ENG Vs SA: England’s poor show continues, English team on 179 runs, South Africa target 180

Delhi: In this 11th match of the Champions Trophy, England won the toss and decided to bat first, but his innings collapsed completely and he was all out for just 179 runs. Now South Africa needs 180 runs to reach the semi -finals.

England batsman flops badly

England’s batting was completely under pressure and could not make any major contribution of his top grains batsmen. Philip Soult (8) was out early, and the Been Dakit (24) could not do anything special, both were dismissed by Marco Johnsen. Jamie Smith (0) was dismissed for zero, leading to England’s score to 20-3.

Joe Root (37) fought something, but was dismissed by Vian Mulder. Harry Brook (19) was caught by Johnsen at the hands of Maharaj. Captain Jose Butler (21) also could not last long and Lungi was dismissed in front of Angidi. Liam Livingstone (9) also became a victim of Maharaj and Jamie Overton (11) was dismissed by Angidi.

Joffra Archer (25) and Adil Rashid (2) tried to score runs in a little batting, but South African bowlers kept pressure on the entire innings and all out England for only 179 runs.

South African bowlers’ brilliant performance

The performance of South African bowlers was excellent. Marco Johnsen took 3 wickets for 39 runs, including important wickets of Salt, Dakit and Brook. Keshav Maharaj and Lungi Angidi also took 2–2 wickets, where Maharaj dismissed Butler and Livingstone. Vian Mulder took 3 wickets for 35 runs and sent Root, Overton and Rashid to the pavilion.

South Africa reached semi -finals without playing ball

Now South Africa needs 180 runs to win this match. It is possible for them to achieve this goal, because the England bowlers have not had a good performance, but South Africa’s batting order is strong.

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