South Africa vs. England, 5th ODI: Date, Time, Live Stream, TV Info, Preview

The five-match ODI series between hosts South Africa and England is level at 2-2 as the two sides head to Cape Town for the final fixture on Sunday.

Date: Sunday, 14 February

Time: 10 a.m. local, 8 a.m. GMT

Venue: Newlands, Cape Town

Live Stream and TV Info: Sky Sports 2 (UK) and SuperSport (South Africa)

Weather: It's going to be a cool day in Cape Town, despite being in the middle of summer, with temperatures of 22 degree Celsius, according to AccuWeather.com. There is some rain forecast for later in the evening, but Cape Town's weather can be ever changing and those showers might shift to earlier in the day.

Overview

South Africa and England played out an ODI with as many ups and downs as a game of snakes and ladders when the two sides met for the fourth ODI at the Wanderers in Johannesburg on Friday.

The match had everything: early inroads for South Africa when they decided to bowl first, a period of resurgence for England, a good start from the Proteas during their chase, a collapse and an inexplicably poor period of death bowling that resulted in a great escape for the hosts.

Chris Morris' 62 off 38 was reminiscent of Lance Klusener in his heyday. Cool, calm, calculated and immensely effective, Morris—to the surprise of many—was brought in to replace Morne Morkel at the Wanderers, and selectors will be glad they made that call, but it still doesn't solve South Africa's overall imbalance.

JP Duminy and Farhaan Behardien remain unconvincing, both as all rounders and as specialist batsmen. Both contributed useful runs for South Africa on Friday, but since neither of them are being used as bowlers, it seems harsh on Rilee Rossouw or David Miller to have to sit out.

So, with the series up for grabs, South Africa might be tempted to make a few tweaks for the first match at Newlands. Since it's a day game in Cape Town, tight bowling will be required, and the seamers will actually have the weather on their side. Strangely for this time of the year, it is likely to be a cool and cloudy day, which will offer assistance to the bowlers.

This is good and bad news for South Africa. Good, because their bowlers could do with some relief. Bad, because their batting was unconvincing at the Wanderers, and England are likely to persist with Stuart Broad for the decider, and he's been a menace to them on this tour.

For the neutral, the decider does offer the prospect of a mouth-watering clash. South Africa have an impeccable record at Newlands, having won 25 of their 30 ODIs at the venue. With the crowd expected to come out in their masses and the Proteas hopefully having learned from their mistakes, they should be on track to offer the fans a series win consolation after the disappointment of the Test series.

Key players

South Africa

AB de Villiers is yet to deliver the kind of mind-blowing innings only he is capable of. He has had a few starts, and his 73 in Port Elizabeth was impressive, but by his high standards, he has not set the series alight yet. With everything to play for, this is his chance to do something really special.

England

Joe Root has been simply sensational on this tour. He is one of England's most consistent batsmen and delivered a century at the Wanderers that very nearly helped his team to victory. England bat deep, so if the top order fails, it's never much of an issue; however, having a solid platform is always useful, and that's what Root does best.

Squads

England: Joe Root, Alex Hales, James Taylor, Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Moeen Ali, Stuart Broad, Reece Topley, David Willey, Jason Roy, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Eoin Morgan, Liam Plunkett

South Africa: Hashim Amla, David Miller, AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis, Jean-Paul Duminy, Kyle Abbott, Farhaan Behardien, Rilee Rossouw, Kagiso Rabada, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir, Quinton de Kock, Chris Morris, Marchant de Lange, David Wiese

All information obtained firsthand, unless otherwise stated.