ENG vs SA 1st ODI ODI 2025 Audio & Text Commentary
England vs South Africa
1st ODIHeadingley, Leeds02 Sep 2025
ENGEngland
131/10(24.3)
SASouth Africa
137/3(20.5)
Impact Players
1st Innings
ENG
Innings at a Glance
SA
ENG
1st Innings
1-10
11-20
w
21-21
2w
2nd Innings
1-10
w
w
11-20
w
w
w
21-25
w
2w
w
Commentary
Adil Rashid to Dewald Brevis, Six,
Adil Rashid to Dewald Brevis, no run, Dot ball !! googly, full length, on the stumps, Dewald Brevis hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at point, who blocks the ball right away.
Adil Rashid to Tristan Stubbs, no run, Bowled out !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Tristan Stubbs hangs in the crease, tries to take on the bowler but fails to get the timing right. The ball goes past the bat and crashes into the stumps, and the batter is bowled out in disappointing fashion.
b A Rashid
Adil Rashid to Temba Bavuma, no run, Caught out !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Temba Bavuma hangs in the crease, takes a big risk by attempting drive towards deep cover, but unfortunately, the ball flies towards Will Jacks, who displays excellent fielding skills to complete the catch, resulting in the dismissal of Temba Bavuma.
c WG Jacks b A Rashid
Adil Rashid to Temba Bavuma, no run, Dot ball !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump, Temba Bavuma hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at short cover, who blocks the ball right away.
Brydon Carse to Temba Bavuma, 1 run, Brydon Carse delivers fast ball at good length, Temba Bavuma hangs in the crease and tucks it. But the ball is stopped by the fielder standing at the long off, limits Temba Bavuma to just 1 run.
Brydon Carse to Ryan Rickelton, 3 runs, Ryan Rickelton hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed drive off an fast ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 3 runs.
Brydon Carse to Temba Bavuma, 1 run, fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Ryan Rickelton hangs in the crease to make a room for himself and hits it towards third man for 1 run.
Brydon Carse to Ryan Rickelton, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Temba Bavuma hangs in the crease, aims to play it, but ball direclty brushes against the body. Batter snatch 1 runs off leg bye.