England vs South Africa
South Africa tour of England - 2025 · The Rose Bowl, Southampton · 7 September 2025
England won by 342 runs
England won by 342 runs. JG Bethell top-scored with 110 for England. JC Archer took 4/18.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- The Rose Bowl, Southampton
- Date
- 7 September 2025
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to field
- Result
- England won by 342 runs
- Player of the match
- JC Archer
- Debut
- Codi Yusuf (South Africa)
- Umpires
- Nitin Menon and RJ Warren
- Match referee
- J Srinath
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to field. It was Codi Yusuf's first ODI.
England batted first and made 414 for 5. JG Bethell top-scored with 110 off 82 balls, and JE Root made 100. The innings was built on a 182-run stand for the third wicket between JG Bethell and JE Root, 44% of the total. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at The Rose Bowl, 270 across 5 ODIs.
Chasing 415, South Africa made 72 for 9. C Bosch top-scored with 20 off 32 balls. JC Archer took 4 for 18 for England. From 0 for 0 they lost 6 wickets for 24 runs, to 24 for 6.
England won by 342 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at The Rose Bowl across the 33 ODIs in our archive. England's 414 is the highest total at The Rose Bowl.
ENGLAND: 414 FOR 5
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| JL Smith | c C Bosch b KA Maharaj | 62 | 48 |
| BM Duckett | c AK Markram b C Bosch | 31 | 33 |
| JE Root | c KT Maphaka b C Bosch | 100 | 95 |
| JG Bethell | st RD Rickelton b KA Maharaj | 110 | 82 |
| HC Brook | run out (RD Rickelton, Codi Yusuf) | 3 | 2 |
| JC Buttler | not out | 62 | 32 |
| WG Jacks | not out | 19 | 8 |
Did not bat: J Overton, BA Carse, JC Archer, AU Rashid
Extras 27 · Total 414 for 5
| Bowler (South Africa) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N Burger | 10 | 0 | 95 | 0 |
| Codi Yusuf | 10 | 0 | 80 | 0 |
| C Bosch | 10 | 0 | 79 | 2 |
| PWA Mulder | 8 | 0 | 64 | 0 |
| KA Maharaj | 8 | 0 | 61 | 2 |
| D Brevis | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-59 (BM Duckett, 8 ov), 2-117 (JL Smith, 16 ov), 3-299 (JG Bethell, 40 ov), 4-302 (HC Brook, 40 ov), 5-371 (JE Root, 46 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | BM Duckett (31) and JL Smith (23) | 59 |
| second | JL Smith (39) and JE Root (17) | 58 |
| third | JG Bethell (110) and JE Root (62) | 182 |
| fourth | HC Brook (3) and JE Root (0) | 3 |
| fifth | JE Root (21) and JC Buttler (39) | 69 |
| sixth | JC Buttler (0) and WG Jacks (0) | 43 |
SOUTH AFRICA: 72 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK Markram | c JC Buttler b JC Archer | 0 | 2 |
| RD Rickelton | c JC Buttler b JC Archer | 1 | 5 |
| PWA Mulder | c HC Brook b BA Carse | 0 | 7 |
| MP Breetzke | c JC Buttler b JC Archer | 4 | 10 |
| T Stubbs | c WG Jacks b JC Archer | 10 | 22 |
| D Brevis | c J Overton b BA Carse | 6 | 12 |
| C Bosch | c BA Carse b AU Rashid | 20 | 32 |
| KA Maharaj | c JE Root b AU Rashid | 17 | 17 |
| Codi Yusuf | b AU Rashid | 5 | 11 |
| N Burger | not out | 2 | 7 |
Did not bat: T Bavuma
Extras 7 · Total 72 for 9
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JC Archer | 9 | 3 | 18 | 4 |
| BA Carse | 6 | 1 | 33 | 2 |
| J Overton | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| AU Rashid | 3.5 | 1 | 13 | 3 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (AK Markram), 2-2 (PWA Mulder, 1 ov), 3-6 (RD Rickelton, 2 ov), 4-7 (MP Breetzke, 4 ov), 5-18 (T Stubbs, 8 ov), 6-24 (D Brevis, 9 ov), 7-49 (KA Maharaj, 14 ov), 8-57 (Codi Yusuf, 16 ov), 9-72 (C Bosch, 20 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | AK Markram (0) and RD Rickelton (0) | 0 |
| second | PWA Mulder (0) and RD Rickelton (1) | 2 |
| third | RD Rickelton (0) and MP Breetzke (4) | 4 |
| fourth | MP Breetzke (0) and T Stubbs (1) | 1 |
| fifth | T Stubbs (9) and D Brevis (0) | 11 |
| sixth | D Brevis (6) and C Bosch (0) | 6 |
| seventh | KA Maharaj (17) and C Bosch (6) | 25 |
| eighth | Codi Yusuf (5) and C Bosch (3) | 8 |
| ninth | C Bosch (11) and N Burger (2) | 15 |
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