South Africa and England will once again pit their wits against each other in the final ODI of the series on Sunday morning in Cape Town, with a start time of 8AM GMT.
The series is set up superbly after the hosts levelled up the five match series last night with a narrow one wicket win.
England head into the game low in confidence, particularly with the bat, as only Alex Hales and Joe Root have passed 50 in both the previous ODIs. The likes of opener Jason Roy, skipper Eoin Morgan and number five Jos Butler have all struggled for runs in the last couple of matches and this has ultimately cost them the chance of getting the victory to take them to a series win.
They had two chances to win the series ahead of the final game, but were soundly beaten in the first of those opportunities on Wednesday, losing by seven wickets, before narrowly losing last night in Johannesburg.
As for the hosts, they head into the match with great momentum and will be full of confidence as many of the batsmen have started performing well. This has been backed up by the bowlers, particularly Kyle Abbott and Kagiso Rabada, who both started the series on the sidelines but have made an impact since being selected, getting their side back into the series.
Root runs not enough again
Once more, Root scored a fabulous 100 in the last ODI but it proved not enough as the hosts secured a narrow win to take the series into a decider. Root also scored a hundred in the third ODI, but that was also in vein as the hosts picked up an easy seven wicket win.
The form of Root for England is a real positive as a number three needs to be consistent and reliable, which is something that he certainly brings to the table. Yesterday, he passed 2500 ODI runs in just his 63rd innings at an average of 45. He already has eight ODI hundreds to his name and, at the age of just 25, he has a number of years ahead of him as he looks to go on and become England's most successful batsman in all formats.
He will play a crucial role in the final ODI, as will Hales, with both players' form having been real positives of this series. However, the likes of Roy and Morgan are due an innings too and, if a number of the batsman can perform well, then England will be set up well.
Hosts with real momentum
South Africa have won the previous two ODIs and a number of their batsmen have been looking back at their bes. However, they are still not completely sure on their best 11 and also what is the best balance of team to go into a match is, in terms of the amount of bowlers and batsmen.
Both Abbott and Rabada didn't even feature in the first two ODIs but, ever since they both came into the team for the third, the hosts' bowling line-up has looked significantly stronger and has brought them much more success along the way. One can't help but wonder just what the score in the series would be if they had both played every match.
Nonetheless, England will know that once they get past AB De Villiers at number four, their opponents' batting line-up isn't that strong and lacks a lot of experience. The middle to lower-order of the hosts is one which will not intimidate.
Team News
The South Africans have to decide if they will change the whole balance of their side, dropping either JP Duminy or Farhaan Behardien for bowler Marchant de Lange. De Lange is yet to make an appearance in the series and, in his short ODI career to date, he has taken ten wickets, so is a good option.
Elsewhere, the team is expected to remain unchanged. One player, Imran Tahir, seemed likely to be dropped after the third, but he performed well in the fourth match as he took 3-46 as well as hitting winning runs in the victory. Chris Morris should keep his place too after performing so well with the bat in the win last night, scoring 60.
England are expected to be unchanged from the last match, meaning both Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes will keep their places ahead of Chris Jordan and David Willey for the final ODI, until Sri Lanka visit this summer.
The only question mark in the team may be over the number seven position and Moeen Ali. England may want to bring in an out and out batsman to add depth to the batting, but doing so would only leave them with five bowlers for the 50 overs, as well as Root who could take a couple of overs.
Possible line-ups:
England: Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes, Moen Ali, Chris Woakes, Stuart Broad, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley.
South Africa: Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plesis, Ab de Villiers, JP Duminy, Farhaan Behardien, David Wiese, Kyle Abbott, Kegiso Rabada, Chris Morris, Imran Tahir.