsi Tristan Stubbs Rassie van der Dussen
Brydon Carse was ruled out of England's squad for the third ODI due to a bruised toe. Duanne Olivier was ruled out of South Africa's Test squad due to a hip injury. Rassie van der Dussen was ruled out of South Africa's squad for the third Test due to a left index finger injury. Wiaan Mulder was named as his replacement. Jonny Bairstow was ruled out of England's squad for the third Test after sustaining a possible broken leg while playing golf. Ben Duckett replaced Bairstow in the squad.
Tour matches Prior to the ODI series, South Africa played two 50-over matches against the England Lions. The England Lions won the first match by six wickets, with South Africa winning the second match by 107 runs.
ODI series 1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
T20I series 1st T20I
2nd T20I
3rd T20I
Test series
1st Test
2nd Test
3rd Test
Ireland vs South Africa
Squads T20Is Andrew Balbirnie (c) Mark Adair Curtis Campher Gareth Delany George Dockrell Stephen Doheny Fionn Hand Graham Hume Josh Little Andy McBrine Barry McCarthy Paul Stirling Harry Tector Lorcan Tucker Craig Young David Miller (c) Gerald Coetzee Quinton de Kock (wk) Reeza Hendricks Heinrich Klaasen Keshav Maharaj Aiden Markram Lungi Ngidi Anrich Nortje Wayne Parnell Andile Phehlukwayo Dwaine Pretorius Kagiso Rabada Rilee Rossouw Tabraiz Shamsi Tristan Stubbs Rassie van der Dussen
Before the series, Craig Young was forced to withdraw from Ireland's squad with Graham Hume named as his replacement. Kagiso Rabada was also ruled out of South Africa's squad due to an ankle injury.
T20I series 1st T20I
2nd T20I
Notes
References
External links England series home at ESPNcricinfo Ireland series home at ESPNcricinfo