Former England captain Michael Vaughan made a bold prediction after South Africa, when the second ODI of the three-match-match-match ODI series at Lord’s Cricket Ground on September 4 recorded a thrilling win of 5 runs in the English side led by Harry Brook.
With this exciting win, Protease won the ODI series, winning the first game by seven wickets, while the third and final game was scheduled on 7 September in Southampton. It was the victory of Protians’ first ODI series in England after a long gap of 25 years.
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His last series won in England in 1998. On the other hand, England won their last bilateral ODI series against South Africa in 2017. The English side joined the lower ranked teams like Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, when it comes to win the percentage in OD cricket.
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Since the 2023 ODI World Cup, England has been struggling badly, as they have managed to win only one of the six series.
Since the 2023 ODI World Cup, he has a winning percentage of 31.8 with only seven wins out of 22 Odis. Among full member countries, only Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have a lower win percentage than the tournament in India since the tournament.
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England replaced the captain, replacing Jose Butler with Harry Brook, but there was no change in his results, while in South Africa forms in a luxurious form. He recently won the ODI series in Australia and now in England, which actually impressed Michael Vaughan.
After his series-clinching win at Lord’s, Michael Vaughan took his social media handle X and predicted that the Proteas would win the ICC World Cup 2027 at home, looking at his recent success and form, and then the house status will provide them with the benefits.
He posted, X: “South Africa to win the World Cup in 2027, Methinks …”
South Africa I think to win the World Cup in 2027 …
– Michael Von (@Michaelvaughan) September 4, 2025
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Meanwhile, Proteius’s 5 -run win over England in the second ODI at Lord’s was one of his most difficult finish in ODI history. This is his second-clause margin of victory, with the closest unforgettable 1-routine thriller against England in Cape Town in 2000.
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In its last four ODIs, the Proteus side managed to pursue the 2019 World Cup Champion, and that too. After the match, South African captain Temba Bavuma said that supporters were special to give back home to celebrate.
Temba Bavuma said in the post -match presentation, “It’s very proud. Some pride and enjoyed the people back home, and even those who came enjoyed a good game.”
On the other hand, England captain Harry Brook said, “He probably got a lot of 10-15; It was a great attempt to go within one stroke of that score. He had two left-handed spinners and tried to keep the right and left-handed combo. We were quite inauspicious in power play; a lot of plays and memories, and a couple did not lbws.”