Quality England pile on pressure: du Plessis

South Africa hope to live up to their reputation as the world's top-ranked one-day international side at Southampton and overcome the pressure heaped upon them by Champions Trophy favourites England.

Victory put the hosts 1-0 up with two to play and was a shot in the arm for Eoin Morgan's men ahead of next week's start of the global ICC event on home soil.

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But South Africa batsman Faf du Plessis said the tourists were determined to avoid a repeat of the "silly mistakes" that had cost them dear in a 72-run reverse at Headingley on Wednesday. 

"We were disappointed with the way we played at Leeds – that's probably the most mistakes we've made in a game for a while," du Plessis said.

"But England put you under a lot of pressure, and you have got to make sure you are on top of your game and transfer the pressure back on to them."

Du Plessis and opener Hashim Amla gave South Africa a shot at chasing down England's total of 6-339, but they fell in quick succession and a promising position of 1-145 became a score of 267 all out in 45 overs for AB de Villiers' side.

"We've played some really good cricket over the last while, so that last game was a bit of (blowing off) cobwebs," added du Plessis.

"We made some silly mistakes tactically, so hope we can do better this time."

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But for South Africa, as is the case with England, a series win now is nothing compared to a Champions Trophy triumph in a few weeks' time, with the tournament featuring the world's top eight ODI teams.

The two sides are in separate groups in the tournament but their facing off in three matches in the build-up is serving as the perfect preparation for two teams considered serious contenders to take the trophy.

"It's about making sure you are gearing up to play your best cricket when the tournament is at its peak," explained du Plessis.

"At Leeds we got ourselves in a position where we could have possibly won the game with the bat ... and with our strong middle order we should have done better.

"From a bowling point of view we made a lot of silly mistakes and gave the English batsmen too many free runs."

Champions Trophy 2017 Guide

Squads: Every Champions Trophy squad named so far

Group A: Australia, New Zealand, England, Bangladesh.

Group B: India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Pakistan.

Schedule

Warm-up matches

27 May – Bangladesh v Pakistan, Edgbaston

28 May – India v New Zealand, The Oval

29 May – Australia v Pakistan, Edgbaston

30 May – New Zealand v Sri Lanka, Edgbaston

30 May – Bangladesh vs India, The Oval

Tournament

1 June – England v Bangladesh, The Oval (Day)

2 June – Australia v New Zealand, Edgbaston (D)

3 June – Sri Lanka v South Africa, The Oval (D)

4 June – India v Pakistan, Edgbaston (D)

5 June – Australia v Bangladesh, The Oval (D/N)

6 June – England v New Zealand, Cardiff (D)

7 June – Pakistan v South Africa, Edgbaston (D/N)

8 June – India v Sri Lanka, The Oval (D)

9 June – New Zealand v Bangladesh, Cardiff (D)

10 June – England v Australia, Edgbaston (D)

11 June – India v South Africa, The Oval (D)

12 June – Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Cardiff (D)

14 June – First semi-final (A1 v B2), Cardiff (D)

15 June – Second semi-final (A2 v B1), Edgbaston (D)

18 June – Final, The Oval (D)

19 June – Reserve day (D)