England vs South Africa Head to Head

Last Modified Sep 01, 2022 10:44 IST

South Africa is one of the few countries to have started off with cricket in the 19th century itself and is one of the oldest opponents of the founders of Cricket, England. The English team and the Proteas have a long history of 130 years when it comes to cricket.


Table of Contents


  1. ENG vs SA Head to Head Stats
  2. ENG vs SA Head to Head Stats - Tests
  3. ENG vs SA Head to Head Stats - ODIs
  4. ENG vs SA Head to Head Stats - T20Is


On taking a look at the England vs South Africa Head to Head stats, the English team seems to be the better team in Test format. However, when it comes to the matches of limited-overs, they don't stand a chance against the Proteas despite the Proteas having faced a suspension until 1992.


England v South Africa - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019


ENG vs SA Head to Head Stats


As of now, the ENG vs SA head to head matches have taken place 189 times and the English team has won 105 matches and the Proteas have won 77 matches. Most of the English victories have come in the Test cricket whereas the South African team has dominated in the ODIs and T20Is.


FormatTestODIT20I
Matches played1006625
England Won652912
South Africa Won353112
England Win %65.3043.9348
South Africa Win %34.6946.9648


ENG vs SA Head-to-Head Stats - Tests


In the 100 matches played between England and South Africa in the Test format, the England cricket team has won 65 matches whereas 35 matches have been won by South Africa. It took the Proteas only 17 years to make a team strong enough to defeat the English team and they recorded their first victory in 1906.


The two teams have played 0 draw matches and none of the matches has been tied so far in this format of the game. In the last 5 matches, the English team has shown better performance and leads 3-2, which is a nominal margin.


Matches Played100
England Won65
South Africa Won35
Tied0
Drawn0
England Win %65%
South Africa Win %35%
Draw %0
First Played OnMarch 1889
Last played OnJanuary 2020


England v South Africa - ICC Cricket World Cup 2019


ENG vs SA Head to Head Stats - ODIs


South Africa cricket team entered the Global ODI cricket in 1992 and faced England as its first opponent. It took South Africa only 5 matches to record its first ODI victory and since then, they have been a tough nut to crack by the English. Going by the stats, the Proteas have played 61 ODIs against England so far and have won 29 of them and lost 31. Also, they have played 1 tied match and 5 others have ended in no result. In the last 5 clashes between the two teams, South Africa has won 3 matches while England has won 4 of them.


Matches Played66
England Won29
South Africa Won31
Tied1
No Result5
England Win %43.93
South Africa Win %46.96
First Played OnMarch 1992
Last played OnJuly 2022


Also see - South Africa vs England Schedule


ENG vs SA Head-to-Head Stats - T20Is


South Africa did start off with a victory against England in the T20I format and has managed to prove itself to be the better team in the shortest format of the game. The English and the Proteas have faced each other in 25 matches and 12 have been won by both England and South Africa. Only 1 match has ended in a no contest and the teams are yet to play a tied match.


Matches Played25
England Won12
South Africa Won12
Tied0
No Result1
England Win %48
South Africa Win % 48
First Played OnSeptember 2007
Last played OnJuly 2022