Why is Temba Bavuma not playing Champions Trophy 2025 Match 11 between England vs South Africa?
Both teams made changes to their playing XI from the previous game.
England clash with South Africa in Match 11 of the Champions Trophy 2025 at the National Stadium, Karachi on Saturday, March 1.
England, after suffering back-to-back defeats against Australia and Afghanistan respectively, are out of the semi-finals race. They play this game for pride. Notably, this is Jos Buttler's last match as England captain as the disastrous last few games in limited overs cricket for them have caused the shake-up.
South Africa won their first match against Afghanistan by a big margin of 107 runs more than a week ago. Their next match against Australia was washed out without a ball being bowled. The team has one foot in the semi-finals. Even if they lose this match they can still make it as they have a highly superior net run rate compared to Afghanistan who are also on three points.
Also Check: ENG vs SA Live Score, Match 11
Toss Update
England won the toss and elected to bat first.
Mark Wood, Temba Bavuma headline absentees for this match
For England, Mark Wood misses out due to a knee injury sustained in the previous match. Saqib Mahmood replaces the pacer.
For South Africa, their captain Temba Bavuma and opening batter Tony de Zorzi miss out due to illness and are at the team hotel. Tristan Stubbs and Heinrich Klaasen come back into the XI.
What did the captains say at the toss?
Jos Buttler (England):
We are gonna bat first today, looks like a decent wicket, a few cracks there. I felt like it was time, so I didn't want to take more time to take that decision. It was an easy decision and I will do it for one last time, hopefully we can do well. A bit of sadness as well, it's an honour to captain your country, it's something you dream about and I have had some good moments along the way. Saqib Mahmood comes in, he is a good new-ball bowler and it's exciting to have him.
Aiden Markram (South Africa)
We are actually happy to chase, haven't chased in this comp yet, we are looking forward to have a good game against a strong English side. Two guys have had illness around the camp, Tony and Temba miss out. Unfortunate that they miss out but hopefully they will recover. Our last game got rained out, we had a few training sessions, we are ready for this game.
ENG vs SA Playing XIs:
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
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
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