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South Africa
v England⁠

Match information

Start Sunday 3 January at 08:30 UK time.

Date
3 Jan – 7 Jan 2027 · England in 2027
Start
08:30 UK
Venue
YesPlay Newlands, Cape Town
Competition
Test · International series · 3rd Test

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Last checked 30 October 2026

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Match guide

England play South Africa in the third Test of their series at YesPlay Newlands in Cape Town, scheduled from 3 to 7 January 2027, with first ball on day one at 08:30 UK time. It follows Tests in Johannesburg and Centurion, and comes ahead of the ODIs that begin in Paarl on 10 January.

Before this tour, the sides' five most recent meetings were all white-ball matches in September 2025, when South Africa won the ODI series 2–1 and the T20Is were shared. South Africa's wins came by seven wickets, five runs and 14 runs on the DLS method, while England won by 342 runs in the third ODI and by 146 runs in the second T20I, when they made 304/2. Across formats, our records show England with 22 wins, 20 defeats and two draws from 44 meetings since March 1992. In September 2026, England beat Sri Lanka 2–1 in a home ODI series.

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England v South Africa stats

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Meetings156In our results database
England wins66England perspective
Draws, ties & NR55Drawn, tied or no result
South Africa wins35South Africa victories

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