Delhi: The 11th match between South Africa and England in the Champions Trophy 2025 (ICC Champions Trophy) is to be played at the National Stadium in Karachi. Both teams are a strong contender for this tournament and the England team has not started well in the Champions Trophy which has lost by 5 wickets against Australia. At the same time, the South Africa team won by 107 runs against Afghanistan. The kind of batting and bowling attack in both teams will be important in deciding the result of this match. Let’s take a look at the pitch reports of both teams and the possible playing 11.
South Africa of Strengthening
Recently, the match that this team played against Australia was canceled due to rain, but the performance of the captain as well as the players of the team is quite spectacular. It is a balanced team and has strong batting and bowling unit. Therefore, South Africa is more likely to win in today’s match. There is an amazing ability inside this team, who have the ability to change the game’s attitude at any time.
England Of For Will be difficult
England had to lose by 8 runs against Afghanistan in their last match. Where Afghanistan scored a strong score of 325 runs but the England team could not achieve it. Although Joe Root played a brilliant innings of 120 runs for his team, but he could not reach the door of victory for his team. In such a situation, a team like England is going to get a tough competition against South Africa.
pitch Report
The National Stadium in Karachi usually offers a balanced pitch that is favorable for the bowlers as well as the batsmen. It provides good bounce. On average, the first innings score here is between 270 and 290. The team winning the toss can prefer to bat first here because chasing this wicket under pressure can be a challenge. Earlier this month, Pakistan achieved a huge target of 353 runs in the ODI Trikoni series against South Africa at this ground. There is a possibility of a big score here. The 78 ODI matches that have been played on this ground so far, the team that batting first has been successful in winning 36 times and the bowling team has managed to win 39 times. The team winning the toss here can prefer to bowl first. The pitch of Karachi is very flat and outfield is very fast.
Potential playing of both teams 11
| South Africa | England |
|---|---|
| Temba Bavuma (Captain) | Jose Butler (Captain) |
| Ryan Ricelton (wicket keeper) | Philip Salt |
| Heinrich klassen | Ben docket |
| Rasi Van Der Dusen | Jamie Smith (wicket keeper) |
| Aden marikram | Joe root |
| David miller | Harry Brooke |
| Marco Jenson | Liam Livingstone |
| Vian mulder | Jofra Archer |
| Keshav Maharaj | Jamie overtan |
| Kagiso rabada | Adil Rashid |
| Lungi angidi | Mark wood |
Match details
| Match | South Africa and England |
| Site | National Stadium in Karachi |
| Date and time | 1 March 2025, 2:30 |
| Live broadcast and streaming details | Star Sports, Sports 18, Jio Hotstar |
Head to Head Statistics
| Head-to-head record | Description |
| Match played | 70 |
| Won by England | 30 |
| Won by South Africa | 34 |
| Tie (tied) | 1 |
| No result (no result) | 5 |
| Match played for the first time | 1994 |
| Most of the most recent match | 21 October 2023 |
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