 After taking −91 in the first innings, he failed to take a wicket in the second as South Africa secured an emphatic win, although England won the series 2–1.Woakes played in the final two ODI matches of the series against South Africa.He scored 33 in the first match and took figures of 1–42 as England suffered a narrow defeat, while he failed to pick up a wicket in the final match of the series, which England lost 3–2.