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Proteas vs England: 1st Test
Proteas vs England, 1st Test (South Africa v England), starts at 10:00 SAST on Thursday, 17 December 2026 at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg in the England tour of South Africa 2026/27.
Start: 10:00 SAST · Thursday, 17 December 2026 · The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
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Prediction from the model, not a tipster
Proteas to beat England: the pick at 65%. The licensed books price this match close to the start; the price appears here then.
The pick is a win-based rating walked forward over every result on file, with a small home-ground allowance measured from those results. Its record is measured the same way. It can be wrong; nothing here is advice.
Proteas
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
Last 6: 6 won, 0 lost. Latest: South Africa won by 9 wickets (with 171 balls remaining), v Namibia, 13 Sept 26.
Going into the match
Proteas have won 6 of their last 6 completed matches; England 5 of their last 6.
Last 6 meetings: Proteas 3, England 2, 1 drawn or no result; in Tests alone 0-0.
Head to head
| Date | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Sept 25 | England v Proteas 3rd T20I, South Africa tour of England 2025 | Match abandoned without a ball bowled |
| 12 Sept 25 | England 304/2 v Proteas 158 (16.1/20 ov, target 305) 2nd T20I (D/N), South Africa tour of England 2025 | England won by 146 runs |
| 10 Sept 25 | England 54/5 (5 ov, target 69) v Proteas 97/5 (7.5/7.5 ov) 1st T20I (D/N), South Africa tour of England 2025 | South Africa won by 14 runs (DLS method) |
| 07 Sept 25 | England 414/5 v Proteas 72 (20.5/50 ov, target 415) 3rd ODI, South Africa tour of England 2025 | England won by 342 runs |
| 04 Sept 25 | England 325/9 (50 ov, target 331) v Proteas 330/8 2nd ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of England 2025 | South Africa won by 5 runs |
| 02 Sept 25 | England 131 v Proteas 137/3 (20.5/50 ov, target 132) 1st ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of England 2025 | South Africa won by 7 wickets (with 175 balls remaining) |
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Next in the England tour of South Africa
- Proteas vs England, 2nd Test 26 Dec 26 · 10:00
- Proteas vs England, 3rd Test 03 Jan 27 · 10:30
- Proteas vs England, 1st ODI 10 Jan 27 · 10:00
- Proteas vs England, 2nd ODI (D/N) 13 Jan 27 · 13:30
- Proteas vs England, 3rd ODI 15 Jan 27 · 10:00