English cricket team in South Africa in 2020–21 | |||
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South Africa | England | ||
Dates | 27 November – 9 December 2020 | ||
Captains | Quinton de Kock | Eoin Morgan | |
One Day International series | |||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | England won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Rassie van der Dussen (136) | Dawid Malan (173) | |
Most wickets |
Lungi Ngidi (4) Tabraiz Shamsi (4) |
Sam Curran (3) Chris Jordan (3) | |
Player of the series | Dawid Malan (Eng) |
The England cricket team toured South Africa during November and December 2020 to play three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. [1] [2] However, the ODI matches were called off due to a COVID-19 outbreak. [3] The ODI series would have formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. [4] [5]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the England team stayed in a bio-secure environment whilst in South Africa, [6] with the matches played in Cape Town and Paarl. [7] In October 2020, Cricket South Africa (CSA) made a plea to its parliament, saying that is of "critical importance", [8] while waiting on government approval for the tour to go ahead. [9] On 21 October 2020, both cricket boards agreed to the series, with the full tour itinerary being confirmed. [10] [11]
England won the first two T20I matches to take an unassailable lead in the series. [12] England won the third match by nine wickets to take the series 3–0, with the victory putting England at the top of the ICC T20I Championship. [13]
The first ODI match, originally scheduled to be played on 4 December, was cancelled less than an hour before it was due to start, [14] after a South African player tested positive for coronavirus. [15] As a result, the fixture was moved back by two days. [16] However, on 6 December, the rescheduled match was abandoned after two members of the hotel staff tested positive for coronavirus. [17] Shortly after the match was called off, two members of England's touring party returned "unconfirmed positive tests" for the virus. [18] Later the same day, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed that the second ODI, scheduled for 7 December, would not be played on that date. [19] On 7 December, the remainder of the ODI series was postponed. [20] Both cricket boards agreed to work on hosting the ODI series at another time. [21] [22]
Jake Ball, Tom Banton, Tom Helm were also named as reserves for England across both formats. [27] Kagiso Rabada was ruled out of South Africa's ODI squad after picking up a groin injury during the T20I series. [28] South Africa also rested Faf du Plessis, Pite van Biljon, Bjorn Fortuin and Reeza Hendricks for the ODI series. [29]
A South Africa intra-squad warm-up match, due to take place on 21 November, was cancelled after two players tested positive for coronavirus. [30] A second match, scheduled to be played on 23 November, was also cancelled in an attempt to limit the impact of any possible infections. [31] Conversely, England played one 40-over intra-squad match and one 20-over intra-squad match, [32] with Jos Buttler and Eoin Morgan named as the team captains. [33]
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