The Group B of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will end with the South Africa vs England match, which has been scheduled for Saturday (March 1) at National Stadium in Karachi. South Africa have three points and almost reached the Semi-finals. Meanwhile, England lost their first two fixtures and have no chance to qualify for the knockout stages.
Article Contents:
Match Overview
Head-to-Head
Weather Forecast
Pitch Report
Injury/Unavailability Reports
Predicted XIs
In-form Players
Dream11 Team Prediction #1
Dream11 Team Prediction #2
Dream11 Team Top 4 Backups
SA vs ENG Champions Trophy 2025 Match Overview
Tournament: ICC Champions Trophy 2025
Format: ODI
Tournament Stage: League (Group B)
Match: South Africa vs England (SA vs ENG)
Tournament Match No: 11
Match Date: 1 March 2025 (Saturday)
Official Toss Time: 13:30 local time (14:00 IST)
Official Starting Time: 14:00 local time (14:30 IST)
Venue: National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan
Live Broadcasting and Streaming (only in India): Star Sports network, Sports 18 network, JioHotstar
SA vs ENG Head-To-Head
Details | Matches | South Africa Won | England Won | Tied | No Result |
Overall ODI | 70 | 34 | 30 | 1 | 5 |
In Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At National Stadium, Karachi | —- | —- | —- | —- | —- |
In the ICC Champions Trophy | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
In the last 5 ODIs | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
SA vs ENG Weather Forecast
There is no rain threat for this match, while the game-time temperatures can be between 29°C and 16°C.
SA vs ENG Pitch Report
Average innings score (in last 5 ODIs): 284.60
Average 1st batting score (in last 5 ODIs): 305.60
Last 5 ODIs results: 1st batting win – 3; 2nd batting win – 2
Highest ODI total (in last 5 ODIs): 355/4 by Pakistan vs South Africa on 12 February 2025
Lowest ODI total (in last 5 ODIs): 208 by Afghanistan vs South Africa on 21 February 2025
Toss prediction: Win the toss and bowl first
SA vs ENG Predicted XIs
South Africa Predicted XI: Temba Bavuma (Captain), Ryan Rickelton/Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Tony de Zorzi, Rassie van der Dussen, Tristan Stubbs, Aiden Markram, Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi
England Predicted XI: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Joe Root, Jos Buttler (Captain), Tom Banton, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood
SA vs ENG In-form Players (Since 2024)
Batters
Team | Player | Runs | Average/Strike Rate | 100s/50s |
South Africa | Heinrich Klaasen | 351 | 87.75/130.00 | 0/4 |
Temba Bavuma | 279 | 34.87/83.03 | 0/2 | |
Ryan Rickelton | 274 | 54.80/94.48 | 1/1 | |
England | Ben Duckett | 639 | 63.90/111.51 | 2/3 |
Harry Brook | 390 | 43.33/110.79 | 1/2 | |
Liam Livingstone | 365 | 36.50/119.67 | 1/1 |
Bowlers
Team | Player | Wickets | Average/Economy Rate | 4wks/5wks |
South Africa | Lizaad Williams | 11 | 11.27/4.96 | 2/0 |
Lungi Ngidi | 11 | 36.81/6.13 | 0/0 | |
Bjorn Fortuin | 10 | 31.80/4.58 | 0/0 | |
England | Adil Rashid | 15 | 42.93/5.63 | 1/0 |
Jofra Archer | 10 | 45.30/6.20 | 0/0 | |
Brydon Carse | 9 | 40.55/7.60 | 0/0 |
SA vs ENG Dream11 Prediction #1:
Wicketkeeper(s): J Buttler, R Rickelton
Batters: T Bavuma, R van der-Dussen, B Duckett (C)
All-rounder(s): J Root, A Markram, M Jansen (vc)
Bowlers: A Rashid, K Rabada, J Archer
SA vs ENG Dream11 Prediction #2:
Wicketkeeper(s): H Klassen
Batters: R van der-Dussen, B Duckett
All-rounder(s): J Root (C), J Overton, A Markram (vc), L Livingstone, M Jansen
Bowlers: A Rashid, K Rabada, J Archer
SA vs ENG Dream11 Team Top 4 Backups:
L Ngidi, W Mulder, K Maharaj, D Miller
