Overview
- South Africa lead the series 2-0 after routing England for 131 at Headingley and edging a five-run win at Lord's.
- The ECB confirmed one change for the hosts with Jamie Overton in for Saqib Mahmood, while Ben Duckett plays today before being rested for the T20s.
- First ball is 11am local at the Rose Bowl in Southampton, with TV coverage on Sky Sports in the UK and Sony Sports plus streaming on SonyLIV and FanCode in India.
- A Proteas victory would seal a 3-0 whitewash and follow their first ODI series win in England since 1997.
- Key contributors so far include Matthew Breetzke with 85 in the second ODI and Keshav Maharaj as the leading wicket-taker, as England’s ODI struggles since 2023 continue.