South Africa vs England, ICC Champions Trophy: The 2025 Champions Trophy for England is no less than a terrible dream. England did not run in their last league match against South Africa. The English team, which had already been out of the tournament, collapsed against South Africa for just 179 runs. With this, South Africa has entered the semi -finals.
South African left arm fast bowler Marco Yanseen broke England’s waist in the beginning. He had dismissed Phil Salt Ben Docket and Jamie Smith before the seventh over. After this, Vian Mulder wreaked havoc. Marco Yansen took 3 wickets for 39 runs. Vian Mulder sent 3 batsmen to the pavilion for 25 runs.
After winning the toss, the England team came out to bat first and failed to start well. Phil Salt was out in the first over. He could only score 8 runs. After this, Jamie Smith also returned to the pavilion on a total score of 20 in the third over. England lost the third wicket at a total score of 37 in the seventh over. Ben Docket was dismissed for 24 runs in 21 balls. Marco Yanseen sent all three to the pavilion.
After this, a small partnership was seen between Joe Root and Harry Brook. Both of them took the score to 99 by 37 runs for three wickets, but Brook was dismissed for 19 runs with the help of three fours. Then the route also became bowled for 37 runs. Brook was dismissed by Keshav Maharaj and Root by Vian Mulder.
Jose Butler stayed at the crease for a long time, but he did not appear in the rhythm at all. Butler scored 21 runs off 43 balls without a boundary. For England, only Jofra Archer batting with confidence. Archer scored 25 runs in 31 balls with the help of four fours. At the same time, Jamie Overton 11 and Adil Rashid were dismissed for 02 runs.
For South Africa, Vian Mulder and Marco Yansen took 3-3 wickets. Apart from this, Keshav Maharaj got two successes. Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Nagidi got one success each.
