South Africa have three points from two matches. Australia and Afghanistan have an important match on Friday where the winning team will make it to the semifinals. If the game ends without a result, Australia will go through. If the Afghans lose to the Aussies, South Africa will automatically progress to the knockouts.
If the Afghanistan versus Australia game ends without a result, South Africa will still go through unless they suffer a very heavy defeat against the Three Lions. However, if Afghanistan can beat the Aussies, South Africa will have to win against England.
Check all the details given below regarding the match: -
SA vs ENG11th Match Details
Match: SA vs ENG11th Match of Champions Trophy
Captains:
Temba Bavuma is going to lead South Africa Cricket Team
Jos Buttler will lead England Cricket Team
When: Saturday, March 1st, 2025
Match is going to start at 02.30 p.m. (IST)
Venue:National Stadium in Karachi
Head-to-head of these two teams: Both teams have played 70 matches against each other. Out of which South Africa has won all 34 matches and England has won 30 matches with 1 tie and 4 ended up in no result.
Likely playing XI
South Africa:
Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Marco Jansen, William Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.
England:
Phil Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.
Pitch report
The National Stadium in Karachi has hosted two games so far in the Champions Trophy 2025. The average first-innings score has been around 318. Both matches were won by teams batting first. Winning the toss.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman:Aiden Markram
Best Bowler:Kagiso Rabada
Weather forecast for today in Karachi
Maximum temperature: 28°C
Minimum temperature:22°C
Wind speed:11km/h
Chances of rain: 0%
Capacity of stadium: 30, 000
Prediction to win:South Africa is most likely to win the match
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