MATCH NO – 11th Match
SERIES – Champions Trophy – 2025
DATE – 01st March, 2025
TIME – 02:30 PM IST
VENUE – Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
INTRODUCTION
The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy is set to commence on February 19, 2025, marking the tournament’s return after an eight-year hiatus. This edition features the top eight One Day International (ODI) teams competing across venues in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The participating teams are divided into two groups:
Group A: Pakistan, India, New Zealand, and Bangladesh
Group B: Australia, England, South Africa, and Afghanistan
Each team will play the others in their group once, with the top two from each group advancing to the semi-finals. Matches are scheduled in Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Dubai. Notably, due to political tensions, India will play all its matches in Dubai.
Hosting this tournament is a monumental event for Pakistan, marking its first major ICC event since the 1996 World Cup. The country has undertaken extensive preparations, including stadium upgrades and enhanced security measures, to ensure a successful event.
MATCH PREVIEW
11th Match of Champions Trophy 2025 will be played between England (ENG) and South Africa (SA) .Both teams are strong contender for CT – 2025 and England team not started well in CHampions Trophy and they failed to defend a high scored of 351 runs and lost the match by 5 wickets against Australia, whereas South African team started this season of Champions Trophy with a win by 107 runs against Afghanistan
Both teams boast of strong batting & bowling attacks looking balanced and strong, so the battle between the batsmen and bowlers will be crucial in deciding the outcome of the match.
Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between South Africa vs England.
PITCH REPORT
The National Stadium in Karachi is renowned for its batting-friendly pitches, often resulting in high-scoring encounters. Historically, the surface has been flat, allowing batsmen to play their shots freely. Early in the match, fast bowlers might find some assistance, but as the game progresses, the pitch tends to favor batsmen. Spinners may gain some traction as the ball ages, but significant turn is uncommon. Dew can be a factor in day-night matches, potentially making batting easier under lights. Captains winning the toss often prefer to bowl first to capitalize on early bowling conditions and to take advantage of potentially improved batting conditions in the second innings.
One Day Internationals (ODIs):
Average First Innings Score: 263
Highest Team Total: 374/4 by India against Hong Kong in 2008
Lowest Team Total: 115 all out by Bangladesh against Pakistan in 2008
Highest Successful Run Chase: 310/4 by India against Sri Lanka in 2008
Highest Individual Score: 181 by Sir Viv Richards (West Indies) against Sri Lanka in 1987
Best Bowling Figures: 6/13 by Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) against India in 2008
Overall, the National Stadium in Karachi offers conditions that heavily favor batsmen, with bowlers needing to employ strategic variations to succeed.
GROUND STATS (ODI)
| TOTAL MATCH | 58 |
| AVERAGE SCORE | 220+ |
| BATTING 1ST WON | 28 |
| BATTING 2ND WON | 28 |
| NO RESULT | 02 |
SCORING PATTERN
| BELOW SCORE 200 | 09 |
| BETWEEN 250 TO 249 | 11 |
| BETWEEN 250 TO 299 | 08 |
| ABOVE SCORE 300 | 18 |
BOWLERS STATS ON NATIONAL STADIUM (ODII)
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 58
PACER WICKETS – 374
SPINNER WICKETS – 219.
SA VS ENG TEAM NEWS,SQUADS, PLAYING11 & PLAYER STATS
SOUTH AFRICA (SA)
TEAM NEWS
- South Africa did not perform very well in recent odi series and lost the last 2 ODI series against Afghanistan & Pakistan.
- South African team started the champions trophy with a win of 107 runs against Afghanistan.
- Last time when both teams England and South Africa played against each other, South Africa team successfully defended a total of 399 runs and won the match by 229 runs.
- Ryan Rickelton has scored 103 runs in 1 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Temba Bavuma has scored 58 runs in 1 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Aiden Markram has scored 52 runs in 1 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Rassie van der Dussen has scored 52 runs in 1 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Kagiso Rabada has taken 3 wickets in 1 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Lungi Ngidi has taken 2 wickets in 1 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Wian Mulder has taken 3 wickets in 1 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Marco Jansen has taken 1 wicket in 1 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Keshav Maharaj has taken 1 wickets in 1 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- In the last ODI match South African team successfully defended a total of 315 runs and won the match by 107 runs against Afghanistan.
- Ryan Ricketlton scored 103 runs, Temba Bavuma Scored 58 runs, Rassie van der Dussen scored 52 runs, Aiden Markram scored 52 runs in the previous match against Afghanistan.
- Kagiso Rabada took 3 wickets, Lungi Ngidi & Wiaan Mulder took 2-2 wickets each and Keshav Maharaj & Mrco Jansen took 1-1 wickets each in the previous match against Afghanistan.
- Both teams have played 70 odi matches and South Africa won 34 matches and lost 30 matches against England.
SQUADS
Batting – Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tristan Stubbs (wk), Temba Bavuma ©, Tone de Zorzi, Rassie Van der Dussen, David Miller.
Bowling – Keshav Maharaj, Tabraziz Shamsi, Kagisio Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.
All Rounder – Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Corbin Bosch.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Ryan Riceklton (wk) Temba Bavuma ©, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markan, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Wiaan Mulder, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi.
