Watch the highlights of England vs South Africa 3rd ODI 2025 - South Africa tour of England 3-match one-day international series of the 3rd ODI match played between South Africa and England at The Rose Bowl, Southampton in 07th September 2025.
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| Jacob Bethell celebrates his maiden international hundred © Getty Images |
Joe Root's classy century, Jacob Bethell's blazing hundred, Jamie Smith and Jos Buttler's fifties before a pace bowling attack by Jofra Archer's four-for, Adil Rashid and Brydon Carse's combined 5-wickets as England registered a world record-breaking 342-run victory over South Africa and avoid the series whitewash in a one-sided historic game of the third & final ODI.
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- England's 342-run was the largest victory by terms of runs in One-day international cricket history, surpassing the previous record of 317-run win by India against Sri Lanka at Thiruvananthapuram in 2023.
- South Africa's 342-run defeat was the worst by margin of runs in ODI cricket history, surpassing the previous record by Sri Lanka 317-runs defeat against India at Thiruvananthapuram in 2023.
- England's 414 was their fifth highest score in One-day international and It is their highest-score against South Africa in ODIs, previous highest was 199 at Bloemfontein in 2016.
- England's 414 was their third highest-score at their home venue in One-day international and the highest total by any team at Southampton in ODIs, improving their previous best was 373 against Pakistan in 2019.
- This is the 7th time England scored 400 or more in a ODI – the joint second most by any team in ODIs, jointly with India, South Africa holds the record with eight 400-plus total in ODIs.
- 182 : Joe Root and Jacob Bethell set up the record third-wicket partnership for England against South Africa in One-day international, previously held by the 163-run stand between Owais Shah and Paul Collingwood at Centurion in the 2007 ICC Champions Trophy and the England's tenth highest third-wicket stand in ODIs.
- This is the 21st instance of England's two or three batsmen were scores of centuries or more runs in their innings in One-day international and It is their third such instance against South Africa in ODIs.
- The only other two such instance came against South Africa at The Oval in 2003 and at Kimberley in 2023.
- Joe Root became the second England batsman to scored three centuries against South Africa in ODIs after Kevin Pietersen (3).
- Jacob Bethell hammered a 76-ball third fastest century by an England batsman against South Africa in ODIs after Kevin Pietersen's 69-ball hindered at East London in 2005 and Jos Buttler's 73-ball ton at Bloemfontein in 2016.
- South Africa lost their top five batsmen wickets for just 18-runs - which was their worst first five-wicket collapse in One-day internationals, Their previous worst such collapse was five for 21-runs also against England at Johannesburg in 2000.
- South Africa's 72 was their second lowest score in a completed innings in One-day international after their 69 against Australia at Sydney in 1993 and It is their lowest-score against England in ODIs, previous lowest was 83 at Nottingham in 2008.
- South Africa's 72 was the sixth lowest total by any team in England in One-day international and the second lowest-total by any team at Southampton in ODIs after USA's 65 against Australia in the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.
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England scored massive total of 414-5 in 50 overs with top scorer by Jacob Bethell hammered a career-best 110 off 82-balls including 13-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 134.14.
Joe Root cracked a 100 off 96-balls including six boundaries, Jos Buttler blasted a unbeaten 62 off 32-balls included 8-fours & a six with strike rate of 193.75.
Jamie Smith struck 62 off 48-balls including 9-fours & a six with strike rate of 129.16, Ben Duckett scored 31 off 33-balls included 6-fours and Will Jacks hit a unbeaten 19 off 8-balls contained 2-fours & a six with strike-rate of 200.
South Africa bowled out for 72 in 20.5 overs with top scorer by Corbin Bosch cracked a 20 off 32-balls including 3-fours.
Keshav Maharaj hit a run-a-ball 17-runs including 2-fours & a six and Tristan Stubbs scored 10 off 22-balls included a boundary.
England best bowler by Jofra Archer 4-18, Adil Rashid picked up 3-wickets for 13-runs in 3.5-overs and Brydon Carse took 2-wickets.
Jofra Archer named Player of the match for his pace bowling attack to claimed a 4-wickets for 18-runs in 9-overs including three maidens.
