England vs South Africa: South Africa entered the semi-finals with a thumping win, Jos Butler's captaincy farewell was dull
Heinrich Klaasen and Rassie van der Dussen's innings helped South Africa defeat England by seven wickets. The National Stadium in Karachi served as the venue for this Champions Trophy 2025 match. Jos Buttler's final game as captain was this one. But he was unable to lead his team to victory. This is England's third tournament loss. At this point, South Africa has advanced to the semifinals.
Ankush Pandey
HighLights
- England could not win any match
- South Africa won 2 matches
- South Africa reached the top of its group
South Africa defeated England by 7 wickets thanks to brilliant half-centuries from Rassie van der Dussen and Heinrich Klaasen. This 11th match of the Champions Trophy 2025 was played at the National Stadium in Karachi.
This was Jos Buttler's last match as captain. However, he could not lead his team to victory. This is England's third defeat in the tournament. The English team was already out of the semi-final race. On the other hand, South Africa reached the semi-finals with 5 points.
England were all out for 179 runs
Winning the toss and batting first, England were all out for 179 runs in 38.2 overs. Joe Root scored the highest 37 runs. Apart from him, opener Ben Duckett scored 24 runs off 21 balls. Jos Buttler, who was playing his last match as captain, did not perform well. He faced 43 balls and scored 21 runs. In the lower order, Jofra Archer scored 25 runs to take the team past 150.
South Africa chased the easy target of 180 runs in 29.1 overs losing 3 wickets. On the first ball of the third over, Jofra Archer bowled Tristan Stubbs. Tristan Stubbs could not even open his account. In the 9th over, Jofra Archer bowled Ryan Rickelton. Ryan faced 25 balls and scored 27 runs.
There was a partnership of 127 runs
There was a partnership of 127 runs for the third wicket between Rassie van der Dussen and Heinrich Klassen. Klassen was caught out in the 29th over. The wicketkeeper batsman faced 56 balls and scored 64 runs with the help of 11 fours. Rassie remained unbeaten after scoring 72 runs off 87 balls. David Miller also scored 7 not out.
South Africa played 3 matches in the Champions Trophy 2025. During this, they won 2 matches and 1 match was canceled due to rain. South Africa is at the top in Group B. South Africa will face the second-ranked team of Group A in the semi-finals. At the same time, the England team will now leave for home after losing 3 consecutive matches.
