170/10 (22.0)
CR : 7.73
399/7 (50.0)
CR : 7.98
South Africa won by 229 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
H Klaasen
109(67)
Heaviest Losses (in terms of runs) for a Test-playing Nation in ODI World Cups
257, West Indies v South Africa, Sydney 2015
229, England v South Africa Mumbai, TODAY
215, New Zealand vs Australia St George's 2007
206, Bangladesh vs South Africa, Mirpur 2011
257, West Indies v South Africa, Sydney 2015
229, England v South Africa Mumbai, TODAY
215, New Zealand vs Australia St George's 2007
206, Bangladesh vs South Africa, Mirpur 2011
Jos Buttler (England Captain): "Yeah, incredibly disappointing. You come here with high hopes and looking to play your best cricket and yeah, we were short of that and really well beaten. I think throughout the first innings, lots of things didn't quite go to plan. We started nicely, Reece picked up that injury, and then sort of the unknown as to whether he'd come back or not. Trying to fiddle, a few overs in those kind of things. A couple of guys struggling with the Heat, etc.
So it was a tough 50 overs there and the boys fought hard, a lot of effort, but I thought if we could have restricted them to 340-350, probably on this pitch, it would have been a really good chase. They just got away from us there at the end.
[On his decision to bowl first] Yeah, potentially. I think you always look back and reflect on the decisions you made. Obviously incredibly tough conditions here in the Heat. Yes, certainly tough. I think the humidity and the cramps and I know all the other challenges that went into it as well, so it was tough.
It leaves us with no room for error. We have to probably win every game from here on in, knowing that's the situation we find ourselves in."
So it was a tough 50 overs there and the boys fought hard, a lot of effort, but I thought if we could have restricted them to 340-350, probably on this pitch, it would have been a really good chase. They just got away from us there at the end.
[On his decision to bowl first] Yeah, potentially. I think you always look back and reflect on the decisions you made. Obviously incredibly tough conditions here in the Heat. Yes, certainly tough. I think the humidity and the cramps and I know all the other challenges that went into it as well, so it was tough.
It leaves us with no room for error. We have to probably win every game from here on in, knowing that's the situation we find ourselves in."
Heaviest Losses (in terms of runs) for England in ODIs
229 vs South Africa, Mumbai, TODAY
221 vs Australia, Melbourne 2022
219 vs Sri Lanka, Colombo 2018
229 vs South Africa, Mumbai, TODAY
221 vs Australia, Melbourne 2022
219 vs Sri Lanka, Colombo 2018
Marco Jansen: "I'm just happy I'm standing here, to be honest. It's quite, quite hot, but, yeah, very happy with the performance. Yeah, it was pretty difficult for me to get used to the pitch, and I think after nine or ten balls, I started getting the hang of it, and then I just decided to take the game on. And luckily, it faded off.
I think after the 42nd or 43rd over, we felt like, okay, we're in a decent position to try and try and take the game forward from the both of us. And yeah, I think that's probably around the 43rd or 44th over; we decided to try and take it forward. So we knew the ball was probably going to swing a bit, so the plan was traditionally just to try and hit the top of off with the ball swinging the bat. And unfortunately, that's what I just pulled a bit. And luckily today, you can't really plan those things, but you kind of can have a sort of a plan or an idea on a particular pitch. And luckily it paid off today.
I knew I had the capabilities, but it was just a case of actually going on the big stage and keeping calm because my head is moving at 100 miles an hour when I go after that. So for me, it's just very important to stay calm and think clearly.
[Talking about Klaasen] He's very, very mature in the way he approaches his game. So when I went out to bat, he looked very calm and he knew exactly what he thought we should do on this pitch. And he gave me a lot of confidence and guidance in that."
I knew I had the capabilities, but it was just a case of actually going on the big stage and keeping calm because my head is moving at 100 miles an hour when I go after that. So for me, it's just very important to stay calm and think clearly.
[Talking about Klaasen] He's very, very mature in the way he approaches his game. So when I went out to bat, he looked very calm and he knew exactly what he thought we should do on this pitch. And he gave me a lot of confidence and guidance in that."
