South Africa vs England, 1st Test
South Africa vs England, 1st Test: match overview
South Africa take on England in the 1st Test of England tour of South Africa, 2026-27 at The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. The first ball is scheduled for Thursday, December 17, 2026 at 01:30 PM local time (08:00 GMT). Toss details and the confirmed playing XIs are added about half an hour before play.
A Test match is played over up to five days with two innings a side, so the scorecard here tracks both innings for each team, the follow-on and declarations, and the session-by-session state of play.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around England tour of South Africa, 2026-27 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 1st Test, England tour of South Africa, 2026-27
- Teams
- South Africa vs England
- Format
- Test match
- Venue
- The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
- Date
- Thursday, December 17, 2026
- Start time
- 01:30 PM local (08:00 GMT)