Welcome to the highlights of England vs South Africa 1st ODI - 2025 South Africa tour of England 3-match ODI series - The first One-Day International cricket match between England and South Africa was played at Headingley, Leeds on September 02, 2025.
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| Keshav Maharaj celebrates with teammates after taking a wicket © Getty Images |
Match Overview:
Keshav Maharaj's four-wicket haul and Wiaan Mulder's three-for before A whirlwind 55-ball 86 by Aiden Markram steers to South Africa comfortable seven-wicket victory over England and take a 1-0 lead in a one-sided first ODI.
Match Stats:
- South Africa's 175-balls spare win was their seventh largest victory by terms of balls remaining in One-day international and It is their second biggest win against England in ODIs after their 184-balls spare win at Bridgetown in the 2007 World Cup.
- South Africa chased 132 was their lowest successful run-chase against England in ODIs, previous lowest chase was 154 at Lord's in 2017.
- England's 131 was their fourth lowest score against South Africa in One-day international and It is their second lowest total at Leeds in ODIs after their 93 against Australia in the 1975 World Cup semi-final match.
- Keshav Maharaj's 4 for 22 was his second best bowling performance for South Africa in One-day international and the fifth best-bowling-figures by an South African bowler against England in ODIs.
- 121 : Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton set up the fourth highest first-wicket partnership for South Africa against England in ODIs.
- Aiden Markram equalled a 23-ball joint seventh fastest fifty for South Africa in One-day international jointly with AB de Villiers and the fastest fifty by an South African batsman against England in ODI cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 30-ball half-century held by Chris Morris at Johannesburg in 2016.
- Sonny Baker became the 18th England player to duck out on debut ODI match.
- Sonny Baker became the sixth England player to fall for a first-ball duck on debut ODI match.
In-Depth Match Highlights:
England bowled out for 131 in 24.3 overs with top scorer by Jamie Smith blasted a 54 off 48-balls including 10-fours with strike rate of 112.50.
Jos Buttler hit 15 off 24-balls including a six and Joe Root hit 14 off 17-balls including 3-fours.
South Africa best bowler by Keshav Maharaj 4-22, Wiaan Mulder picked up 3-wickets for 33-runs in 7-overs, Lungi Ngidi and Nandre Burger both took one-wickets.
South Africa chased 137-3 in 20.5 overs with top scorer by Aiden Markram hammered a 86 off 55-balls including 13-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 156.36.
Ryan Rickelton hit a unbeaten 31 off 59-balls including 4-fours and Temba Bavuma and Dewald Brevis each scored 6-runs.
England best bowler by Adil Rashid picked up 3-wickets for 26-runs in 3.5-overs.
Keshav Maharaj named Player of the match for his brilliant spin bowling performance to claimed a 4-wickets for 22-runs in 5.3-overs.
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