Overview

• Wasim Jaffer tagged Michael Vaughan on X and quipped, "England at No. 8… surely against the spirit of cricket. ICC should look into this."
• ICC’s latest men’s ODI table lists England eighth with 3,051 points and a rating of 87 following the first ODI.
• South Africa won the Leeds opener by seven wickets, chasing down 131 in 21 overs after bowling England out in 24.3.
• Keshav Maharaj took 4/22 and Wiaan Mulder 3/33, while Aiden Markram smashed 86; Adil Rashid claimed England’s three wickets with 3/26.
• Debutant Sonny Baker conceded 76 in seven overs, reported as the most runs by an England bowler on men’s ODI debut, with the series to continue at Lord’s on Sept 4 and The Rose Bowl on Sept 7.