Quick and livid South Africa triumph as England collapse

Quick bowlers Sisanda Magala, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada earned South Africa a dramatic 27-run win within the first one-day worldwide in opposition to England on the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Friday.

England appeared headed for a snug win as Jason Roy and Dawid Malan placed on 146 for the primary wicket inside the primary 20 overs of England’s reply to South Africa’s 298 for seven.

Roy went on to attain an exhilarating 113 off 91 balls however the remainder of the batting collapsed.

Magala made the essential breakthrough when Malan mistimed an tried pull in opposition to a short-pitched ball and was caught for 59.

He adopted up by trapping debutant Harry Brook leg earlier than wicket for nought.

Magala took three for 46 and was named man of the match, whereas Nortje (4 for 62) and Rabada (two for 46) have been irresistible because the match reached a climax.

5 of the wickets fell to short-pitched bowling.

“The pitch was a bit two-paced and it made the bouncers efficient,” stated Magala.

England captain Jos Buttler stated he was disillusioned that his facet had not maintained the aggressive intent proven by Roy and Malan.

“South Africa got here again rather well however I assumed we might have saved attempting to take it on and put strain on them,” he stated.

Though he completed on the dropping facet, Roy gave an emphatic reply to critics who’ve questioned his place within the group after a poor run of type since he helped England win the World Cup in 2019.

He had made just one century because the World Cup, in opposition to second-tier Netherlands, and his earlier eight innings had yielded solely 160 runs with a highest rating of 43.

– Archer costly –

However Roy was in dominant type from the beginning of his innings, reaching his fifty off 45 balls and his century off 79 deliveries. He hit 11 fours and 4 sixes.

Rassie van der Dussen hit a contrasting century to allow South Africa to put up a difficult whole.

Van der Dussen made 111 off 117 balls, hitting solely six boundaries.

He held the innings collectively as England’s bowlers got here again strongly after a gap stand of 61 off 52 balls between Quinton de Kock and captain Temba Bavuma.

England quick bowler Jofra Archer was costly in his first one-day worldwide since September 2020, taking one for 81 in ten overs.

However the remainder of the England bowlers made the batsmen work exhausting for his or her runs on a sluggish pitch.

South Africa’s whole was solely 12 runs larger than the common first innings whole on a floor identified for top scoring.

Left-armer Sam Curran took three for 35 in 9 overs, mixing up his tempo and making good use of the bouncer –- a method which later labored nicely for the South Africans.

The three-match collection is a part of the World Cup Tremendous League and the win was a lift for South Africa, who’ve but to earn automated qualification for the World Cup in India later this yr.

Bavuma stated South Africa had gone into the collection decided to play good cricket, whether or not or not they certified for the World Cup.

“We’re proud of the best way we went about our enterprise however clearly we’d like the factors,” he stated.

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