England (ENG) and South Africa (SA) are set to lock horns in the third and final T20I of the series on Sunday, September 14, at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. With the series tied 1-1, the decider holds high stakes as both teams will be aiming to clinch the series. England enter the contest with confidence after their record-breaking performance in the second T20I, where they posted 304 runs, the highest total in men’s T20Is by a full-member nation. Harry Brook’s men will look to replicate that dominance and thrill their home supporters.

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On the other hand, South Africa will be determined to bounce back strongly after being thoroughly outclassed in the previous clash. Despite starting the tour positively with a 2-1 ODI series win and victory in the T20I opener, the Proteas were left reeling in the second match. Charith Asalanka’s side will now look to regroup, rectify their mistakes, and go all out for the win in the decider to complete a successful tour.

England vs South Africa, 3rd T20I: Live Streaming Details

England vs South Africa, 3rd T20I: Probable Playing XI

England (Probable Playing XI):

Philip Salt, Jos Buttler (wk), Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook (c), Tom Banton, Sam Curran, Will Jacks, Liam Dawson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Luke Wood

South Africa (Probable Playing XI):

Aiden Markram (c), Ryan Rickelton (wk), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Bjorn Fortuin, Kwena Maphaka, Lizaad Williams

On September 12, during the second of the three-match T20I series between England and South Africa at Old Trafford in Manchester, the home opening duo of Jos Buttler and Phil Salt looked in beast mode as they started to fire the boundaries from the very first ball of the innings. Phil Salt smashed Marco Jansen for three successive deliveries of the evening before hammering him over his head for a six. 

In the first six overs of the innings, it was raining boundaries from the England batters, who were in no mood to slow down in the middle. They reached their 50 in just 3.2 overs as Phil Salt punished Jansen for another six over the deep square leg region. After the dismissal of Buttler on 83 runs in 30 balls, the momentum shifted to Salt.

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The hometown boy clubbed Lizaad Williams for three consecutive over boundaries on the ninth over of the innings before heaving the pitched-up delivery over wide long-on for a boundary. Kwena Maphaka was drilled outside the ground in a hat-trick of fours from the right-handed Royal Challengers Bengaluru opening batter.

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From the other end, Jacob Bethell, the number three batter, also started to smash the big shots as Kagiso Rabada was taken to the cleaners by Salt and co. On the third ball of the 13th over, Salt came back for a couple of runs to complete the fastest T20I century by an England batter in just 39 deliveries.

Phil Salt 141*(60) vs South Africa | 2nd T20I, Manchester | Ball By Ball Highlights#ENGvSA | #CricketTwitter

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— Usman (@jamilmusman_) September 13, 2025

The Manchester-born ended with 141* runs by the end of the innings, which has overtaken his own record of 119 against West Indies two years ago to be England’s new highest T20I individual score. They posted 304/2, being the third instance of a side crossing the 300-run mark in T20Is and the first time against a Test nation.

Salt has now smashed four T20I centuries, which has equaled him with Suryakumar Yadav and kept him behind Glenn Maxwell and Rohit Sharma in the list. As expected, they gained a 146-run victory, which was their highest ever by runs margin, going past the 137 against the Caribbean side in 2019.

The former Indian opening batter, Wasim Jaffer, has laughed at the former England captain, Michael Vaughan, as he continues their leg-pulling scandal after the Harry Brook-led side faced a huge and embarrassing defeat against South Africa at Leeds in Headingley, during the opening game of the three-series.

Jaffer posted a picture on social media, which was displayed during the live game by the home broadcaster, Sky Sports. It was on the eighth ODI rank of the 2019 champions at the current stage, as India sits at the top of the table. England didn’t enjoy a healthy time in white-ball cricket during the Champions Trophy 2025 and the ODI World Cup 2023.

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“England at No.8. Surely against the spirit of cricket. ICC should look into this.” Jaffer wrote on his X handle (formerly known as Twitter) and tagged the renowned cricket commentator, Michael Vaughan, who brought that prospect many a time during the recently concluded Test series against India this summer.

