South Africa 347 for 5 (Bavuma 109, Miller 58*) beat England 342 for 7 (Buttler 94*, Brook 80, Moeen 51) by five wickets
Temba Bavuma scored a rebellious 100 as South Africa completed their most successful chase in Bloemfontein, third highest in the format to win the series against England. Importantly, they scored his 10 World Cup Super League points, and with his four games remaining, he moved up to ninth in a table just outside the automatic qualifying zone.
Bavuma’s Knock was his third ton ODI and came at a crucial time in his career. After South Africa were eliminated in his T20 World Cup, his whiteball status as captain came into the spotlight. He has finished his 33 innings in international matches without his triple figures scoring and is the only member of the current team not to be South Africa’s ongoing member. SA20’s new sign – a franchise tournament with a scrutinized hit rate. He put all of that aside to set the tone for a statement victory, ending England’s highly vaunted half-century line-up of Harry Brooke, Joss Butler and Moen Ali (2017). for the first time since). But he didn’t do it alone. South Africa have hunted to perfection and have never missed a required rate.They are 64 undefeated after 10 overs, 164-1 at halftime and 156 from 20 in the final with 7 wickets in hand. I needed a run. Even with wickets down the batting average was good, last time he had 70 runs in 10 overs and last time he had 24 runs in 5 overs. David Miller’s unbeaten 58 and Marco Jansen’s his 32 crossed South Africa with five balls to go. South Africa’s chase began with Quinton de Kock walking off after 15 overs in England’s innings when he was hit with a right thumb on Brook’s under-edge. He was x-rayed and no fractures were found, but he did not appear to be in perfect health. He was overshadowed by a determined Bavuma, who dominated her 77-run winning streak and doubled De Kock’s run at one point in the pursuit. De Kock was tied up by Olly Stone and hit her in the middle to end her knock.
This went largely unnoticed by Bavuma, who hit on purpose and scored immediately. Notably, he hit an onside that scored a total of 70 runs. He was also his partner senior in his wicket his partnership for a 97-run second with Lassie van der Düssen. He pointed to his name on his back and celebrated forcefully as he slapped his hands on the Heart and Protea badges. And he was exhausted.
Babma scooped Sam Curran into his own stump after three overs to give England a chance. South Africa looked to be in trouble in the next over as van der Dussen hit Rasheed on the back point. But it was nice to have some depth.
Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen scored 55 runs on 39 balls before Klaasen defeated Stone and Butler made a good catch. Markram went on to score his 49 points but was bowled out by Rashid Googly and Miller and Jansen ended the game. They scored 65 of his 46 balls, Miller solidifying himself as a finisher and Jansen as an all-rounder.
Earlier, South Africa made three changes to their attack that won Friday’s series opener, replacing Kagiso rabada, Sisanda Magala and Tabraiz Shamsi with Janssen, Lungi Ngidi and Keshab Maharaj. The bowlers were in the lead at first after Bavuma picked the field. Ngidi found an early seam move, made the first cut, and bowled on a delivery that threw back Jason Roy. At the other end, Wayne Parnell pinned Dawid Maran to the back pad and sent England off 33-2 in 7 overs and 42-2 in 10.
England began to gain momentum when a substitute bowler came on. Brook, who was sacked for a duck in his debut on Friday, showed his class with a Quality 80 made up of clean shots and clever footwork. The highlights of his innings were a ramp from Jansen through a slip on 6 and his way over Maharajji. He scored 19 runs from 13 balls he faced from Maharajji. This includes singles that have scored 50.
Ben Duckett was primarily a spectator, pocketing Maharaj and putting Butler in the crease with 17 overs. The England captain initially played fiddle behind Brook, but he upped the ante when Brook came on and England had the platform. They were 161–4 after 30 overs, but started to pick up the pace when Moen hit his first 50 in 64 games in an over that beat Henrich Nolce by 14 runs. Norce picked himself up when Moen dragged him into the stumps and South Africa was able to brake.
They shot just 21 runs in the next five overs and kept the pressure on England until Butler caught Ngidi. He scored 22 runs, including three sixes, from his eighth over for Ngidi, with Curran making a perfect cameo on a 28-ball 17 to give England momentum at the end. Overall, England have scored 181 runs in the last 20 overs, including his 60 in the last four, but it was not enough to stave off his five consecutive defeats in the ODI. .