Aiden Markram (South Africa captain): "It was a fantastic all-round performance from us. We know England like chasing. We were going to bat first, as I mentioned, but happy that it worked out the way it did. We're quite comfortable doing that.
Yeah, really great knock from Reeza. It's not nice basically finding out in warm-up that you're going to be involved. He's been around now for a long time and I think that experience helps he's been working at his game each and every day while we've been here and I think he reaped those rewards tonight. So really pleased for him that he got a game firstly and then secondly, that he put in a performance like that for the team.
[Speaking about Klaasen's development] It has been big, it's a number five now that we have and then you've got David Miller at six, which is a pretty destructive pair if you can get it towards those back end of the overs. So he's come a long way, we've played cricket together for a while and it's fantastic to see him showcase his ability that we've always known that he's had and to do it on a global stage like this is massive for him.
He [Jansen] takes a lot of pride in his batting and sort of tries to prepare for worst case scenario and then if it happens to be a slog at the end, he just takes it on for us. So a lot of ability with the bat and I think it'll do him a lot of confidence now that he's got a nice score under his belt when we were in a bit of trouble.
[Loss against the Dutch] Yeah, a great way to bounce back, obviously that one did hurt us. So tonight, to put a game like this together, it's great for us."
[Speaking about Klaasen's development] It has been big, it's a number five now that we have and then you've got David Miller at six, which is a pretty destructive pair if you can get it towards those back end of the overs. So he's come a long way, we've played cricket together for a while and it's fantastic to see him showcase his ability that we've always known that he's had and to do it on a global stage like this is massive for him.
He [Jansen] takes a lot of pride in his batting and sort of tries to prepare for worst case scenario and then if it happens to be a slog at the end, he just takes it on for us. So a lot of ability with the bat and I think it'll do him a lot of confidence now that he's got a nice score under his belt when we were in a bit of trouble.
[Loss against the Dutch] Yeah, a great way to bounce back, obviously that one did hurt us. So tonight, to put a game like this together, it's great for us."
Saptak- Highest score batting at number 10 in the World Cup:
1) Daren Powell- 48*v SA(2007)
2) Mark Wood- 43* v SA TODAY
3) Martin Snedden- 40 v SL(1983)
4) Shaukat Dukanwala- 40* v SA(1996)
5) John Bracewell- 34 v Pak(1983)
1) Daren Powell- 48*v SA(2007)
2) Mark Wood- 43* v SA TODAY
3) Martin Snedden- 40 v SL(1983)
4) Shaukat Dukanwala- 40* v SA(1996)
5) John Bracewell- 34 v Pak(1983)
A proper hammering for England. The defending champions have plenty to ponder about. With three defeats in four games, you simply don't have any option other than to wake up and win the remaining ones in order to get in contention for the spot in the semis.
South Africa bounced back magnificently after facing a shock defeat at the hands of Netherlands. Reeza Hendricks would have to make way for Temba Bavuma when he gets fit despite Hendricks scoring a superb fifty.
Tomorrow, it's India vs New Zealand at Dharamsala. Two undefeated teams clash with each other, and one of them have to face their first loss in the tournament. India have a few selection dilemmas, and let's see what the management does with the playing XI.
For now, it's me AkshayaKrishna Polya, signing off on behalf of my co-commentators, Ayan Chatterjee, Sidharth Gulati, Deepak Prakash and scorer/analyst Raju Khariya. We will meet again. Until then, it's cheers!
South Africa bounced back magnificently after facing a shock defeat at the hands of Netherlands. Reeza Hendricks would have to make way for Temba Bavuma when he gets fit despite Hendricks scoring a superb fifty.
Tomorrow, it's India vs New Zealand at Dharamsala. Two undefeated teams clash with each other, and one of them have to face their first loss in the tournament. India have a few selection dilemmas, and let's see what the management does with the playing XI.
For now, it's me AkshayaKrishna Polya, signing off on behalf of my co-commentators, Ayan Chatterjee, Sidharth Gulati, Deepak Prakash and scorer/analyst Raju Khariya. We will meet again. Until then, it's cheers!