The South Africa cricket team toured England and Wales between May and August 2017, playing three One Day Internationals (ODIs), three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) and four Test matches. The ODI matches were in preparation for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, which took place in England and Wales during June. Extra security was provided to South Africa for the ODI series following the Manchester bombing. England won the ODI series 2-1 and the T20 series 2-1.
Ahead of the ODI series, South Africa played one-day warm-up matches against Northamptonshire and Sussex. South Africa were scheduled to play a Twenty20 tour match against Leicestershire, but this was cancelled due to a clash with the Champions Trophy. Prior to the Test series, South Africa played a three-day game against the England Lions at Worcester.
For the Test series, Joe Root captained England for the first time. For South Africa, their Test captain Faf du Plessis missed the first Test following the birth of his first child. Dean Elgar replaced him as captain, leading South Africa for the first time. England went on to win the Test series 3-1, their first home series win against South Africa since 1998. Moeen Ali made 252 runs and took 25 wickets, making him the first player ever to make 250 runs and take 25 wickets in a four-match series.
Video South African cricket team in England in 2017
Squads
Steven Finn, Toby Roland-Jones and Liam Dawson were not in England's initial ODI squad, but were called up prior to the 3rd ODI. Mark Wood was selected for the 1st T20I, Jonny Bairstow for the first two T20Is and Craig Overton was selected for the last two T20Is. Dawid Malan and Tom Westley were added to England's squad ahead of the third Test. JP Duminy was released from South Africa's squad ahead of the third Test. Steven Finn was added to the England squad for the final Test as a replacement for Mark Wood.
Maps South African cricket team in England in 2017
Tour matches
One-day: Sussex vs South Africans
One-day: Northamptonshire vs South Africans
Three-day: England Lions vs South Africa
ODI series
1st ODI
2nd ODI
3rd ODI
T20I series
1st T20I
2nd T20I
3rd T20I
Test series
1st Test
2nd Test
3rd Test
4th Test
Notes
References
External links
- Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
Source of the article : Wikipedia
0 Comments