England and South Africa haven't faced each other since the last World Cup. [Source: @englandcricket & @ProteasMenCSA/X]
16 months after last clashing against each other in the Indian coastal city of Mumbai, England and South Africa will lock horns in the Pakistani coastal city of Karachi on Saturday. South Africa, who managed to register their biggest ODI victory against England back then, need a basic win in order to qualify to the next round.
If truth be told, South Africa will proceed to the semi-finals even without winning assuming Australia beat Afghanistan in the ongoing match in Lahore. However, with weather around, it isn’t the right time to make a prediction.
While that ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 league contest had come in the middle phase of the tournament, this ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match will be played on the penultimate day of the first round. In fact, it has it in it to be a decider consider how India and New Zealand, both of whom have already qualified, will face each other in Dubai on Sunday.
Historically, England-South Africa ODI rivalry has mostly remained neck and neck. Currently trailing, England haven’t done well on the back of winning twice but losing five times since ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
Criterion
England
South Africa
Matches Played
70
70
Matches Won
30
34
Matches Lost
34
30
No Result
5
5
Tied
1
1
Win %
42.85
48.57
ENG vs SA In Last 5 ODI Matches
Date
Winner
Margin
Venue
21 October, 2023
South Africa
229 Runs
Wankhede Stadium
01 February, 2023
England
59 Runs
Diamond Oval
29 January, 2023
South Africa
5 Wickets
Mangaung Oval
27 January, 2023
South Africa
27 Runs
Mangaung Oval
24 July, 2022
No Result
Headingley
ENG vs SA Head-To-Head At National Stadium In ODIs
It is to be noted that England and South Africa have never played an ODI against each other at National Stadium, Karachi. Their solitary ODI clash in Pakistan had come during ICC Cricket World Cup 1996 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Chasing a 231-run target, England were bundled out for 152 in 44.3 overs.