| South African cricket team in England in 2022 | |||
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| England | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 19 July – 12 September 2022 | ||
| Captains | Ben Stokes(Tests) Jos Buttler(ODIs & T20Is) | Dean Elgar(Tests) Keshav Maharaj(ODIs) David Miller(T20Is) | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | England won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Ollie Pope (179) | Sarel Erwee (127) | |
| Most wickets | Stuart Broad (14) | Kagiso Rabada (14) | |
| Player of the series | Ben Stokes (Eng) Kagiso Rabada (SA) | ||
| One Day International series | |||
| Results | 3-match series drawn 1–1 | ||
| Most runs | Jonny Bairstow (91) | Rassie van der Dussen (160) | |
| Most wickets | Adil Rashid (4) | Anrich Nortje (6) | |
| Player of the series | Rassie van der Dussen (SA) | ||
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 3-match series 2–1 | ||
| Most runs | Jonny Bairstow (147) | Reeza Hendricks (180) | |
| Most wickets | Richard Gleeson (4) | Tabraiz Shamsi (8) | |
| Player of the series | Reeza Hendricks (SA) | ||
TheSouth Africa cricket team toured England from July to September 2022 to play threeTest matches, threeOne Day International (ODI) and threeTwenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The Test matches formed part of the2021–2023 ICC World Test Championship.[2] In addition to the matches against England, South Africa had also played two T20I matches against theIreland cricket team inBristol.[3]
In November 2021, theEngland and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced thatYorkshire County Cricket Club had been suspended from hosting international matches,[4] following theracism experienced byAzeem Rafiq.[5]Headingley was originally named as the venue for the third ODI.[6] In January 2022, the ECB set Yorkshire the deadline of spring 2022 to meet certain conditions to regain their international status for the match,[7] with the suspension being lifted the following month.[8]
At the end of June 2022, South Africa named their squads for the tour.[9] Theirlimited overs captainTemba Bavuma was ruled out of the tour due to injury, withKeshav Maharaj andDavid Miller named as the captains of their ODI and T20I squads respectively.[10] On 18 July 2022, England'sBen Stokes announced that he would retire from ODI cricket following the first match of the series,[11] citing the physical and mental demands of playing all three formats.[12]
South Africa won the opening ODI match by 62 runs, after they had made their highest team total in the format in England.[13] The second ODI was reduced to 29 overs per side due to rain, with England winning the match by 118 runs.[14] South Africa were bowled out for 83 runs, their joint-lowest total against England in an ODI match.[15] The third ODI finished as ano result after only 27.4 overs of play was possible, with the series drawn 1–1.[16]
England won the opening T20I by 41 runs, withMoeen Ali scoring the fastest fifty for England in the format, and the team making theirsecond-highest total in a T20I match.[17] South Africa won the second T20I by 58 runs to level the series,[18] withRilee Rossouw scoring 96not out.[19] South Africa won the third T20I by 90 runs to win the series 2–1.[20]
South Africa won the first Test by an innings and 12 runs, with the match ending in three days.[21] England won the second Test by an innings and 85 runs to level the series with one match to play.[22] The first day of the final Test was washed out due to rain after England won the toss,[23] andfollowing the death ofQueen Elizabeth II at the age of 96 atBalmoral Castle that day, the second day's play was cancelled as a mark of respect.[24][25] The third day's play was started with tributes paid to the Queen,[26] including a minute's silence followed by the national anthems.[27] Both the teams and match officials were wearing black armbands.[28] England won the final Test by 9 wickets in the first hour of the final day, to win the series 2–1.[29]
| Tests | ODIs | T20Is | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 England[30] |  South Africa[31] | England[32] | South Africa[33] | England[34] | South Africa[35] |
Brydon Carse was ruled out of England's squad for the third ODI due to a bruised toe.[36]Duanne Olivier was ruled out of South Africa's Test squad due to a hip injury.[37]Rassie van der Dussen was ruled out of South Africa's squad for the third Test due to a left index finger injury.[38]Wiaan Mulder was named as his replacement.[39]Jonny Bairstow was ruled out of England's squad for the third Test after sustaining a possible broken leg while playing golf.[40]Ben Duckett replaced Bairstow in the squad.[41]
Prior to the ODI series, South Africa played two 50-over matches against theEngland Lions.[42] The England Lions won the first match by six wickets,[43] with South Africa winning the second match by 107 runs.[44]
9–12 August 2022 Scorecard |
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England Lions won by an innings and 56 runs St Lawrence Ground,Canterbury Umpires:Paul Pollard (Eng) and Surendiran Shanmugam (Eng) |
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South Africa won by 62 runs Riverside Ground,Chester-le-Street Umpires:Mike Burns (Eng) andRichard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match:Rassie van der Dussen (SA) |
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England won by 118 runs Old Trafford,Manchester Umpires:Richard Illingworth (Eng) andDavid Millns (Eng) Player of the match:Sam Curran (Eng) |
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England won by 41 runs County Ground,Bristol Umpires:Mike Burns (Eng) andDavid Millns (Eng) Player of the match:Moeen Ali (Eng) |
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South Africa won by 58 runs Sophia Gardens,Cardiff Umpires:David Millns (Eng) andMartin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match:Rilee Rossouw (SA) |
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South Africa won by 90 runs Rose Bowl,Southampton Umpires:Martin Saggers (Eng) andAlex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match:Tabraiz Shamsi (SA) |
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South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs Lord's,London Umpires:Richard Illingworth (Eng) andNitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match:Kagiso Rabada (SA) |
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England won by an innings and 85 runs Old Trafford,Manchester Umpires:Chris Gaffaney (NZ) andRichard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match:Ben Stokes (Eng) |
8–12 September 2022 Scorecard |
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England won by 9 wickets The Oval,London Umpires:Richard Kettleborough (Eng) andNitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match:Ollie Robinson (Eng) |
| South African cricket team against Ireland in England in 2022 | |||
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| Ireland | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 3 – 5 August 2022 | ||
| Captains | Andrew Balbirnie | David Miller[n 3] | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | South Africa won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Lorcan Tucker (78) | Reeza Hendricks (116) | |
| Most wickets | Gareth Delany (4) | Wayne Parnell (7) | |
| Player of the series | Reeza Hendricks (SA) | ||
| T20Is | |
|---|---|
 Ireland[54] | South Africa[55] |
Before the series,Craig Young was forced to withdraw from Ireland's squad withGraham Hume named as his replacement.[56]Kagiso Rabada was also ruled out of South Africa's squad due to an ankle injury.[57]
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South Africa won by 21 runs County Ground,Bristol Umpires:Roland Black (Ire) andMartin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match:Reeza Hendricks (SA) |
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South Africa won by 44 runs County Ground,Bristol Umpires:Mike Burns (Eng) andPaul Reynolds (Ire) Player of the match:Wayne Parnell (SA) |