South Africa tour of England, 2025

England's batting showed signs of revival at Lord's, but their bowling remains a concern as they try to halt South Africa's momentum and prevent a clean sweep

Breetzke's 77-ball 85 at Lord's made him the only man of all the 2,968 who have taken guard in ODIs to pass 50 in their first five innings

Breezy half-centuries by Jos Buttler and Jacob Bethell went in vain as South Africa secured a five-run win at Lord's

When the hosts imploded with the bat, and South Africa made light work of the rubble

South Africa chased down 131 in 20.3 overs in the ODI series opener

The visitors will be intent on adding an ODI series win in England after having succeeded in Australia last month

Matthew Breetzke scored more runs in his last five innings than Tristan Stubbs did in his last 15

Kagiso Rabada, who missed the ODI series in Australia due to inflammation in his right ankle, has been named in both the white-ball squads for the England tour