England will host South Africa for the first ODI at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.
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England will host South Africa for the first ODI at the Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street. The match will commence after the visiting South African side lost their first warm-up game by six wickets against England Lions but returned back stronger to win the second warm-up game by 107 runs.
South Africa tour of England 2022 consists of a full series which includes three ODIs which will run from July 19 to 24, three T20Is which is scheduled to take place from 27th to 31st while the three-Test series will be underway from August 17 at the Lord’s in London.
The Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street has hosted 20 ODI matches where the teams batting first have won seven matches while those batting second have won 11. The venue has not been a high scoring ground traditionally with the par score batting first set at 245.
| Opened | 1995 |
| Capacity | 5000 (17000 for internationals) |
| Ends | Finchale End, Lumley End |
| Location | Chester-le-Street, England |
| Home to | Durham |
| Total matches | 20 |
| Matches won batting first | 7 |
| Matches won bowling first | 11 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 245 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 189 |
| Highest total recorded | 338/6 (50 Ov) by SL vs WI |
| Lowest total recorded | 99/10 (26.1 Ov) by ENG vs SL |
| Highest score chased | 314/4 (44.4 Ov) by ENG vs AUS |
| Lowest score defended | 274/6 (41 Ov) by ENG vs PAK |
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