England will face South Africa in the third T20I on July 3rd, 2022, at The Rose Bowl in Southampton from 7.00 PM Indian Standard Time (IST). 

South Africa beat England by 58 runs in the second T20I and levelled the series 1-1. The Proteas scored 207/3 with Rilee Rossouw scoring an unbeaten 96 of just 55 balls while Reeza Hendricks scored 53 for the visitors. Moeen Ali, Richard Gleeson, and Chris Jordan picked one wicket each for the Three Lions.

England were bundled out for 149 in their attempt to chase down the target. Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow scored 30 and 29 respectively. Tabraiz Shamsi and Andile Phehlukwayo took three wickets each for the Proteas. England had earlier lost the T20I series against India 2-1.

England vs South Africa 3rd T20I odds

10CRIC odds: England: 1.58, South Africa: 2.34

Betway odds: England: 1.57, South Africa: 2.25

Parimatch odds: England: 1.56, South Africa: 2.38

1xBet odds: England: 1.58, South Africa: 2.30

Note: Odds are subject to change. Please visit betting sites to check and confirm the latest odds.

England vs South Africa head-to-head in T20I 

England have won 12 games while South Africa have won 11 in their 24 head-to-head encounters in this format; one game was abandoned.

England have won three while South Africa have won two in their last five matches in T20Is.

England vs South Africa 3rd T20I probable playing XI

England:  Jos Buttler (captain & wicket-keeper), Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Liam Livingstone, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Jordan, Richard Gleeson, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley.

South Africa:  Quinton De Kock (wicket-keeper), Reeza Hendricks, Rilee Rossouw, Heinrich Klaasen, Tristan Stubbs, David Miller (captain), Dwaine Pretorius, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kagiso Rabada

England vs South Africa 3rd T20I top picks

England:  Jos Buttler will be the player to watch out for from the English side. Buttler has scored 2213 runs in 91 T20I matches at an average of 33.02. The 31-year-old has also scored 15 half-centuries and one century in this format. The wicket-keeper has scored 467 in 17 innings against South Africa in the shortest format. 

South Africa: Heinrich Klaasen will be the top pick from the South African side. The 30-year-old has scored 606 runs in 34 matches in the shortest format. Klaasen averages 24.24 and has a strike rate of 144.9 for his national side.

England vs South Africa 3rd T20I prediction

England will start as favourites against South Africa in the final match of the series. The hosts have the advantage of playing at home. The three lions have been a strong side in T20 cricket for a while now.

South Africa have struggled against England in T20Is recently and will start as underdogs. The visitors have a strong bowling attack and on their day, they are unbeatable.

England vs South Africa 3rd T20I playing conditions and weather report

Maximum Temperature: 26°C

Precipitation: 10%

Humidity: 62%

Wind: 10 km/h