Rashid England’s stand-out bowler
Adil Rashid was excellent as ever, recording figures of 2-33 off his 10 overs. The part-time spinners meanwhile had a really tough time: Will Jacks and Jacob Bethell combined for 1-112 off their 10 overs.
Perhaps in hindsight a seam all-rounder would have helped balance the English attack.
Adil Rashid was the pick of the England bowlers (Getty Images)
Lawrence Ostlere4 September 2025 17:21
Wicket! Keshav Maharaj b Archer 1 (South Africa 330-8)
Keshav Maharaj gets down on one knee and tries to scoop the final ball, which he misses, and it clatters the stumps.
No matter: it’s advantage South Africa, who set England 331 to win this second ODI and keep the three-match series alive.
It would be a record run chase at Lord’s in this format.
Lawrence Ostlere4 September 2025 17:07
Wicket! Senuran Muthusamy lbw b Archer 7 (South Africa 326-7 )
Jofra Archer bowls the final over and immediately removes Muthusamy – who should have reviewed it, because it hit his pad outside the line of off stump. An odd decision not to review in the final over, I must say.
Lawrence Ostlere4 September 2025 17:03
South Africa 326-6 (Bosch 29, Muthusamy 7)
Mahmood’s final over looked like being a good one, stemming the flow a little, until Bosch top edged a four over Jos Buttler’s head.
The over ends in odd circumstances as Mahmood launches a full toss into Bosch’s hip. He appeals and then reviews, but it was always missing the stumps and that was an odd decision by England.
Lawrence Ostlere4 September 2025 17:00
South Africa 319-6 (Bosch 24, Muthusamy 6)
Bosch hits nine runs off the over and keeps the strike.
Lawrence Ostlere4 September 2025 16:54
South Africa 310-6 (Bosch 15, Muthusamy 6)
Bosch adds a few more runs to the tally off the bowling of Mahmood.
Will Jacks is coming back into the attack for one last over.
Lawrence Ostlere4 September 2025 16:50
South Africa 303-6 (Bosch 8, Muthusamy 5)
Senuran Muthusamy is the next man in, and he’s quickly off the mark.
Lawrence Ostlere4 September 2025 16:46
Wicket! Dewald Brevis c Rashid b Bethell 42 (South Africa 297-6)
Brevis tries to cut Jacob Bethell away through the off side and slices it into the hands of Rashid at backward point. How England needed that.
Lawrence Ostlere4 September 2025 16:43
South Africa 295-5 (Bosch 8, Brevis 40)
Good from Rashid in his final over. He ends with two wickets and one maiden for 33 runs off his 10 overs.
Lawrence Ostlere4 September 2025 16:41
South Africa 291-5 (Bosch 6, Brevis 38)
Brevis ends the Carse over with another huge six, slashed over mid-wicket.
Lawrence Ostlere4 September 2025 16:37