South Africa’s bowlers delivered a dominant performance to bowl out England for 179 in 38.2 overs during their ICC Champions Trophy Group B match on Saturday. Marco Jansen struck early, taking three wickets for 39 runs to leave England struggling at 37 for three within the first seven overs. The batting lineup failed to recover, with Joe Root top-scoring at 37. Skipper Jos Buttler managed 21, while Ben Duckett and Jofra Archer contributed 24 and 25 runs, respectively.
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Wiaan Mulder took two wickets for 25 runs, and Keshav Maharaj added two for 35 as South Africa maintained control throughout the innings.
Brief Scores:
England 179 all out in 38.2 overs (Joe Root 37, Marco Jansen 3/39, Wiaan Mulder 2/25, Keshav Maharaj 2/35) vs South Africa.
Earlier, England won the toss and chose to bat. Their campaign has already ended after two losses, including a narrow defeat against Afghanistan in Lahore. South Africa, currently second in Group B, will qualify for the semi-finals unless they suffer a heavy defeat. Australia has already secured a spot in the last four after their rain-affected match against Afghanistan.
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.
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.
