South Africa tour of England, Match 2

England v South Africa

England 304/2 20 ov
South Africa 158 16.1 ov

England won by 146 runs

Venue
Old Trafford
Date
Fri, 12 September 2025
Toss
South Africa won the toss and chose to field
Player of the match
Phil Salt

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made South Africa 54% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field. They lost.

England win

South Africa win

England batSouth Africa chase 305

Turning point +7 to England. 2.1, first innings: Lizaad Williams to Jos Buttler, 6 runs, 31/0. England went from 60% to 67%.

Moved it most Phil Salt +32.6 · Lizaad Williams −27.6 · Jos Buttler +20.4 · Marco Jansen −15.2

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Phil Saltnot out141*60158235.0+32.6
Jos Buttlerc T Stubbs b BC Fortuin833087276.7+20.4
Jacob Bethellc M Jansen b BC Fortuin261422185.7+0.5
Harry Brooknot out41*2151195.2+3.1
Extras w 8, nb 513
Total 20 ov, 15.20 an over304/2

Did not bat Sam Curran, Tom Banton, William Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood

Fall of wickets 126-1 (Buttler, 7.5), 221-2 (Bethell, 14.1)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
Marco Jansen4060015.00600−15.1
Kagiso Rabada4070017.50524−10.4
Lizaad Williams3062020.67230−27.6
Bjorn Fortuin4052213.00520−2.8
Kwena Maphaka4041010.25711−6.0
Aiden Markram1019019.00000−1.6

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Ball by ball

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The balls that decided it