Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Aiden Markram (c)	c Wood b Rashid	28	14	18	2	2	200.00

Ryan Rickelton †	c †Buttler b Wood	0	1	2	0	0	0.00

Lhuan-dre Pretorius	c Brook b Wood	2	4	11	0	0	50.00

Dewald Brevis	c Dawson b Curran	23	10	15	0	3	230.00

Donovan Ferreira	not out	25	11	20	0	3	227.27
Tristan Stubbs	b Overton	13	6	7	1	1	216.66

Marco Jansen	not out	1	1	2	0	0	100.00
Extras	(lb 2, w 3)	5
Total	7.5 Ov (RR: 12.38)	97/5
Did not bat: Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka, Lizaad Williams
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Ryan Rickelton, 0.2 ov), 2-33 (Lhuan-dre Pretorius, 2.5 ov), 3-37 (Aiden Markram, 3.4 ov), 4-73 (Dewald Brevis, 6.1 ov), 5-90 (Tristan Stubbs, 7.3 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Luke Wood	2	0	22	2	11.00	3	2	1	1	0
0.2 to RD Rickelton, nicked off! Wood strikes second ball. Full, swinging away viciously late, and Buttler gobbles up the chance. A lazy waft from Rickelton, feet glued to the crease, and he bags a golden duck. 1/1 2.5 to LG Pretorius, stunning effort from Brook at mid-off! Exceptional take from the England captain. Good length, and Pretorius gets into an ugly position looking to muscle it leg-side. It loops up towards Brook, who flings himself forwards and snaffles a tough chance. Wood strikes again!. 33/2 See all photos
Jamie Overton	1.5	0	24	1	13.09	5	0	3	1	0
7.3 to T Stubbs, yorked on the reverse-scoop! 86mph, full and straight, you miss, I hit. Stubbs steps across and looks to flick him over his right shoulder this time, up and over short third, but instead hears the death-rattle and skips back off to the dressing room. 90/5
Adil Rashid	2	0	24	1	12.00	3	0	3	0	0
3.4 to AK Markram, googly, banged in halfway down. Skied a long way up, and Wood settles underneath it at short midwicket! Rashid bowls to his dimensions, knowing that South Africa are trying to exploit the short straight boundaries, and Markram's steepler is well pouched by England's opening bowler. 37/3 See all photos
Liam Dawson	1	0	14	0	14.00	2	0	2	0	0
Sam Curran	1	0	11	1	11.00	1	1	0	0	0
6.1 to D Brevis, starts with a wicket! It's the moon-ball to start, lobbing up so slow as to barely register on the speed gun. Brevis waits for it, but not quite long enough, and it skews up off his outside edge to the man at backward point as he looks to maul it over mid-on. 73/4 See all photos

England (T: 69 runs from 5 ovs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Phil Salt	c Maphaka b Rabada	0	1	1	0	0	0.00

Jos Buttler †	c †Rickelton b Jansen	25	11	25	1	3	227.27

Jacob Bethell	c Ferreira b Jansen	7	4	6	0	1	175.00

Harry Brook (c)	c †Rickelton b Bosch	0	4	5	0	0	0.00

Tom Banton	c Markram b Bosch	5	5	11	0	0	100.00

Will Jacks	not out	1	2	7	0	0	50.00
Sam Curran	not out	10	3	5	0	1	333.33
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, w 1)	6
Total	5 Ov (RR: 10.80)	54/5
Did not bat: Jamie Overton, Liam Dawson, Luke Wood, Adil Rashid
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Phil Salt, 0.1 ov), 2-17 (Jacob Bethell, 1.3 ov), 3-28 (Harry Brook, 2.3 ov), 4-43 (Jos Buttler, 3.6 ov), 5-43 (Tom Banton, 4.1 ov) • DRS

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Kagiso Rabada	1	0	11	1	11.00	3	1	1	0	0
0.1 to PD Salt, holes out to deep backward square! Salt could hardly have connected better on the pick-up across the full length, but that is the longest corner of the ground, and Maphaka merely had to hop inside the rope to pluck it down! Two feet either side, and that was six!. 0/1 See all photos
Marco Jansen	2	0	18	2	9.00	7	0	2	1	0
1.3 to JG Bethell, opens the face, looks for the launch, skied out to cover! Ferreira picks up the flight early, turns and tracks back, keeping his eyes on the ball as it plopped over his shoulder.. 17/2 3.6 to JC Buttler, huge thrash, thin nick to the keeper! Buttler loses his shape as Jansen hits his length outside off, and it's an inside-edge low to Rickelton... that, surely, is the game for South Africa. 43/4
Corbin Bosch	2	0	20	2	10.00	4	0	2	0	0
2.3 to HC Brook, Brook connects at last... and it is his last! Took on a cramped flick, on the pads and whipping his bat hard across the line, it's a big steepling leading edge, plopping into Rickelton's gloves. Two forgettable knocks in quick succession for the skipper! And his first T20I duck. 28/3 4.1 to T Banton, full toss, into the legs, Banton fluffs his clip across the line! A massive leading edge, plops into Markram's hands at mid-off. This is nearly done now. 43/5

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South Africa innings
Rain: South Africa - 0/0
Wet Ground: South Africa - 0/0
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 2.4 (Mandatory - 33 runs, 1 wicket)
South Africa: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 5
Rain: South Africa - 97/5 in 7.5 overs (D Ferreira 25, M Jansen 1)

England innings
Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 1.3 (Mandatory - 17 runs, 1 wicket)
Over 2.4: Review by South Africa (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - GD Lloyd, Batter - T Banton (Struck down - Umpires Call)
England: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 6

Match Details

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Toss	England, elected to field first
Series	South Africa tour of England
Season	2025
Player Of The Match	Donovan Ferreira
Series result	South Africa led the 3-match series 1-0
Match number	T20I no. 3445
Hours of play (local time)	18.30 start, First Session 18.30-20.00, Interval 20.00-20.20, Second Session 20.20-21.50
Match days	10 September 2025 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	Graham LloydDRS Martin SaggersDRS
TV Umpire	Mike Burns
Reserve Umpire	Russell Warren
Match Referee	Javagal Srinath

Language

English

Win Probability

SA 100%

SAENG

100%50%100%

Over 5 • ENG 54/5

Tom Banton c Markram b Bosch 5 (5b 0x4 0x6 11m) SR: 100

South Africa won by 14 runs (DLS method)

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England Innings

Player Name		R	B
PD Salt	caught	0	1
JC Buttler	caught	25	11
JG Bethell	caught	7	4
HC Brook	caught	0	4
T Banton	caught	5	5
WG Jacks	not out	1	2
SM Curran	not out	10	3
Extras	(b 4, lb 1, w 1)
Total	54(5 wkts; 5 ovs)

Player Name	O	R	W	Econ
K Rabada	1	11	1	11
M Jansen	2	18	2	9
C Bosch	2	20	2	10

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	0	Jos Buttler	Phil Salt
2nd	17	Jos Buttler	Jacob Bethell
3rd	11	Jos Buttler	Harry Brook
4th	15	Jos Buttler	Tom Banton
5th	0	Tom Banton	Will Jacks
6th	11	Sam Curran	Will Jacks

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