PLAYER STATS:
1. RYAN RICELTON (WK) – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 103r, 33r, 44r, 22r, 59r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | NOT PLAYED YET. |
2. TEMBA BAVUMA © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 58r, 82r, 20r, 106r, 40r. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 140 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 35r, 102r, 36r, 29r, 21r. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 6 INNINGS – 328 RUNS – 54A. |
3. RASSIE VAN DER DUSSEN – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 52r, 23r, 40r, 30r, 48r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 52 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 60r, 5,r 38r, 111r, 26r. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 10 INNINGS – 467 RUNS – 52A. |
4. AIDEN AMRKRAM – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 52r, 6+1W, 11+1W, 2W, 62+0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 52 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 42+0W, 39+1W, 49+0W, 13r, 24+2W. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 8 INNINGS – 255 RUNS – 3W. |
5. HEINRICH KLAASEN – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 87r, 76r, 13r, 66r, 5r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNINGS – 87 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 109r, 80r, 27, 30r, 33r. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 6 INNINGS – 291 RUNS – 48.5A. |
6. DAVID MILLER – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 14r, 6r, 45r, 29r, 24r. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 14 RUNS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 5r, 13r, 58r, 53r, 12r. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 10 INNINGS – 372 RUNS – 74.4A. |
7. WIAAN MULDER – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 12+2W, 2+2W, 64+0W, 30+1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 14 RUNS – 4W. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | NOT PLAYED YET. |
8. MARCO JASNEN – RHB+LAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 5+2W, 23+1W, 1W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 75+2W, 12+2W, 35+1W. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 3 INNINGS – 119 RUNS – 119A – 5W. |
9. KESHAV MAHARAJ – LAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 0W, 1W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 1 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 1W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 6 INNINGS – 8 WICKETS. |
10. KAGISO RABADA – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 3W, 4W, 2W, 2W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | 1 INNING – 3 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 1W, 2W, 2W, 4W, 2W. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 10 INNINGS – 21 WICKETS. |
11. LUNGI NGIDI – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 2W, 1W, 0W, 0W, 1W. |
| Stats on venue | 2 INNINGS – 3 WICKETS. |
| 5 Innings Against vs ENG | 2W, 4W, 1W, 0W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs ENG | 8 INNINGS – 14 WICKETS. |
ENGLAND (ENG)
TEAM NEWS
- England team performed not well in recent ODI Series and lost the by 0-3 in against Indian.
- England lost their both match of Champions Trophy against Australia & Afghanistan and Eliminated from Champions Trophy.
- Last match played between England and South Africa, England failed to chase a total of 399 runs and lost the match by 229 runs.
- Ben Duckett has scored 203 runs in 2 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Joe Root has scored 188 runs in 2 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Jos Buttler has scored 61 runs in 2 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Jofra Archer has taken 4 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Adil Rashid has taken 2 wickets in 2 inning in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Brydon Carse has taken 1 wicket in 1 inning in this season of Champions Trophy.
- Liam Livingstone has taken 3 wickets in 2 innings in this season of Champions Trophy.
- In the last match England team failed to chase a good total of 325 runs and lost the match by 8 runs against Australia.
- Ben Duckett Scored 38 runs, Joe Root scored 120 runs, Jos Buttler scored 38 runs and Jamie Overton scored 32 runs in the previous match against Afghanistan.
- Jofra Archer took 3 wickets, Liam Livingstone took 2wicekts and Adil Rashid & Jamie Overton took 1-1 wickets each in the previous match against Afghanistan.
- Both teams played 70 matches and England team won 30 matches and lost 34 matches against South Africa.
SQUADS
Batting – Philip Slat (wk), Joe Root, Jos Buttler © (wk), Jamie Smith (wk), Ben Duckett, Harry Brook.
Bowling – Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood.
All Rounder – Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton.
POSSIBLE PLAYING 11
Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith (wk)/Tom Banton, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Butter ©, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood/Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid.
PLAYER STATS:
1. PHILIP SALT – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 12r, 10r, 23r, 26r, 43r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 17r. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 1 INNING – 17 RUNS. |
2. BEN DUCKETT – LHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 38r, 165r, 34r, 65r, 32r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 0r, 20r, 3r. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 3 INNINGS – 23 RUNS. |
3. JAMIE SMITH (WK) – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 9r, 15r, 6r, 22r, 89r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SA | NOT PLAYED YET. |
4. JOE ROOT – RHB+RAO
| Recent 5 Innings | 120+0W, 68+0W, 24+0W, 69+0W, 19r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 2r, 1r, 86r, 49r, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 15 INNINGS – 683 RUNS – 2W. |
5. HARRY BROOK – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 25r, 3r, 19r, 31r, 0r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 17r, 6r, 80r, 0r. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 4 INNINGS – 103 RUNS. |
6. JOS BUTTLER © – RHB
| Recent 5 Innings | 38r, 23r, 6r, 34r, 52r. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 15r, 134r, 94r, 36r, 19r. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 15 INNINGS – 555 RUNS. |
7. LIAM LIVNGSTONE – RHB+RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 10+2W, 14+1W, 9+0W, 41+1W, 5+0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 38+0W, 10+2W. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 2 INNINGS – 48 RUNS – 2W. |
8. JAMIE OVERTON – RHB+RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 32+1W, 2W, 1W, 19+2W, 3W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| Total Stats vs SA | NOT PLAYED YET. |
9. JOFRA ARCHER – RAF
| Recent 5 Innings | 14+3W, 1W, 1W, 1W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 3W, 1W, 3W. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 3 INNINGS – 10 WICKETS. |
10. ADIL RASHID – RALB
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 1W, 4W, 1W, 2W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 2W, 3W, 2W, 1W, 1W. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 17 INNINGS – 112 RUNS – 23W. |
11. SAQIB MAHMOOD – RAMF
| Recent 5 Innings | 1W, 0W, 2W, 3W, 0W. |
| Stats on venue | NOT PLAYED YET. |
| 5 Innings Against vs SA | 1W. |
| Total Stats vs SA | 1 INNING – 1 WICKET. |
HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 70
ENG WIN – 30
SA WIN – 34
NO RESULT – 06.
FANTASY TEAM
COMING SOON………
POSSIBLE OUTCOME –
SOUTH AFRICA MAY BE THE WINNER OF THIS MATCH.
