England have once again faced defeat. This time South Africa defeated England by seven wickets. Thus, England could not open the victory account in the 2025 Champions Trophy.
In his last league match of the tournament, England could bat first and score only 179 runs. South Africa easily achieved this small target by losing just three wickets in 29.1 overs.
South Africa has finished first in Group B with this stunning victory. Four players contributed significantly to South Africa’s victory. Marco Jenson and Vian Mulder created a stir with their bowling. After this, Rasi Van Der Dusen and Heinrich Klassen created panic with their batting.
Rasi Van Der Dusen scored 72 runs.
Jenson and Mulder took three wickets each. While Van Der Dusen scored an unbeaten 72 and Klassen scored 64 runs. South Africa achieved the 180 -run target by England in just 29.1 overs.
Strong partnership between rope van der Dusen and Heinrich Klassen
Chasing a target of 180 runs, South Africa lost its first wicket quickly. Treston Stabs was dismissed for zero while starting the innings. But Ryan Recolton continued to play in his style. He scored 27 runs off 25 balls with the help of five fours. Two wickets fell for 47 runs. After this, a 127 -run partnership between Rasi Van Der Dusen and Heinrich Klassen ensured his team’s victory.
David Miller’s winning six
Van Der Dusen remained unbeaten by scoring 72 runs off 87 balls. He hit 6 fours and 3 sixes with his bat. While Klassen scored a stormy innings of 64 runs off 56 balls with the help of 11 fours. David Miller won the team by hitting a six. He remained unbeaten by scoring seven runs off two balls.
Thus England’s team could not open the victory account in the 2025 Champions Trophy. England suffered defeat in their three matches. First lost to England Australia, then from Afghanistan and now South Africa has also defeated him.
England batsmen failed.
Earlier, England batsmen could not do anything special against South Africa. African bowlers dismissed England for 179 runs, which was their minimum score of the 2025 Champions Trophy. For South Africa, John Mulder and Marco Jansen took three wickets while bowling brilliantly. Root scored the most runs for England. He scored 37 runs. Apart from Mulder and Jenson, Keshav Maharaj took two wickets, while Lungi Engidi and Kagiso Rabada took one wicket each.
