South Africa restrict England to 179 in Champions Trophy clash

Root remains top scorer for England with 37 runs following Archer's 25

Sports Desk

March 01, 2025

Englands Jos Buttler walks back to the pavilion after losing his wicket, caught out by South Africas Keshav Maharaj off the bowling of Lungi Ngidi. — Reuters — England's Jos Buttler walks back to the pavilion after losing his wicket, caught out by South Africa's Keshav Maharaj off the bowling of Lungi Ngidi. — Reuters

South Africa bowlers restricted England to a modest total of 179 runs as the entire batting order failed to revive their innings after Marco Jansen's quick wickets in the 11th match of the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 being played at the National Bank Stadium, Karachi, on Saturday.

Playing XIs

South Africa: 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

England: Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith(w), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler(c), Liam Livingstone, Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Saqib Mahmood

This is a developing story and is being updated with more details.