England vs South Africa The Proteas Won The First T-20 Match Due to DLS Method
England lost against South Africa in the First T-20 International match by 14 runs. They won the match due to DLS Method.
Kevin Varchand 
South Africa won a rain-shortened first Twenty20 international by 14 runs after England failed to chase down a revised target of 69 off five overs in Cardiff. England’s batters tried to slog pretty much every delivery to the boundary but could only manage 54-5 at Sophia Gardens on Wednesday.
Rain played the spoilsport
Rain initially reduced the match to a nine-overs-per-side contest and the Proteas, after being put into bat, made 97-5 off 7.5 overs before another heavy shower arrived in the Welsh capital, further truncating the game. Captain Aiden Markram top-scored with a 14-ball 28, while Donovan Ferreira (25 not out) and Dewald Brevis (23) chipped in.
“You need one or two guys to have a good cameo and you get a good score,” Markram said.
England’s DLS-adjusted target meant just one thing — try to smash the ball beyond the rope — and Phil Salt attempted to do that first ball, succeeding only in holing out to Kwena Maphaka at deep backward square off the returning Kagiso Rabada.
Jos Buttler showed some intent
Only Jos Buttler got going, hitting 25 off 11 balls — including three sixes — before nicking behind Marco Jansen off an inside edge. England needed 26 off the last over to win and only made 11.
“You can’t read into that too much,” England captain Harry Brook said of the match.
The Second T-20 Match is scheduled for 14 September 2025.
England Crushed South Africa in Final ODI
The England national cricket team signed off the ODI series against South Africa with a humongous 342-run victory on Sunday. It came in the third and final match at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. The Englishmen broke Team India’s record of a 317-run triumph registered over Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram in 2023.
Chasing a mammoth 415 for victory in Southampton, the Proteas lost their first two wickets in the first couple of overs. The tourists also crumbled to 28/6 and 49/7 at one stage as their lowest ODI total of 69 was well within sight of being broken. However, the tailenders took South Africa past that to prevent them from registering an unwanted record. It was in the 21st over that the innings came to a close after Adil Rashid nipped out Corbin Bosch for 20.
South African captain Temba Bavuma didn’t bat due to a calf strain, rendering the visitors one batter short. Only Bosch (20), Tristan Stubbs (10), and Keshav Maharaj (17) managed to reach double figures. Jofra Archer was the pick of England’s bowlers with outstanding figures of 9-3-18-4. Rashid finished with three wickets, while Brydon Carse ended with a couple.
