South Africa vs England: Weather report for match No.11 in Champions Trophy 2025 at National Bank Stadium, Karachi

On Saturday, March 1, South Africa will play England in their last Group B match of the 2025 Champions Trophy. Karachi's National Stadium is the planned venue for the game. With a victory against England in Karachi, South Africa can finish first in the table and go to the Champions Trophy 2025 semi-finals. 

Although their second match against Australia in Rawalpindi on February 25 was called off due to weather, the South African team will enter Saturday's encounter having defeated Afghanistan by 107 runs in the tournament opener played in Karachi on February 21.

On the other hand, in their two games, England have suffered defeats. England failed to defend the 351-run total against Australia in the first game, and in the second game, they could only score 317 runs in the 326-run chase against Afghanistan.

Weather Report

AccuWeather predicts that Karachi will see good weather with plenty of sunlight. With a RealFeel of 31°C, the temperature will be around 31°C. Precipitation is not anticipated to be a problem, and the weather is predicted to be favorable. It is predicted that the wind will blow 15 km/h from the west, with gusts up to 37 km/h. Moreover, there will be 4% cloud cover. The weather is unlikely to create any delays or interruptions during the game because there is no chance of thunderstorms. For the South Africa vs. England match, the weather and temperature are predicted to be perfect. 

Pitch Report

The National Stadium in Karachi is noted for its favorable conditions for bowlers and batters. The pitch's strong bounce allows batters to execute their strokes with ease. Conversely, pacers get help when the fresh ball enters the game. Ideally, the teams that win the toss in Karachi will choose to field first at the location. High-scoring totals were preferred by the National Bank Stadium for the teams that batted first in both games. The last time South Africa played here, they scored 315 runs against Afghanistan. Their margin of victory was 106 runs.

Squads:

South Africa: Ryan Rickelton (WK), Tony de Zorzi, Temba Bavuma (C), Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Wiaan Mulder, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi, Corbin Bosch, Tristan Stubbs

England: Philip Salt, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Jos Buttler (C), Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith (WK), Jamie Overton, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Saqib Mahmood, Tom Banton, Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson