25-06-2017, 18:55
(This post was last modified: 25-06-2017, 18:55 by Ska'dForLife-WBA.)
England cruise to victory by 19 runs and take their second series win this summer. Special moment for Mason Crane, his maiden international wicket was that of AB de Villiers, taken after getting slogged for sixteen off the previous three balls.
England have broken their record total against South Africa on British soil in each of the three matches this series, concluding with a new best of 181-8 today; their fourth-highest of all time against the Proteas. The same goes for individual scores against South Africa on home soil: Bairstow set a new record of 60* on Wednesday only to see it surpassed by Jason Roy on Friday with 67, and then both were pipped by Dawid Malan's magnificent 78 this afternoon.
A perfect starter to whet the appetite. Bring on the Test series, and let's make it three from three.
England have broken their record total against South Africa on British soil in each of the three matches this series, concluding with a new best of 181-8 today; their fourth-highest of all time against the Proteas. The same goes for individual scores against South Africa on home soil: Bairstow set a new record of 60* on Wednesday only to see it surpassed by Jason Roy on Friday with 67, and then both were pipped by Dawid Malan's magnificent 78 this afternoon.
A perfect starter to whet the appetite. Bring on the Test series, and let's make it three from three.
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