England have an opportunity to turn this around, but they need someone who will step forward as their hero – but it won’t be easy.
Rabada bowls a magnificent over, as Stokes smashes his back-of-length delivery over mid-on for four runs.
Brook sends Nortje through square leg for four. Though his timing wasn’t spectacular, England need 59 from 48 balls now. In this article, we will discuss about South Africa National Cricket Team Vs England Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
Bowling of National Cricket Teams
South Africa’s bowling was instrumental in keeping their opponent under control during a match that always looked tight; their disciplined performance kept runs at bay after conceding 96 runs during Powerplay overs.
Kagiso Rabada got off to an outstanding start while Heinrich Klaasen made an outstanding century, helping the Proteas post an imposing total. Keshav Maharaj and Lungi Ngidi’s spinners quickly removed any remaining England batsmen before eventually taking them all back in for wicketkeeping practice, rendering the game over.
England are struggling in the middle, and are in danger of succumbing to another crushing defeat. Although they boast a great batting lineup, they need to show more fight with their ball play as well. Any slip-ups could prove costly; fortunately for England though, South Africa aren’t giving them that opportunity!
South Africa have made an incredible start to their over, taking two wickets within three balls thanks to Ngidi’s full length delivery which found Bairstow trying to flick off it but missed, sending the ball flying four runs towards the shorter leg-side boundary. From their next delivery he clipped one which was caught by Van der Dussen at slip – dealing England a severe blow.
Coetzee comes on to attack Harry Brook’s defences and attempts a short and wide delivery outside off to him, who defends on the front foot but gets beat for pace despite their best efforts defending against it. A review is taken, upheld and five down.
Atkinson gives his shot a bit of air and hits two singles off Wood; but also picks up an edge off him that Hendricks cannot reach; still an admirable effort from Atkinson and South Africa!
Batting of National Cricket Teams
Wankhede Stadium will host this matchup between South Africa and England; their previous meeting here saw South Africa win an official five-match Test series, defeating England 3-2 for their first series win since 1909.
England made some adjustments to their playing eleven for this tournament, led by Jos Buttler and including Ben Stokes, David Willey and Gus Atkinson as replacements. Their goal is to regain form after losing to Afghanistan in their opener.
South Africa batted in scorching heat and under immense pressure to post an impressive total. Heinrich Klaasen’s outstanding century and Marco Jansen and Rassie van der Dussen’s powerful partnership allowed South Africa to reach 399/7 from 50 overs; England struggled to keep pace and eventually managed only 286/7 in reply.
Bairstow struck an impressive six off Lungi Ngidi to open his account. His bold stroke saw him flicking a short ball over the deep midwicket fence for six, taking an enormous risk that paid off big time.
Kagiso Rabada takes over for England and delivers an over that yielded just four runs – providing much-needed momentum for them as they look to build an innings.
Willey attempts to hit an over-the-top shot but it flies past Hendricks at deep slip and is caught quickly for another quick wicket for the hosts.
Atkinson quickly dispatched a short ball over mid-off for four and helped England chase down their target with ease. England require more boundaries if they’re going to achieve success here.
Rabada delivers another outstanding leg side delivery, but his attempt at hitting it down the ground only finds the fielder at deep midwicket and England are reduced to seven now.
England lose their ninth wicket! Rashid attempts to hit through-off Rashid but instead hits off-edge straight to Reeza Hendricks at deep slip, for an outswinger from Reeza Hendricks at deep slip – this brings their score to 84/6 off 15.3 overs (Willey 12* and Atkinson 10*). England face an uphill struggle if they want to win this match against South Africa.
Fielding of National Cricket Teams
Proteas bowlers ran through England’s highly acclaimed batting lineup with ease to leave them reeling at Wankhede Stadium, in what will go down as one of the greatest upsets ever witnessed at a World Cup tournament – with South Africa triumphant by 229 runs in an unforgettable performance.
Jos Buttler of England won the toss and elected to bat first, only for it to turn disastrous. They lost three wickets within 24 runs with just one run on board as their innings was reduced to 92/6 after 30 overs due to South Africa’s aggressive attack led by Kagiso Rabada and Gerald Coetzee.
South Africa completed an incredible comeback against England by winning by 229 runs thanks to Heinrich Klaasen and Marco Jansen scoring unbeaten centuries – taking control of the match despite hot temperatures and humid conditions. Their total was the highest ever total against them ever seen in one-day international cricket history.
Klaasen produced a remarkable 61-ball century before Jansen struck 75 to help form an incredible third wicket partnership of 146 with unbeaten Atkinson at the other end.
England battled back with some strong performances from Harry Brook, Buttler and Adil Rashid but eventually fell short against an overwhelming Proteas side. Their defeat leaves England languishing at the bottom half of the table with only two points from three matches, dealing a major setback to their chances of capturing another straight title.
At first, South Africa have dominated this year’s competition and have been among the favorites, but recently their performance has faltered considerably due to both poor batting and bowling performances, compounded by Temba Bavuma’s absence due to illness.
Bairstow clips Ngidi for four to the leg-side boundary but slips up while trying for another stroke and ends up bowled for his attempt at running between wickets – this is a huge blow for England.
Statistics of National Cricket Teams
England’s World Cup title defence came to a crashing halt when South Africa produced an outstanding performance to hand them their worst defeat in ODI history. South Africa’s powerful pace battery quickly reduced England to 170 runs in 22 overs thanks to Heinrich Klaasen’s 100 and Marco Jansen and Heinrich’s 115 run partnership at the end of their innings – both key elements in South Africa’s massive win.
The win marks South Africa’s sixth straight win against England in ODIs and vaults them to the top of the World Cup points table. Additionally, this marks their maiden success since their ODI debut in 1991 and improves their record to 12 wins and six defeats.
Rain interrupted an exciting start to this match but when play resumed on an excellent wicket it proved perfect for a high-scoring encounter. England batted well but their innings was quickly put away under attack from South African bowlers led by Kagiso Rabada’s four wicket haul. Kagiso Rabada continued his stellar form throughout this tournament by taking four wickets himself!
Quinton de Kock made an outstanding opening innings performance, hitting an outstanding score of 125 off 117 balls – his highest ever in this format and including 25 boundaries – in only his third innings at this competition. Jos Buttler supported him admirably by also reaching three figures with his 71-ball effort.
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