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SA vs ENG, Live: Pitch report

“It’s pretty warm out here, the good news is that there is no chance of rain today. Talking about the dimensions, 62m to my left and 67m to my right and 79m down the ground. It’s the quickest outfield in the tournament so there’s value for shots. A lot of cracks, looks very Australian in nature, it’s not going to hurt the batters much. After dark, it turns more for the spinners. South Africa have already played here against Afghanistan so that gives them an advantage. It looks like a very good surface for batting,” reckon Shaun Pollock and Ramiz Raja.

SA vs ENG, Live: South Africa’s Playing XI

South Africa (Playing XI): Tristan Stubbs, Ryan Rickelton, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram(c), Heinrich Klaasen(w), David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi

SA vs ENG, Live: England’s Playing XI

England (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith(w), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(c), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood

Champions Trophy 2025 Live: Here’s what Aiden Markram said at the toss

“We are actually happy to chase, haven’t chased in this comp yet, we are looking forward to have a good game against a strong English side. Two guys have had illness around the camp, Tony and Temba miss out. Unfortunate that they miss out but hopefully they will recover. Our last game got rained out, we had a few training sessions, we are ready for this game.”

Champions Trophy 2025 Live: Here’s what Jos Buttler said at the toss

“We are gonna bat first today, looks like a decent wicket, a few cracks there. I felt like it was time, so I didn’t want to take more time to take that decision. It was an easy decision and I will do it for one last time, hopefully we can do well. A bit of sadness as well, it’s an honour to captain your country, it’s something you dream about. Saqib Mahmood comes in.”

SA vs ENG, Live: England win toss, Markram to lead SA

England skipper Jos Buttler won the toss and opted to bat against South Africa in Champions Trophy 2025, Group B match in Karachi. 

SA vs ENG, Live: Buttler’s resignation

After a horrendous Champions Trophy 2025 campaign, England skipper Jos Buttler has stepped down from the white-ball captaincy. The match against South Africa will be his final stint as the captain. Under Buttler, England failed to retain their ODI World Cup 2023 and T20 World Cup 2024 titles. 

SA vs ENG, Live: Will rain play a spoilsport?

Good news for fans as the the weather is clear in Karachi. A full-fledged game is expected to take place as the weather prediction shows zero rain throughout the day. However, we should keep our fingers cross. 

Champions Trophy 2025 Live: Proteas- The strong contenders

Mathematically the Afghans can still qualify if England beat South Africa by a huge margin on Saturday, but the chances of that happening are minimal as the Proteas have a healthy 2.140 net run rate compared to Afghanistan’s -0.990.

Champions Trophy 2025 Live: Afghanistan need England’s help

Afghanistan are the third team in contention for the semi-finals from Group B but practically their chances are very bleak. As the equation is, England need to beat South Africa by at least 207 runs or chase down the target within 11.1 overs (assuming a first innings total of 300 in both cases) for Afghanistan to qualify.

Champions Trophy 2025 Live: How can South Africa reach semis?

Unless the Temba Bavuma-led side loses to England by a massive margin, they will enter the semi-finals. This means a win, even by the narrowest margin, will be more than enough for them to play in the knockout round.

SA vs ENG, Live: Crucial match for the Proteas

Having nearly secured a Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final spot, South Africa will take on England in their final league game on Saturday to put an official stamp on their entry. Australia have already made it to the semi-finals of the tournament from Group B, with the Proteas are just below them at the second spot in the points table. 

SA vs ENG, Live: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Group B match of Champions Trophy 2025 between South Africa and England, straight from the National Stadium, Karachi. Stay tuned for all the live updates.