ENG VS SA- Heaviest Defeat For England In The World Cup History
In the 20th match of the World Cup, South Africa defeated England by 229 runs. Both teams faced off at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. England’s captain, Jos Buttler, won the toss and chose to bowl.
South Africa posted a total of 399 runs for the loss of seven wickets in their 50 overs. In response, England’s team could only manage to score 170 runs in 22 overs.
This marks the third consecutive loss for the defending champions in the tournament, while South Africa secured their third victory.
A monumental victory for South Africa against England 🤯#CWC23 #ENGvSA pic.twitter.com/7RXyGstGED
— ICC (@ICC) October 21, 2023
ENG VS SA- Humiliating Loss For Defending Champions
The England cricket team has had a disappointing run in the current edition of the World Cup, facing a humiliating loss against South Africa. They have suffered their third loss in four matches.
England lost to New Zealand, Afghanistan, and South Africa, with their only win coming against Bangladesh. On the other hand, South Africa has secured its third victory, defeating Sri Lanka, Australia, and England, with their sole loss against the Netherlands.
England’s next match will be against Sri Lanka in Bangalore on October 26. Meanwhile, the South African team will play against Bangladesh in Mumbai on October 24.
ENG VS SA- South African Innings
England’s captain, Jos Buttler, won the toss and chose to field. South Africa scored 399 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 50 overs. In response, England’s team could only manage to score 170 runs in 22 overs.
None of their batsmen were able to score a half-century. Mark Wood, batting at number 10, top-scored with 43 runs, while Chris Woakes, who batted at number 9, contributed 35 runs.
England had a regrettable defeat against South Africa, having decided to bowl first after winning the toss. South African batsmen made their decision appear wrong by amassing 399 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 50 overs.
England's World Cup title defence is in absolute tatters 🏴🏆💔
— Sport360° (@Sport360) October 21, 2023
Jos Buttler's men fall to their 3rd defeat in 4 games 👀#ENGvSA #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/3bKBKBEYkz
In the World Cup, South Africa set a new record for the most runs scored against England, surpassing Pakistan’s record.
Pakistan had scored 348 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 2019. This is also the highest score by any team in One Day International cricket against England. South Africa overtook New Zealand in this regard. New Zealand had scored 398 runs for the loss of five wickets in 2015 at The Oval.
For South Africa, Heinrich Klaasen played a century partnership, while Rassie van der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks, and Marco Jansen made half-centuries.
Klaasen scored 109 runs from 67 balls, with 12 fours and 4 sixes. Hendricks made 85 runs in 75 balls with 9 fours and 3 sixes. Marco Jansen scored 75 runs from 42 balls with 3 fours and 6 sixes. van der Dussen scored 60 runs from 61 balls with 8 fours.
David Miller contributed five, Quinton de Kock four, and Gerhard Koertzen three runs before getting out. Keshav Maharaj remained unbeaten with one run. For England, Reece Topley took three wickets, while Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid each took two wickets.
ENG VS SA- England Innings
England’s pursuit of the 400-run target got off to a dreadful start as they lost four wickets within the first 10 overs. Johnny Bairstow scored 10, David Malan managed 6, Joe Root only scored 2, and Ben Stokes contributed 5 runs before getting out. The team reached 67 runs in the first 10 overs but had already lost four wickets.
South Africa’s Gerald Coetzee took the most wickets with 3, Lungi Ngidi and Marco Jansen each took 2 wickets, and Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj claimed 1 wicket each.
England’s captain, Jos Buttler, scored 15 runs, David Willey managed 12, Adil Rashid contributed 10, Harry Brook scored 17 runs, and Chris Woakes scored 35 runs before returning to the pavilion.
England lost 9 wickets, with Reece Topley unable to bat due to an injury sustained while bowling.
Aiden Markram, South Africa captain
Fantastic all-round performance. Was a great effort. We know England like chasing. We were comfortable batting first. Thankfully, our pacers were not roasted bowling first under the sun. Really great knock from Reeza.
He has been around for a long time. That helped. He has been practising every day. Got rewarded today. We have Miller at 6 and Klaasen at 5. That’s a destructible pair. [on Jansen] Fantastic to see that he showcased his ability on a global stage like this.
Jansen is having a great time. He takes a pride in his batting. He has been practising a lot. Had a great partnership with Klaasen. That loss hurt us. Great way to bounce back.
Jos Buttler, England captain
Incredibly disappointing. We were well beaten. We have come here to play our best cricket. Lots of things didn’t go to plan in the first innings. Reece picked up the injury.
The boys fought hard. We could have restricted to 340-350, could have been a good chase. Incredibly tough under the heat. Could have been a good chase had we gotten off to a good start. The humidity was one of the challenges.
Was tough. We needed to get off to a very good start. Couple of dismissals down the leg-side didn’t help. Leaves us with no room for error. Need to win every game from here on.
Heinrich Klaasen, Player of the Match
One of my best (knocks) ever, I was hitting the ball nicely, this knock will go down as one of my better ones. It was proper heat, saps all the energy out of you. The heat out there was extreme.
They (England) were physically under the pump but a couple of wickets got them back in. Next level (Jansen’s knock). This award needs to go to him (Jansen). He kept me going and pumped me up saying you are not leaving the ground without an 100.
He has been phenomenal, has been batting so well. The runs he scored were so vital for us. That loss (against Netherlands) was a tough one, but we know we are playing good cricket.
One loss doesn’t make us a bad team. Had some chats and our boys bounced back with the training sessions. It was a fantastic performance today.