“ We came here with the intent to win, and we managed to do just that. The solid start from our opening partnership, followed by a blistering innings from Dawid, set the tone for the match. We made a tactical change at the top by promoting Root and resting Jonny Bairstow, and that decision worked in our favor.We felt the Proteas bowlers were under pressure, and in their search for wickets, their bowling became predictable. Coetzee bowled well, but overall we posted a good, defendable total.With the ball, we focused on applying pressure to the South African batting lineup. Archer’s early wicket gave us momentum, and although Wood’s over was expensive, the dismissal of de Kock in that over swung the game our way. Liam, playing his first World Cup match, contributed well with the ball.Overall, the team changes, strong fielding, and disciplined performance helped us secure the win and book our place as the first finalists. The Proteas played well, but now we’re fully focused and ready for the final.

“ We had a really bad in bowling and field. Our spinners couldn’t stop runs or couldn’t take a wickets. English batsman started very well. Before we won the toss and decided to choose bowl we were aware that this pitch would either turn out slow or fast in the first innings. Unfortunately it was fast today and good for EnG. Coetzee did well but overall the confidence for english player was too high and they put on a big score. Rickelton’s early dismissal put us under pressure. DeKock tried to release that pressure. He was aware that after those boundaries one wrong shot and gone but he couldn’t timely stop his bat led to his dismissal. Players came in, batting orders swapped but overall we were still manging close to 15 RR. We couldn stop lossing wickets which led to collapse. The complete collapse happen when Ben Stokes bowled and Moeen Ali took all close boundary catches. It wasn’t the day for us. But overall we had amazing tournament. After winning Continental Cup 2025, we have been dominating in the world cup and will remember this journey as semifinalists. deKock had the best tournament and currently sitting on global 2nd rank. He will be at top soon. Thanks!