04/09Result
2nd ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of England at London, Sep 4 2025
South Africa won by 5 runs
Player of the Match
Matthew BreetzkeSouth Africa
04/09Result
2nd ODI (D/N), South Africa tour of England at London, Sep 4 2025
South Africa won by 5 runs
Player of the Match
Matthew BreetzkeSouth Africa

END OF OVER:
50 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | SA: 330/8 | RR: 6.60

  • Corbin Bosch32 (29b)
  • Jofra Archer10-0-62-4
  • Saqib Mahmood10-1-53-0

5.10pm Fifties from Breetzke and Stubbs, who shared a 147-run stand, and key knocks from Markram, Rickelton, Brevis and Bosch have powered South Africa to 330 after they were asked to bat first by Harry Brook. There were questions about their batting in the last game, and now there will be questions about their team selection -- mainly the 'fifth bowler' -- as South Africa tore into Bethell and Jacks. However, England did well to rein South Africa in from a position where they looked primed to get to 350. The signs are not great for the hosts if they want to level the series: a chasing team has only scored 300-plus once at Lord's in ODIs, India in the famous 2002 NatWest series final! So they have quite a task ahead of them, on the back of a stunning collapse. How will they respond? Join us in around half an hour for the start of the second innings to find out!

Aamir Malik: "So SA got highest total at lord's in a 50 over game..." -- Yes, by two runs!

49.6
W
Archer to Maharaj, OUT, Four for Archer as he castles Maharaj! Maharaj got across the stumps trying to scoop a 140kph full toss on the stumps. No surprise that he doesn't connect and Archer finishes a good spell with a wicket. England will now chase 331!

KA Maharaj b Archer 1 (4m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

Maharaj will face the final ball

Snethemba: "Guess that's fair… Archer had Rickelton in the first ODI, but didn't get that wicket. Now he has a wicket he shouldn't really have. All square."

49.5
1
Archer to Bosch, 1 run, Chipped in the air towards deep midwicket, but lands safe! Full around off, and he whipped it leg side but it doesn't carry!
49.4
0
Archer to Bosch, no run, Yorker on middle and leg, squeezed in front to his left. Maharaj ran down for the single but Bosch sends him back
49.3
2
Archer to Bosch, 2 runs, Looks to take on the slower bouncer with a swing across the line but gets a top edge. The ball loops up and lands well short of deep midwicket running in, and they do well to run two. Running between the wickets has been very good from them, barring that one mix-up
49.2
1
Archer to Maharaj, 1 run, Full outside off, squeezed out to long-off and he gets a single to get Bosch on strike

Maharaj is in, but he need not have been. Replays show that the impact was indeed outside off!

49.1
W
Archer to Muthusamy, OUT, Given immediately! Archer nails another yorker and Muthusamy walks back. Angles in this yorker from outside off, Muthusamy had a hoick across the line but missed. Impact could have been outside off, but Muthusamy didn't review!

S Muthusamy lbw b Archer 7 (18m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 116.66

END OF OVER:
49 | 7 Runs | SA: 326/6 | RR: 6.65

  • Corbin Bosch29 (26b)
  • Senuran Muthusamy7 (5b)
  • Saqib Mahmood10-1-53-0
  • Will Jacks5-0-51-0
48.6
0
Mahmood to Bosch, no run, Ouch! Full toss outside off as Bosch goes across the stumps and misses the flick, getting hit around the hip. Screams in pain immediately. Oddly, England have reviewed It's hit him on the waist, so it's not a no-ball. And ball tracking shows that was going comfortably over the stumps. Two very poor reviews from England off Mahmood's bowling today, although this one was more out of desperation
48.5
4
Mahmood to Bosch, FOUR, Doesn't go where he intended it to, but they all count! Looks to reverse-swat it away but gets a top edge straight over the keeper and it goes for four
48.4
1
Mahmood to Muthusamy, 1 run, Just short of short third! He looks to reverse-scoop this but can't get any height on it and it just lands short of the fielder
48.3
1
Mahmood to Bosch, 1 run, Goes for the slower ball, but it's a full toss. Bosch looks to slap it away but can only find the cover fielder. They get a quick single away
48.3
1w
Mahmood to Bosch, 1 wide, Goes full and wide this time, and Bosch again leaves. This time, it is given wide
48.2
0
Mahmood to Bosch, no run, Back of length outside off, Bosch leaves it thinking it'll be given wide but the umpire doesn't think so

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England 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st0BM DuckettJL Smith
2nd66JE RootBM Duckett
3rd77JE RootJG Bethell
4th4JE RootHC Brook
5th69JC ButtlerHC Brook
6th40JC ButtlerWG Jacks
7th32BA CarseWG Jacks
8th2JC ArcherWG Jacks
9th23AU RashidJC Archer
10th12S MahmoodJC Archer