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England vs South Africa 2025 Match 11 Full Commentary
Result · Mar 01 2025, Sat - 02:30 PM (IST)
ENGLAND179
SOUTH AFRICA181/3
South Africa won by 7 wickets
CRR:6.21
Player Of The Match
ENGLAND SOUTH AFRICA
OUT! Caught. Wiaan Mulder to Adil Rashid. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, outside edge, caught by Klaasen. That's the end of the first innings, as England are bowled out without even reaching the final powerplay. A combination of Exceptional South African bowling and poor shot selection from and England batting line-up already eliminated from the tournament. Marco Jansen removed the top three and despite 37 from Joe Root, there was little resistance from England. Wiaan Mulder with three wickets and Keshav Maharaj with two made short work of the middle and lower order as South Africa ruthlessly kept the pressure on. By restricting England to only 179, South Africa have also ensured their semi-final place, Can they complete the job in the run chase? Join us shortly.
Wiaan Mulder to Adil Rashid. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Rickelton.
Lungi Ngidi to Saqib Mahmood. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to deep backward square leg for 2 runs.
Lungi Ngidi to Saqib Mahmood. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Klaasen.
Lungi Ngidi to Adil Rashid. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run.
Lungi Ngidi to Adil Rashid. Leg cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Rickelton.
Lungi Ngidi to Adil Rashid. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed back to bowler for no runs, mis-fielded by Ngidi.
Lungi Ngidi to Saqib Mahmood. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, outside edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Jansen.
Wiaan Mulder to Adil Rashid. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, mis-fielded by Rickelton.
Wiaan Mulder to Adil Rashid. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Rickelton.
Wiaan Mulder to Saqib Mahmood. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, thick edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Rabada.
Wiaan Mulder to Saqib Mahmood. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Klaasen.
Wiaan Mulder to Saqib Mahmood. Seaming away length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Klaasen.
Wiaan Mulder to Saqib Mahmood. Seaming away length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Steer, missed for no runs, fielded by Klaasen.
Lungi Ngidi to Saqib Mahmood. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by van der Dussen.
Lungi Ngidi to Saqib Mahmood. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot working, mis-timed to mid on for no runs, fielded by Rabada.
Lungi Ngidi to Saqib Mahmood. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Rickelton.
OUT! Caught. Lungi Ngidi to Jos Buttler. Leg cutter length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid off, caught by Maharaj. A settled batsman is gone. Not a great day for Jos Buttler.
Lungi Ngidi to Adil Rashid. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot flick, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Stubbs.
Lungi Ngidi to Jos Buttler. Length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot cutting, bottom edge to backward square leg for 1 run.
Wiaan Mulder to Adil Rashid. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid off for no runs, fielded by Miller.
OUT! Caught. Wiaan Mulder to Jofra Archer. Back of a length, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short mid wicket, caught by Jansen. The ball is held in Marco Jansen's bucket hands.
Wide Wiaan Mulder to Jofra Archer. Off cutter bouncer, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Klaasen.
Wiaan Mulder to Jofra Archer. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Rickelton.
Wiaan Mulder to Jos Buttler. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ngidi.
Wiaan Mulder to Jofra Archer. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot glancing, in the air under control to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ngidi.
Wiaan Mulder to Jos Buttler. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for 1 run, shy attempt by Miller.
FOUR! Marco Jansen to Jofra Archer. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.
Marco Jansen to Jofra Archer. Back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to short mid wicket for no runs.
Wide Marco Jansen to Jofra Archer. Back of a length, off stump down the track pulling, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Klaasen.
SIX! Liam Livingstone to David Miller. Leg spinner half volley, off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. David Miller finishes things off in style, and South Africa top the Group B table. England made a decent start by dismissing both openers, but Heinrich Klaasen and Rassie van der Dussen formed a strong partnership, putting together 127 runs that secured a comfortable victory for the Proteas. They now must wait for Sunday's final group match to discover who they will play in the semi-finals next week whilst also hoping some of their star names recover full fitness. Marco Jansen was named Player of the Match.
Adil Rashid to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Root.
Adil Rashid to David Miller. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Buttler.
OUT! Caught. Adil Rashid to Heinrich Klaasen. Slider length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, thick edge in the air uncontrolled to short third man, caught by Mahmood. Heinrich Klaasen departs after making a significant contribution.
Adil Rashid to Heinrich Klaasen. Slider length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.
Adil Rashid to Heinrich Klaasen. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Duckett.
Adil Rashid to Heinrich Klaasen. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Liam Livingstone to Heinrich Klaasen. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run.
Liam Livingstone to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for 1 run, mis-fielded by Archer.
Liam Livingstone to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Archer.
Liam Livingstone to Rassie van der Dussen. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
Liam Livingstone to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep backward point for 2 runs.
FOUR! Liam Livingstone to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Adil Rashid to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to cover for 1 run, mis-fielded by Buttler.
Adil Rashid to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Steer, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Mahmood.
Adil Rashid to Rassie van der Dussen. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Root.
Adil Rashid to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed to short extra cover for no runs, mis-fielded by Duckett, fielded by Buttler.
SIX! Adil Rashid to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Adil Rashid to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner half volley, to leg on the front foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Root.
Liam Livingstone to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Root.
Liam Livingstone to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Archer.
SIX! Liam Livingstone to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner full toss, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
Liam Livingstone to Heinrich Klaasen. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the back foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Brook.
Liam Livingstone to Heinrich Klaasen. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Buttler.
Liam Livingstone to Heinrich Klaasen. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot driving, mis-timed to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Buttler.
FOUR! Adil Rashid to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs. A responsible knock from Rassie Van Der Dussen.
Adil Rashid to Heinrich Klaasen. Googly length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Overton.
Adil Rashid to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Mahmood.
SIX! Adil Rashid to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs.
Adil Rashid to Rassie van der Dussen. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Buttler.