South African cricket team in England in 2025

South African cricket team in England in 2025
	England	South Africa
Dates	2 – 14 September 2025
Captains	Harry Brook	Temba Bavuma (ODIs) Aiden Markram (T20Is)
One Day International series
Results	South Africa won the 3-match series 2–1
Most runs	Joe Root (175)	Aiden Markram (135)
Most wickets	Jofra Archer (8) Adil Rashid (8)	Keshav Maharaj (8)
Player of the series	Keshav Maharaj (SA)
Twenty20 International series
Results	3-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs	Phil Salt (141)	Aiden Markram (69)
Most wickets	Jofra Archer (3) Sam Curran (3)	Corbin Bosch (2) Bjorn Fortuin (2) Marco Jansen (2)
Player of the series	Phil Salt (Eng)

The South Africa cricket team toured England in September 2025 to play the England cricket team. ^{[1] [2]} The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. ^{[3] [4]} In August 2024, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the fixtures for the tour, as a part of the 2025 home international season. ^[5]

Squads

England		South Africa
ODIs [6]	T20Is [7]	ODIs [8]	T20Is [9]
Harry Brook (c) Rehan Ahmed Jofra Archer Sonny Baker Tom Banton (wk) Jacob Bethell Jos Buttler (wk) Brydon Carse Ben Duckett Will Jacks Saqib Mahmood Jamie Overton Adil Rashid Joe Root Jamie Smith (wk)	Harry Brook (c) Rehan Ahmed Jofra Archer Tom Banton (wk) Jacob Bethell Jos Buttler (wk) Brydon Carse Sam Curran Liam Dawson Ben Duckett Will Jacks Saqib Mahmood Jamie Overton Adil Rashid Phil Salt (wk) Jamie Smith (wk) Luke Wood	Temba Bavuma (c) Corbin Bosch Matthew Breetzke (wk) Dewald Brevis Nandre Burger Tony de Zorzi Keshav Maharaj Kwena Maphaka Aiden Markram Wiaan Mulder Senuran Muthusamy Lungi Ngidi Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wk) Kagiso Rabada Ryan Rickelton (wk) Tristan Stubbs Codi Yusuf	Aiden Markram (c) Corbin Bosch Dewald Brevis Nandre Burger Donovan Ferreira Bjorn Fortuin Marco Jansen Keshav Maharaj Kwena Maphaka David Miller Senuran Muthusamy Lungi Ngidi Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wk) Kagiso Rabada Ryan Rickelton (wk) Tristan Stubbs Lizaad Williams

On 1 September, Codi Yusuf was added to the ODI squad. ^[10] On 3 September, Tony de Zorzi was ruled out of the remainder of the ODI series due to a hamstring injury. ^[11] On 9 September, David Miller was ruled out of the T20I series due to a hamstring injury. ^[12] On 10 September, Lungi Ngidi was ruled out of the T20I series due to a hamstring injury, ^[13] and was replaced by Nandre Burger. ^{[14] [15]} On the same day Keshav Maharaj was ruled out of the T20I series due to a groin injury, ^[16] and was replaced by Bjorn Fortuin. ^[17]

On 5 September, Ben Duckett was rested from the T20I series. He was replaced by Sam Curran. ^{[18] [19]}

ODI series

1st ODI

2 September 2025 13:00 (D/N) Scorecard

England   131 (24.3 overs)	v	South Africa 137/3 (20.5 overs)
Jamie Smith 54 (48) Keshav Maharaj 4/22 (5.3 overs)		Aiden Markram 86 (55) Adil Rashid 3/26 (3.5 overs)

South Africa won by 7 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Russell Warren (Eng) Player of the match: Keshav Maharaj (SA)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
• Sonny Baker (Eng) made his ODI debut.

2nd ODI

4 September 2025 13:00 (D/N) Scorecard

South Africa   330/8 (50 overs)	v	England 325/9 (50 overs)
Matthew Breetzke 85 (77) Jofra Archer 4/62 (10 overs)		Jos Buttler 61 (51) Nandre Burger 3/63 (10 overs)

South Africa won by 5 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Sharfuddoula (Ban) Player of the match: Matthew Breetzke (SA)

• England won the toss and elected to field.

