Champions Trophy 2025, SA vs ENG Highlights: South Africa Beat England By 7 Wickets To Book Semi-Final Spot

SA vs ENG, Champions Trophy 2025, As It Happened: South Africa stormed into the Champions Trophy semi-finals with a commanding seven-wicket win over England. Already out of contention, England struggled with the bat and were bundled out for 179, with Marco Jansen (3-39) and Wiaan Mulder (3-25) playing key roles in dismantling their lineup.

In response, South Africa overcame an early stutter as Rassie van der Dussen (72*) and Heinrich Klaasen (64) stitched together a match-winning stand. With this victory, South Africa secured their third consecutive ICC tournament semi-final, while England bowed out without a single win.

LIVE Feed

Mar 01, 2025, 8:33 pm IST

South Africa vs England Live Score: SA Win!

South Africa have booked their spot in the semi-finals of the competiton. They have beaten England by a massive 7 wickets.

Mar 01, 2025, 5:48 pm IST

SA vs ENG LIVE Score: England All-Out!

England posted their lowest total of the Champions Trophy, getting bowled out for 179 with 11.4 overs to spare in Jos Buttler's final game as white-ball captain. The collapse began early as Phil Salt fell in the first over, followed by Jamie Smith attempting a pull shot. Brook and Root tried to rebuild, but both fell in quick succession-Brook while attacking Maharaj and Root playing across a straight delivery. Buttler struggled for timing, and Livingstone's rash shot added to England's woes. Jofra Archer, after being hit on the arm by Rabada, swung his bat and made 25 before falling. Buttler's frustrating stay ended when he chipped one to mid-off. South Africa's fielding was exceptional, with Jansen and Ngidi taking brilliant catches, while Markram went off with a hamstring injury. With the pitch playing well, South Africa will aim to chase down the target comfortably and enter the semifinals on a high. ENG 179(38.2)

Mar 01, 2025, 4:37 pm IST

South Africa vs England Live Score: ENG In Big Trouble

After 26 overs of play, England are presently reeling at 129/7. ENG 129/7 (26)

Mar 01, 2025, 4:03 pm IST

SA vs ENG Live Score & Updates: OUT! England Reeling

England struggling as they have lost 5 wickets now and the captain Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone need to take the innings forward. ENG 103/5 (17.4)

Mar 01, 2025, 3:42 pm IST

SA vs ENG LIVE Score & Updates: England Have Lost 3 Wickets

Harry Brook and Joe Root have now taken the responsibility after England lost three wickets. South Africa look promising. ENG 85/3 (14)

Mar 01, 2025, 2:59 pm IST

SA vs ENG LIVE Score: England 28/2 (4)

The first four overs of the match between South Africa and England saw early breakthroughs for the Proteas. Lungi Ngidi opened the bowling and conceded nine runs in the first over, with Ben Duckett finding two boundaries. In the second over, Marco Jansen bowled with pace and bounce, but Duckett continued his aggressive approach, striking two more boundaries as England moved to 18/1. Jansen struck in the third over, dismissing Jamie Smith for a duck with a short ball that was caught by Aiden Markram at mid-on. England struggled to score in that over, managing only two runs. Ngidi returned for the fourth over, and Duckett kept the scoreboard ticking with a well-placed boundary. Joe Root, still finding his rhythm, added a single as England reached 28/2 after four overs.

For the Proteas, securing a victory against England will be enough to confirm their place in the final four. However, England will be eager to end their campaign on a high note. Having suffered defeats to both Australia and Afghanistan, the English side heads into their last group-stage encounter following Jos Buttler's decision to step down as white-ball captain.

Pitch & Weather Report: The weather is quite warm today, but the positive news is that rain won't be a factor. Looking at the ground dimensions, it's 62 meters on one side, 67 meters on the other, and 79 meters straight down the ground. The outfield is the fastest in the tournament, which means well-timed shots will race to the boundary.

The pitch has plenty of cracks and bears a strong resemblance to Australian surfaces, though it shouldn't trouble the batters too much. Spinners are likely to come into play more under the lights as the conditions change. South Africa have the edge, having already played here against Afghanistan, and overall, it appears to be a great track for batting.

Full Squads

South Africa: Temba Bavuma (c), Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Corbin Bosch.

England: Jos Buttler (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood.