South Africa vs England
3rd Test

South Africa play England in the 3rd Test of Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (South Africa v England) 2027 at Newlands, Cape Town, on Sun 3 Jan 2027.

South Africa’s form coming in: beat Australia (South Africa won by 67 runs, Thu 24 Sep 2026, 1st ODI); beat Australia (South Africa won by 32 runs, Sun 27 Sep 2026, 2nd ODI); lost to Australia (Australia won by 45 runs (DLS Method due to rain), Wed 30 Sep 2026, 3rd ODI).

England’s form coming in: beat Sri Lanka (England won by 8 wkts, Sat 19 Sep 2026, 3rd T20I); beat Sri Lanka (England won by 89 runs, Tue 22 Sep 2026, 1st ODI); lost to Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka won by 16 runs, Thu 24 Sep 2026, 2nd ODI); beat Sri Lanka (England won by 223 runs, Sun 27 Sep 2026, 3rd ODI).

The five scheduled days: Day 1 Sun 3 Jan; Day 2 Mon 4 Jan; Day 3 Tue 5 Jan; Day 4 Wed 6 Jan; Day 5 Thu 7 Jan. Daily start times haven’t been published yet.

In Tests, South Africa and England have met 156 times: South Africa won 35, England 66, 55 drawn (records to 26 November 2025). Their last Test series, in England in 2022: England won 2–1 (3 Tests).

Newlands opened in 1888, its ends are the Wynberg End and the Kelvin Grove End. Cape Town’s ground below Table Mountain, home of Western Province cricket.

At Newlands: For the 2027 World Cup its floodlights were upgraded to LED in 2026. Of the 56 Tests played here, South Africa have won 23, their opponents 22, and 11 were drawn. By June 2019 it had staged 41 ODIs, five of them at the 2003 World Cup; South Africa had won 30 and lost 6.

Ground facts: en.wikipedia.org ↗