Aiden Markram and Keshav Mahara have amazed England with a crushed 7-ranking victory in the first ODI on Tuesday, September 2 in Headley, Leeds. After being inserted into the bat, the hosts were associated with a low total of 131 at 24.3 overs when Maharaj (4/22) and Wiaan Mulder (3/33) went through their bats. In response, Aiden Mardram’s breathtaking knock helped South Africa to chase a low score in just 20.5 overs and helped them go 1-0 in a series of five matches.
Previously, England came to the bats to bend their tab muscles when Ben Duckett and Jamie Smith came out and scored several borders. It wasn’t long before Nandre Burger became England soon when Ducketta (5 out of 8) was one off the stump to Ryan Rickelton for stumps.
Joe Root came to number three and stepped out of the mark with the border when he added 31 runs for the second goal. But his stay in the fold ended 14 (17), with the kind permission of the stunning low catch of Rickelton for stumps. Meanwhile, Jamie Smith looked like a completely different surface and raised his second ODI of the century from 46 balls.
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However, the opener was also involved in the disastrous period of Captain Harry Brook (12 out of 18), who was found before his fold, while trying to run in the 14th place that left England 82/3. From there, England’s bats collapsed against the duo Spin and Seam Maharaje and Mulder, who took seven goals with each other when the hosts went from 102/3 to 131.
As a result, England was associated with the lowest first shifts against South Africa in ODIS, while Maharaj (4/22) registered the best bowling character with a South African spinner in ODI against England.
Dewald Brevis ends up in style
In the second shift, the macram came out all the weapons that blazing and in the first overlap three boundaries against Sonny Baker. England almost got an early breakthrough when Rickelton retained Jofra Archer for stumps, but Joe Root couldn’t catch the ball safely at the first slip.
From there it was a pure bloodshed in Headingley when Markram released his animal in England and raised only 23 balls. He missed the deserved century and was released to 86 (55) Adil Rashid, who ended the massive 121-run stand between the duo. Rashid also got rid of the Tematy of Bavum (6 out of 9) and Tristan Stubbe (0), while South Africa has just escaped from the victory.
Dewald Brevis, however, finished in style, Rashid caught up and took South Africa via a 20.5 line line. World number one Mahara was deservedly convicted by a match player when South Africa got a series to start.
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Published:
Rishabh beniwal
Published on:
September 2, 2025
