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England vs South Africa, ENG vs SA 2025, Today Match Prediction 04 September 2025
ENG vs RSA Win Probability
Toss Winner - England won the toss and choose to bowl first
South Africa beat England by 5 runs
South Africa look to win the series at the earliest opportunity when they take on England at Lord's.
- England have lost 20 of their last 30 ODIs.
- South Africa won the World Test Championship at Lord's earlier this summer.
- England have been thrashed by South Africa in each of their last three ODI head to heads.
We are backing South Africa to win!
| Tournament: | South Africa tour of England, 2025 |
| Format: | odi |
| Venue: | Lord's Cricket Ground, London, United Kingdom |
| Toss Prediction: | To Bat |
| Weather: | 16.2°C|Moderate rain |
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ENG vs RSA Live Prediction
ENG vs RSA Match Prediction & Analysis
There was not a huge amount of interest in this three-match ODI series before the opener in Leeds on Tuesday but after South Africa dominated England from the first ball to the last, there will suddenly be plenty of eyes on this day-night clash at Lord's on Thursday.
It will be interesting to see how the two teams line-up at the 'Home of Cricket' in the second match with England likely to select the same XI as they continue to back their approach come-what-may.
As for South Africa, there will be at least one change to their XI after left-handed opener Tony De Zorzi was ruled out of this game and Sunday's final third and final fixture in Southampton.
A win for South Africa will see them take the series with one to play but England will be determined to bounce-back and level it at 1-1.
RECENT PERFORMANCE
ENG
L
W
W
W
L
ENG
246/3 in 29.4 8.29
ENG vs WI 2025
England beat West Indies by 7 wickets (D/L) method251/9 in 40.0 6.28
RSA
W
L
W
W
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RSA
193/10 in 37.4 5.12
AUS vs SA 2025
South Africa beat Australia by 84 runs277/10 in 49.1 5.63
198/10 in 40.5 4.85
AUS vs SA 2025
South Africa beat Australia by 98 runs296/8 in 50.0 5.92
HEAD TO HEAD
Last 2 Matches
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TEAMS PREVIEW
England Preview
There was a debut for Sonny Baker on Tuesday at Headingley although it turned out to be one to forget for the young bowler who rose to prominence for Manchester Originals in this year's Hundred.
Baker will be keen to bounce back in this clash at the Home of Cricket after he returned the most expensive figures ever seen by an England bowler on debut in this format.
Alongside, Baker, Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse provide pace and bounce with Adil Rashid and Will Jacks offering the spin.
The bowling attack will look to Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Joe Root and Harry Brook to deliver more runs and something to bowl at in this ODI.
England Predicted Playing XI:
Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Sonny Baker
England Key Players From Previous Game Of South Africa tour of England, 2025
England Actual Playing XI:
Harry Brook, Joe Root, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Jamie Smith, Saqib Mahmood, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse
South Africa Preview
Keshav Maharaj took the Player of the Match award at Headingley as he took 4/22 to back up his three-wicket haul against Australia in the Northern Territories last month!
The left-arm spinner has an opportunity to follow up his performance in Leeds with another strong outing as left-arm bowlers, pacers and spinners, have succeeded here over the years.
South Africa's bowlers were the key to the win in Leeds with only Nandre Burger being expensive.
With the bat, expect the opening pair of Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton to bat aggressively from the first ball, particularly as there is likely to be a larger target to chase or figure to post!
South Africa Predicted Playing XI:
Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Temba Bavuma, Matthew Breetzke, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Wiaan Mulder, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi
South Africa Key Players From Previous Game Of South Africa tour of England, 2025
South Africa Actual Playing XI:
Temba Bavuma, Matthew Breetzke, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Aiden Markram, Senuran Muthusamy, Nandre Burger, Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi
PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS
Weather Conditions
The temperature will be at around 17 degrees at the start of this game before dropping to 14 degrees across the evening of this match. More cloud cover will arrive at Lord's as the game progresses.
ENG vs RSA Pitch Report
Bowlers have tended to have the most joy in white ball cricket this season at Lord's and we predict that that will be the case once more. A par total is likely to be in the region of 280.
Toss: To Bat
With the warmest conditions set to be in the early part of the match, we predict that both captains will go out to the toss wanting to bat first in this second ODI.
ENG vs RSA
Winning Prediction
This is an intriguing fixture on Thursday evening at Lord's! Can England bounce back following their thrashing at Headingley or are South Africa just too strong at the moment? England are talented but don't have the confidence that South Africa have at present so we are expecting South Africa to win the match and take the series!
We are backing South Africa to win!
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