South Africa beat England by five runs in the second ODI at Lord’s to win the series with one match left. It was their first ODI series win in England since 1998. Matthew Breetzke played a key role, scoring 85 on his return from injury. Alongside Tristan Stubbs, who made 58, he helped South Africa reach 330 for 8. 

England had three players who made fifties, Joe Root (61), Jacob Bethell (58), and Jos Buttler (61), but none of them carried on to make a match-winning score. Buttler played bravely, even celebrating his 50 by looking to the sky after the recent passing of his father. 

Needing six off the final ball to force a Super Over, Archer could only manage a single, leaving England stranded on 325 for 9. The victory gives South Africa an unassailable 2�? series lead with one game to spare, ending a 27-year wait for an ODI series win in England.

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South Africa’s Tony de Zorzi will miss the rest of the three-match ODI series against England after sustaining a hamstring injury during the opening game in Leeds. De Zorzi dived to stop a Jos Buttler shot from reaching the rope. Although he successfully saved it, he was badly injured.

A replacement has not been named, as de Zorzi had only been drafted to cover Matthew Breetzke, who missed the last ODI in Australia and the first in England due to his own left hamstring issue. However, he has since recovered and is available for Thursday’s second ODI, where he is expected to slot back into the No. 4 role.

It was later confirmed that Tony de Zorzi would not return, and with South Africa chasing only 132, he was not required to bat anymore. He will now return home to assess the damage.

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South Africa is set to start their ODI series against England on Tuesday, September 2, without star fast bowler Kagiso Rabada. He has been ruled out of the opening match at Headingley due to an ankle injury he picked up from their recent tour of Australia.

Team captain Temba Bavuma confirmed Rabada’s absence. It seems the squad didn’t want to take risks with one of their key bowlers. The squad will also miss their opener, Matthew Breetzke. He currently has a hamstring strain and is resting as a precaution.

Playing without Rabada is a big blow for the Proteas, given his experience and strike power. Breetzke's injury also adds to the challenge. This leaves the squad without one of their key batters.

Adding to the list of absentees, young bowler Kwena Maphaka will also not play in the first ODI. He’s part of South Africa’s T20 and ODI squads, so the team looks to manage his workload carefully.

Meanwhile, veteran batter David Miller is also out of the ODI squad. Still, he remains part of the T20 setup. He will also stay as a part of South Africa��s 2027 World Cup squad.

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During the February 10 match against New Zealand in Lahore, South African batter Matthew Breetzke managed to make history by being the first batter to score 150 runs in men’s ODI. 

Considering this is the batter's first appearance in the tri-nation series, the feat that topped West Indies�?top batter Desmond Hayne’s record of 148 in 1978 shook the cricket sporting industry.  

The 26-year-old opener successfully took 148 balls in his 150-run innings, making him history’s first debut batter to do so. 

The opening batting by Breetzke started cautiously, and with the help of skipper Temba Bavuma, they managed to assess the game and started pouring runs. With efforts from another teammate, Jason Smith, they managed to hold on to the game and kept the scores flowing to their side. 

Despite hard work, New Zealand ironed a six-wicket win against South Africa and advanced to the tri-nation series finals.

Breetzke also became South Africa’s highest ODI debut scorer. The title was previously held by Colin Ingram, who scored a total of 124 runs in his debut ODI innings against Zimbabwe in 2010. 

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