3rd ODI

7 September 2025 11:00 Scorecard

England   414/5 (50 overs)	v	South Africa 72 (20.5 overs)
Jacob Bethell 110 (82) Keshav Maharaj 2/61 (8 overs)		Corbin Bosch 20 (32) Jofra Archer 4/18 (9 overs)

England won by 342 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Russell Warren (Eng) Player of the match: Jofra Archer (Eng)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
• Codi Yusuf (SA) made his ODI debut.
• Jacob Bethell (Eng) scored his maiden century in ODIs and in professional cricket overall . ^[20]
• This was England's highest total against South Africa in ODIs. ^[21]
• This was the biggest winning margin in terms of runs by any side in ODI history. ^[22]

T20I series

1st T20I

10 September 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

South Africa   97/5 (7.5 overs)	v	England 54/5 (5 overs)
Aiden Markram 28 (14) Luke Wood 2/22 (2 overs)		Jos Buttler 25 (11) Marco Jansen 2/18 (2 overs)

South Africa won by 14 runs (DLS method) Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Umpires: Graham Lloyd (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng) Player of the match: Donovan Ferreira (SA)

• England won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was initially reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.
• Rain interrupted South Africa's innings at 7.5 overs. England were set a revised target of 69 runs in 5 overs.

2nd T20I

12 September 2025 18:30 (N) Scorecard

England   304/2 (20 overs)	v	South Africa 158 (16.1 overs)
Phil Salt 141* (60) Bjorn Fortuin 2/52 (4 overs)		Aiden Markram 41 (20) Jofra Archer 3/25 (3 overs)

England won by 146 runs Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Graham Lloyd (Eng) Player of the match: Phil Salt (Eng)

• South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
• Phil Salt scored the fastest century for England in T20Is (39 balls), ^[23] and also the highest score by an England batter in T20Is. ^[24]
• This was England's highest total in T20Is, ^[25] and also the highest against a full member nation in T20Is. ^[26]
• The margin of 146 runs was England's biggest winning margin (by runs) in T20Is and also South Africa's biggest defeat (by runs) in T20Is and the highest number of runs they had conceded in a T20I. ^[27]

3rd T20I

14 September 2025 14:30 Scorecard

England	v	South Africa

Match abandoned Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Russell Warren (Eng)

• No toss.
• No play was possible due to rain.

References

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11. "De Zorzi out of remaining two ODIs against England with hamstring injury". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 3 September 2025.
12. "ENG vs SA: David Miller ruled out of T20I series due to injury". Sportstar . Retrieved 10 September 2025.
13. "Ngidi ruled out of England T20Is". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 10 September 2025.
14. "Injuries mounting for South Africa ahead of WTC27 tilt". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 11 September 2025.
15. "SA Vs ENG: Concerns Mount For South Africa After Keshav Maharaj Gets Injured – Two Players Already Ruled Out!". News 24 . Retrieved 11 September 2025.
16. "Maharaj ruled out of England T20Is with groin injury". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
17. "Maharaj withdrawn from T20I squad; Fortuin called up as replacement". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
18. "Update: England Men's IT20 squad". England and Wales Cricket Board . Retrieved 5 September 2025.
19. "Sam Curran added to England T20I squads as Ben Duckett takes break". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 5 September 2025.
20. "Bethell's first ton sets up record England win over SA". BBC Sport . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
21. "414/5 At The Top; Here Are England's Highest Team Totals Vs South Africa In ODI Cricket". OneCricket. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
22. "ENG vs SA, 3rd ODI: England registers biggest win in One-Day International cricket". Sportstar . Retrieved 7 September 2025.
23. "Phil Salt Sizzles South Africa In 2nd T20I With Record-Breaking Ton For England". OneCricket. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
24. "England hit world-record 304 in T20I after Phil Salt's 141 vs South Africa: Stat pack". India Today . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
25. "England break 300 barrier on record-smashing night". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
26. "Highest T20I totals, full list: England smash full member record". Wisden. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
27. "Salt's carnage drives England's record-breaking spree". International Cricket Council . Retrieved 13 September 2025.

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo