Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-dre Pretorius and Nandre Burger – all part of the Rajasthan Royals set-up in IPL 2025 – feature in the South African squad for the three-match ODI series against hosts England from September 2 to 7.
Jofra Archer, Rajasthan Royals’ joint highest wicket-taker in IPL 2025, will play for the England cricket team. He played 12 matches for the Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2025, picking up 11 wickets.
The series begins at Headingley in Leeds before moving to Lord’s in London and concludes at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. All matches of the ENG vs SA 2025 ODI series will be available to watch on live streaming and telecast in India.
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Maphaka, 19, was recently named ODI Challenge Player of the Season at the CSA Awards 2024-25. He made his debut in the 50-over format in December last year against Pakistan and registered figures of 4/72 in Cape Town.
Burger heads into the series on the back of a strong ODI performance against Australia, where his incisive spells of 2/23 and 2/54 helped South Africa to a 2-1 win.
Pretorius, who made a record-breaking Test debut earlier this year, is yet to earn his maiden ODI cap.
The teenage prodigy became the youngest South African to score a Test century – surpassing Graeme Pollock – with a 153 against Zimbabwe. He was also the youngest in history to score 150 on Test debut.
South Africa lead the head-to-head record against England 35-30 in ODIs. The two teams have met 71 times in the format. One match in 2005 finished in a tie, while five matches resulted in no winner.
The three-match ENG vs SA 2025 ODI series will be followed by a three-match T20I series between the two sides from September 10.
Where to watch England vs South Africa 2025 ODI live in India
Live streaming of the England vs South Africa ODI 2025 cricket series will be available to watch on the FanCode website and app in India.
Live telecast of the first two matches of the ENG vs SA ODI series will be on the Sony Sports Ten 1 and Sony Sports Ten 1 HD TV channels. The third ODI match will be telecast on Sony Sports Ten 5 and Sony Sports Ten 5 HD TV channels.
England vs South Africa 2025 ODI series schedule
As per Indian Standard Time (IST)
- September 2, Tuesday: England vs South Africa 1st match - 5:30 PM
- September 4, Thursday: England vs South Africa 2nd match - 5:30 PM
- September 7, Sunday: England vs South Africa 3rd match - 3:30 PM
England vs South Africa 2025 ODI series squads
South Africa cricket team: Temba Bavuma (captain), Toni de Zorzi, Lungi Ngidi, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Matthew Breetzke, Kwena Maphaka, Kagiso Rabada, Dewald Brevis, Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickelton, Nandre Burger, Wiaan Mulder, Tristan Stubbs, Senuran Muthusamy.
England cricket team: Harry Brook (captain), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jamie Smith.