Wasim Jaffer takes a jibe at Michael Vaughan after England’s embarrassing defeat

Winning the toss, the Protea captain, Temba Bavuma, decided to bowl first on a surface that he expected to get better for batting under lights in the evening. England’s opening batter, Jamie Smith, fired a fine 54-run knock in just 48 balls at a strike rate of 112.50 with the help of 10 boundaries. But the next best score in the list was 15 by Jos Buttler.

England at No. 8… surely against the spirit of cricket. ICC should look into this. @MichaelVaughan pic.twitter.com/txSFOtJnh0

— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) September 3, 2025

They were 82/2 in 13.5 overs before they lost their next eight wickets for just 49 runs in just over 10 overs. Keshav Maharaj ran through the batting line-up of the Three Lions to end with a fine figure of 4/22 in just 5.3 overs. On the other hand, Wiaan Mulder ended with 3/33 in seven overs.

The 121-run opening stand between Aiden Markram and wicket-keeper Ryan Rickelton provided a fine start to the Rainbow Nation in the chase as they completed it with seven wickets in hand and nearly 30 overs to spare. Markram smashed a fine knock of 86 runs in 55 balls at a strike rate of 156.36 with 13 boundaries and a couple of sixes.

England (ENG) and South Africa (SA) will meet in the opening ODI of their three-match series at Headingley, Leeds, on Tuesday, September 2. The Proteas begin their white-ball tour of England with this series, and the contest promises exciting cricket. England’s last limited-overs assignment was against West Indies earlier this year, where the Harry Brook-led side dominated, sweeping both ODI and T20I series. With several players in rhythm after The Hundred, and the return of pace spearhead Jofra Archer, England look well-prepared to start strongly.

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On the other hand, South Africa arrive with confidence, having recently sealed an ODI series victory against Australia. Although they lost the preceding T20I series 2-1, the team bounced back impressively in the 50-over format. The Proteas will be further boosted by the return of fast-bowling star Kagiso Rabada, who missed the last tour due to an ankle injury. With momentum and key players back, they aim to challenge the hosts in Leeds.

England vs South Africa, 1st ODI: Live Streaming Details

England vs South Africa, 1st ODI: Probable Playing XI

England (Probable Playing XI):

Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Joe Root, Harry Brook (captain), Jos Buttler, Jamie Smith (wk), Jacob Bethell, Rehan Ahmed, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Sonny Baker

South Africa (Probable Playing XI):

Ryan Rickelton (wk), Aiden Markram, Matthew Breetzke, Temba Bavuma (captain), Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Wiaan Mulder, Corbin Bosch, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka

The Hampshire fast bowler, who featured for the Manchester Originals during The Hundred 2025, Sonny Baker, will make his international debut for the opening ODI game of the three-match series against South Africa at Headingley. The 22-year-old, who is capable of consistently bowling at 90 mph, has picked up 19 wickets so far in 11 List-A games. 

He will be joined in the pace attack by Jofra Archer ater a smooth The Hundred event, who would be playing his first 50-over game since the Champions Trophy 2025, and Brydon Carse. Harry Brook will be leading the side in his second successive series, as Jamie Smith and Ben Duckett will continue to show their dominance in the opening position of the side.

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“We've seen him bowl at some of the best batters in the world, and he had them on toast, so it's been really good to see. He bowls at a high pace, and he can swing it both ways with exceptional death skills as well. To have him in the team and for him to be opening up tomorrow is awesome.” Brook expressed during an interaction.

England name playing XI for opening ODI against South Africa

Just hours after England released a press statement of Jamie Overton deciding to take an indefinite break from the longest format, Brook feels that Baker has all the potential to bring himself into the equation for the upcoming Ashes 2025/26 against Australia down under.

“There have been a few moments. The spells he bowled to Williamson and Warner and then Smith and Bairstow, all four are world-class batters in the shorter format, and he was all over them. He bowled with high pace and high skill. He was awesome to watch this year, and everyone was talking about him.” Brook addressed.

“I don't select the red-ball side, but yeah, he's obviously done really well this summer, and we'll see how he goes tomorrow. He's bowling at high pace with a lot of skill, and it looks like he has quite a lot about him as well.” The England ODI captain revealed.

England’s playing XI for the first ODI vs South Africa

Jamie Smith, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook (captain), Jos Buttler (wk..), Jacob Bethell, Will Jacks, Brydon Carse, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, and Sonny Baker.