SA vs ENG 11th Match Live Streaming – ICC CT25 March 1, 2025
The 11th and the 2nd last match of the group stage of ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played on 1st March 2025 at Karachi between England and South Africa. Check detailed preview of England vs South Africa game here.
England vs South Africa Champions Trophy Match Preview
The Group B of Champions Trophy 2025 is the Group of Death, with all four teams having the potential to qualify for the next round. This game is a must-win for England and South Africa. South will want to repeat the history when they won the inaugural event in 1998 whereas England looking to have the trophy in the cabinet which have eluded them so far.
The National Bank Cricket Arena is prone to high scores in one-day matches. The 300 run mark has been crossed by teams for more than 15 times at this venue. The highest team total at this venue is 374 by India back in 2008. Since the pitch at Karachi supports the batsmen, it will be a very interesting contest because both sides are packed with good strikers of the cricket ball.
England have them in-form captain Jos Butler, along with Harry Brook, Jacob Bethel, Ben Duckett, and Liam Livingstone. On the other side, South Africa have got the in-form Tony De Zorzi, Henrich Klaasen, Aiden Markram, and David Miller.
It is hard to separate these two sides. Both sides have equally good pacers who can be mighty effective on the pitch of Karachi. Both sides have got equally good chances of winning this encounter. Toss will play a crucial role here too.
England vs South Africa Champions Trophy Playing XI
England
Ben Duckkett, Phil Salt, Jacob Bethel, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (Capt & WK), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Mark Wood and Saqib Mahmood.
South Africa
Temba Bavuma, Tony de Zorzi, RVD Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Tristan Stubbs/Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Marco Jansen, Lungi Ngidi and Kagiso Rabada,
Toss
Batting first is usually preferred here. This is because the track favors the batters, but it also has assistance for the pacers. So piling up runs early on and then getting early wickets with the pacers in 2nd innings is preferred here.
England vs South Africa Head to Head Record
England vs South Africa ODI Record
As far as the overall record is concerned, 70 one-day internationals have been played between these two sides. England have won 30, while South Africa has won 34. One game ended as a tie, and five games ended without any result.
Both sides are highly competitive and therefore they have a close head to head record in ODIs and in ICC tournaments as well. As far as the head-to-head record is concerned, England and South Africa are highly competitive sides when they face each other.
England vs South Africa Champions Trophy Record
In ICC Champions Trophy history, both sides have come face-to-face four times, with England winning two and South Africa also winning two games.