Rilee Rossouw’s unbeaten 96 laid the inspiration for South Africa’s commanding 58-run win within the second Twenty20 worldwide in opposition to England in Cardiff on Thursday because the Proteas bounced again to degree a three-match sequence at 1-1.
Rossouw’s innings was the cornerstone of a complete of 207-3, with Reeza Hendricks making 53 — the opener’s second fifty in as many days.
Left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi then took 3-27 and all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo 3-39 and paceman Lungi Ngidi 2-11 as England, chasing 208 to win, have been dismissed for 149 within the seventeenth over.
South Africa additionally held a number of advantageous catches in a vastly-improved fielding effort following a shoddy show throughout a 41-run defeat in Wednesday’s sequence opener at Bristol the place England posted an imposing 234-6.
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– ‘Flip round’ –
“It’s a fantastic flip round from final evening,” mentioned South Africa captain David Miller. “We had a couple of conferences this morning to clear up a couple of issues.”
England captain Jos Buttler was left to rue the truth that none of his batsmen made greater than Jonny Bairstow’s 30.
“A number of guys bought begins however didn’t play that match-defining innings that Rilee did,” he mentioned.
“We haven’t fairly carried out to the extent we’re able to…It’s set-up for a fantastic decider in Southampton (on Sunday).”
Buttler hit 16 runs in three balls from Phehlukwayo — two sixes adopted by a 4 — onloy to fall for 29 off the subsequent when caught off a hovering top-edge by Hendricks.
England have been 77-3 within the ninth over when struggling opener Jason Roy holed out for 20 off Shamsi, with Hendricks holding one other good catch.
The Proteas then decreased England to 88-4.
Moeen Ali, who in Bristol had hit England’s quickest T20 fifty off simply 16 balls, fell for 28 when he drove Shamsi just for Maharaj, operating spherical from vast long-off, to cling onto the ball low down.
Shamsi, whose three wicketless overs on Wednesday price an costly 49 runs, then had Sam Curran caught as he tried to clear the quick, straight boundary.
Quick bowler Kagiso Rabada dismissed Bairstow when the in-form batsman uppercut at a slower-ball bouncer, with Ngidi taking a wonderful catch over his shoulder at backward level.
And when the big-hitting Liam Livingstone, was caught behind off Phehlukwayo, England have been 141-7 within the sixteenth over earlier than Ngidi cleaned up the tail.
In a match the place either side have been unchanged, Buttler surprisingly opted to area first after profitable the toss regardless of England’s run-spree in Bristol.
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Off-spinner Moeen made the breakthrough when De Kock (15) mistimed a drive to mid-on.
New batsman Rossouw hit the final two balls of the powerplay for 10 runs, flicking Richard Gleeson for six and driving him by way of extra-cover for 4.
Hendricks accomplished a 29-ball fifty, however was out quickly afterwards when Bairstow took a well-judged catch operating again in direction of the long-leg boundary.
England thought Rossouw was caught behind down the legside by Buttler off Chris Jordan for 37 however the TV umpire dominated the ball had bounced into the wicketkeeper’s gloves.
Left-hander Rossouw’s third T20I fifty came to visit seven years after his second, with the 32-year-old left-hander solely lately returning to worldwide motion after changing into a Kolpak participant in English county cricket in 2016.
However his hopes of 100 have been dashed when Jordan conceded a mere 4 runs off the final over. Rossouw confronted 55 balls together with 10 fours and 5 sixes.
Rossouw, struck a painful blow on the helmet attempting to ramp Gleeson, mentioned: “You must attempt to be proactive, Jordan bowls world-class yorkers so generally it’s important to attempt one thing foolish and hope it comes off…I’m very proud to be chosen once more.”
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