The fourth and last semi -finalists of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 have been confirmed. South Africa has made a strong performance to make it to the semi -finals. South Africa defeated England by 7 wickets in a crucial match played on Saturday.
In this match on the Karachi ground, England team was all out for just 179 runs. In response, South Africa easily achieved the target by losing 3 wickets in 29.1 overs.
At the same time, Afghanistan’s hopes also ended with this defeat. England had a chance to win by 207 runs to lead Afghanistan on a run-rate basis, but it did not happen. With this defeat, England suffered ‘Triple Gum’ (three defeat jerk), as England could not win a single match in the league stage.
Group Standing: Who reached the semi-finals?
South Africa and Australia made it to the semi-finals from Group B.
- South Africa topped the group with 5 points.
- Australia finished second.
- India and New Zealand had already reached the final-4 from Group-A.
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Match condition: Dusen-Classen’s brilliant partnership
Chasing the target against England, South Africa started poorly.
- Triston Stabs was dismissed in the third over off Jofra Archer’s ball without opening an account.
- Ryan Ricelton (27) also became a victim of archer in the 9th over.
- Rope van der Dusen (72 unbeaten, 87 balls, 6 fours, 3 sixes) and Heinrich Klassen (64, 56 balls, 11 fours) shared a 127 -run match winning partner for the third wicket.
- Adil Rashid dismissed Klassen in the 29th over, but by then the victory was almost decided.
- David Miller returned unbeaten after scoring 7 runs.
Marco Jansen shines in bowling, England killed
South Africa’s left -handed fast bowler Marco Jansen performed brilliantly and shook England’s top order with the new ball.
- Jansen took 3 wickets for 39 runs.
- Vian Mulder (3 wickets for 25 runs) and Keshav Maharaj (2 wickets for 35) also kept pressure on England.
England captain Jose Butler won the toss and decided to bat first, but the bet proved to be completely wrong.
- England had scored 37 runs for 3 wickets by the 7th over.
- Jansen dismissed openers Phil Salt (08), Jamie Smith (0) and Ben Docket (24).
- After this, Harry Brooke (19) and Joe Root (37) tried to handle the team by shaking 62 runs, but South Africa took two consecutive wickets.
How did England reach a respectable score?
When it seemed that England would not be able to score 100 runs, Jose Butler (21) and Jofra Archer (25) shared a 42 -run partnership.
However, Mulder dismissed Archer, and then Butler also returned to the pavilion on a slow ball of Lungi Angidi.
The England team finally was all out for 179 runs in 38.2 overs.
Players scoring the most runs for England
- Joe Root – 37 runs
- Jofra Archer – 25 runs
- Ben Docket – 24 runs
- Jose Butler – 21 runs
What will happen now?
The semi -final lineup of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 has been final.
Compared to semi -finals:
- India vs New Zealand
- South Africa vs Australia
Now it has to be seen which two teams will make it to the finals and will South Africa be able to continue their excellent performance?
