Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions: ICC Champions Trophy 2025 - Match 11 (Group B) - South Africa vs England - 1st March 2025

Here are the Fantasy Cricket Predictions and Betting Tips for the ICC Champions Trophy, Match 11 (Group B) - South Africa vs England, to be played on the 1st of March at the National Stadium, Karachi.

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Current Form South Africa:

South Africa are currently placed at the 1st position on Group B points table with 1 win to their credit and 1 no result.

The top run scorer for South Africa in the Champions Trophy is Ryan Rickelton with 103 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for South Africa in the Champions Trophy is Kagiso Rabada with 3 scalps under his belt.

The previous match of South Africa against Australia was washed off due to rain. However, in their last outing, South Africa won against Afghanistan by a big margin of 107 runs.

South Africa batted first and they posted a total of 315 for 6 in 50 overs. Ryan Rickelton and Temba Bavuma played really well. They scored 103 and 58 runs respectively to lay the foundation for a big total. Rassie van der Dussen and Aiden Markram also played vital knocks of 52 runs each to help South Africa get past the 300 run mark as they finished at 315 in their innings.

During the chase, Afghanistan lost 3 early wickets and looked to be in deep waters right from the word go. Rahmat Shah fought like a lone warrior and scored 90 runs but wickets kept falling around him in regular succession and he couldn't do much for Afghanistan as they were eventually bowled out for 208, losing the match by a huge margin of 107 runs.

Current Form England:

England are currently placed at the bottom most position on Group B points table with 2 losses to their credit.

The top run scorer for England in the Champions Trophy is Ben Duckett with 203 runs to his name.

The top wicket taker for England in the Champions Trophy is Jofra Archer with 4 scalps under his belt.

The previous match of England against Australia was washed off due to rain. However, they lost embarrassingly in their last outing against Afghanistan by a small margin of 8 runs.

Afghanistan have won their previous thriller of a match against England and created history.

Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat (which seemed to be an odd decision at the time). It backfired and they lost 3 early wickets. At this point, it looked like England will run through the middle order of Afghanistan and bowl them out for a small total. However, Ibrahim Zadran and Hashmatullah Shahidi revived the innings with their partnership of 103 runs for the 4th wicket. Azmatullah Omarzai also played to his potential and scored 41 runs off 31 balls. A real match winning knock was played by Ibrahim Zadran, who smashed 177 runs off 146 balls to help Afghanistan get to a competitive total of 325 in 50 overs of play.

During the chase, England couldn't get off to an ideal start and lost 2 wickets within the Powerplay overs. Ben Duckett also followed the suit soon after and England were struggling at 98 for 3 in the 17th over. Joe Root held one end strong and scored a century. Wickets kept falling at the other end and Afghanistan never stopped believing. A lethal spell from Azmatullah Omarzai helped Afghanistan bowl England out for 317, as they won the game by 8 runs.

Let's have a look at the squads:

England

Jos Buttler (captain), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Jamie Overton, Jamie Smith, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Saqib Mahmood, Phil Salt, Mark Wood

South Africa

Temba Bavuma (captain), Tony de Zorzi, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Wiaan Mulder, Lungi Ngidi, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tabraiz Shamsi, Tristan Stubbs, Rassie van der Dussen, Corbin Bosch

Cricket Betting Tips and Match Predictions* - PrePlay

Who will win the toss? – England

Who will win?- South Africa

Top Batter (Runs Scored) - Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa), Ben Duckett (England)

Top Bowler (Wickets taken) - Keshav Maharaj (South Africa), Adil Rashid (England)

Most Sixes – Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa), Ben Duckett (England)

Player of the Match- Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa)

Team Scores Batting first – England 270+, South Africa 280+

Match Handicap: South Africa

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*NB these predictions may be changed nearer the start of the match once the final starting teams have been announced and we will be running ‘In-Play’ features, so stay tuned.

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