SA vs ENG Match 11 Results

3:04 PM IST Right then, that is it from this one-sided affair where South Africa made sure England go home without a single win in the tournament. The action in the ICC Champions Trophy continues on Sunday, 2nd March. A battle between India and New Zealand to determine who finishes top of Group A. That will begin at 9 am GMT, but as you know, you can always join us early for all the build-up to the match. Until then, cheers and goodbye!

3:03 PM IST Aiden Markram, the victorious skipper of South Africa, says that his hamstring is all right now. He has taken the precautions and hopefully, will get with the rest for a couple of days in between the semi-final from today. Adds that the wicket was quite slow as he would have expected, thus they had to change their initial plans but the boys did really well and adapted to the situations and conditions pretty well. Mentions that Marco Jansen has been a great asset for them, especially in the powerplay and he finds different ways to contribute to the team every single time. Further adds that Klaasen has performed quite well in the last couple of months and he is really looking good to go for the upcoming games. Says that they will see the conditions in the semi-final and will field out the players as per the situations, as all the players want to put in their best.

3:02 PM IST Jos Buttler, the captain of England says that it was a really disappointing performance. Adds that the wicket was a bit slow but Ben Duckett and Joe Root got them into a good position. However, they are just not able to make those big scores, which has been a challenge for this group. Mentions that he does not know why so many of the batters are out of form and says that they are just not getting the results and it is time to do the hard work. Says that this is an opportunity for everyone inside or outside the group to put their hand up and help in the rebuilding process of this team.

2:57 PM IST Marco Jansen is PLAYER OF THE MATCH for his impressive bowling and two excellent catches. He says that it is a great feeling, as all the boys have been good in this match. It was one of the easiest conditions from the batting point of view, and he was happy to win it. Adds that there was no swing up front and thus he had to rely on his variations to take those wickets. Talks about the catch of Brook as he just tried to catch the ball, and luckily he got there and caught it. Mentions that he just wanna go and sleep now as he is too tired before traveling to Dubai. Says about the preparations for the semi-final as they will look at which team to play after tomorrow’s match, and then make their strategies as per the team.

2:55 PM IST Presentation Time...

2:55 PM IST There isn’t much to dissect about England’s bowling effort - they simply didn’t have enough runs to defend. Jofra Archer gave it his all, picking up a couple of wickets to spark some hope, but the rest of the attack struggled to make an impact. Adil Rashid did manage to dismiss Klaasen, but by then, the game was well out of England’s reach.