Match Details
Put into bat first earlier this morning, England lost their first few wickets very cheaply. Jason Roy went for 9 while Dawid Malan scored 12 and Ben Duckett scored 20. They were 82/3 at one stage. Harry Brook rescued the innings with his brilliant 80 off 75 balls as he held the innings together. Then it was the skipper Jos Buttler's show as he led from the front. He remained unbeaten on 94* off 82 balls. Moeen Ali chipped in with a quickfire 51 off 44 balls. Chris Woakes got 14. Sam Curran played a brilliant cameo of 28 off 17 balls as England recovered well to get to 342/7 in 50 overs. As many as 34 extras were given by the fielding side.
All the South African bowlers that bowled today got a
wicket. Anrich Nortje got a couple of wickets. A wicket apiece for Wayne
Parnell, Lungi Ngidi, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, and Aiden Markram. All of
them bowled well and kept things under check as much as possible on a belter of
a track.
So, a win by 5 wickets with 5 balls to spare for South Africa to win the series 2-0 with a game to spare. Stay tuned for the presentation ceremony coming your way soon.