'RCB Effect' - Twitter Turns Troll Fest As South Africa Expose England's Batting

Twitter trolls England [Source: @tayyab_ibn_adam/X.com]

England’s Champions Trophy 2025 campaign unravelled in dramatic fashion at Karachi’s National Stadium on Saturday, as their batting lineup crumbled to 159/7 in 32.3 overs against a relentless South African attack. 

Opting to bat first, England’s top order folded early, with Marco Jansen wreaking havoc, while Keshav Maharaj  and Kagiso Rabada tightened the screws.

The dismal display, part of a prolonged slump for the 2019 World Cup winners, triggered a tsunami of memes and roasting from fans online, culminating in their confirmed elimination from the tournament.

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England Batting Brutally Roasted By Netizens

The innings began disastrously as Philip Salt (8 off 6) and Jamie Smith (0 off 3) fell inside three overs. Ben Duckett’s brisk 24 off 21 offered fleeting hope, but Joe Root’s laborious 37 off 44 and Harry Brook’s 19 off 29 epitomized England’s struggle for momentum. 

Captain Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer are currently on the crease staging a late fightback, but with the scorecard reading 129/7 at 25.3 overs, the damage is now irreversible. Social media erupted over England’s inability to rotate strike, just 18 boundaries in 34 overs, and a middle-order collapse that saw four wickets tumble for 66 runs.

Twitter users, therefore, spared no mercy, blending humour and frustration with some even calling Harry Brook 'Overrated'. 

With that being said let's take a look at how netizen's reacted to England's poor show with the bat:

"England needs to win this match by a margin of 207 runs. Meanwhile @ECB_cricket ⤵️" - @sr_shah1812

"Jofra Archer is a better batting talent than Livingstone" - @Aditya82313733

"Harry Brook is Babar Azam of England !! Only plays against pakistan like Zimbabar plays against zimbabwe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇵🇰🤣🤣" - @Aaliyaarehman

"Archer into Greece. I think England supporting South Africa to go into semis " - @Rabe_bith

"@englandcricket shut ur board nd through these garbage plyers,they can't play cricket,they hve no game awareness,u have a fraud coach,who don't know how to run cricket of coach a team,they has excuses all along, frustrating cricketer" - @spneerj

"Is it allowed for a team to leave a game midway through it and just go home?" - @AMP86793444

"Philip Salt bhi parchi ha" - @Sami169143

"RCB effect, they say" - @FairWin_247

England Plays Dead Rubber After Champions Trophy Exit

With this defeat, England bowed out of the tournament winless, their batting frailties glaring in group-stage losses to Afghanistan and Australia earlier. South Africa, meanwhile, is on their way to cement their semi-final berth, with Marco Jansen’s fiery spell capping the praise. 

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