England bag unwanted ODI record with South Africa defeat
England are yet to win an ODI in the ongoing year
KARACHI: England men’s cricket team registered a dismal record with their gruelling seven-wicket defeat against South Africa during the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 here at the National Bank Stadium on Saturday.
England, who entered the eight-team tournament after suffering a 3-0 whitewash away against India, failed to change their fortunes as they concluded their dismal campaign without registering a single victory.
As a result, the former World Cup winners have now lost seven consecutive ODIs, registering their longest losing streak in the format, which started with an eight wicket drubbing against West Indies in November last year.
Their previous-longest losing streak in men's ODIs was 11 matches in 2000-01.
Results of England’s last seven ODIs
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Margin | Venue | Date |
| England | South Africa | South Africa | Seven Wickets | Karachi | March 1, 2025 |
| Afghanistan | England | Afghanistan | Eight Runs | Lahore | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Australia | England | Australia | Five Wickets | Lahore | Feb 22, 2025 |
| India | England | India | 142 Runs | Ahmedabad | Feb 12, 2025 |
| India | England | India | Four Wickets | Cuttack | Feb 9, 2025 |
| India | England | India | Four Wickets | Nagpur | Feb 6, 2025 |
| West Indies | England | West Indies | Eight Wickets | Bridgetown | Nov 6, 2024 |
England kicked off their Champions Trophy 2025 campaign against arch-rivals Australia on February 22 and racked up a record total of 351/8 while batting first.
But, a blistering century from wicketkeeper batter Josh Inglis, coupled with half-centuries from Alex Carey and Matthew Short, helped Australia to comfortably chase down the total for the loss of five wickets and 15 balls to spare.
With the crucial Group B match between former champions Australia and South Africa getting washed out, England were then needed to win both of their remaining matches to qualify for the semi-finals.
However, Afghanistan denied them any chance of a comeback by inflicting a narrow eight-run defeat, inspired by Ibrahim Zadran’s marathon knock of 177, followed by Azmatullah Omarzai’s five-wicket haul.
England’s fortunes did not change in their last group match as their batting unit unfolded on a meagre 179, which was comfortably chased down by South Africa for the loss of three wickets and 125 balls to spare.
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