01/12Result
3rd T20I (N), England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Dec 1 2020
England won by 9 wkts (14b rem)
Player of the Match
Dawid Malan
Dawid MalanEngland
01/12Result
3rd T20I (N), England tour of South Africa at Cape Town, Dec 1 2020
England won by 9 wkts (14b rem)
Player of the Match
Dawid Malan
Dawid MalanEngland

END OF OVER:
20 | 20 Runs | SA: 191/3 | RR: 9.55

  • Rassie van der Dussen74 (32b)
  • Faf du Plessis52 (37b)
  • Chris Jordan4-0-42-1
  • Sam Curran3-0-35-0

7.40pm: Well, that was fun. All went a bit Pete Tong for England at the end, as South Africa recovered from 66 for 3 at halfway to get up to 191, as Rassie van der Dussen and Faf du Plessis hit their straps (and pretty much anything else that moved). Both made unbeaten fifties, RvD² a career-best 74 from 32, and it's given SA an excellent chance of claiming a consolation win here. A sizzling tally of 84 runs is the most England have ever conceded in the last five overs of a T20I. "England landed a grand total of two yorkers according to our ball-by-ball data," reports Matt Roller, "and bowled 20 'full' balls which went for 57." No team has made 190 batting second at Newlands, and even though batting looked easy during that last period, England's line-up will have to pull this out of the fire if they're to claim the series 3-0. Miller will be back for the fireworks shortly

19.6
2
Jordan to van der Dussen, 2 runs, short ball, swung away to leg, Sam Curran takes the catch but then throws it away on the boundary! Not sure he was actually going to touch the rope, and there wasn't enough on it for Archer to complete the relay catch. Just a couple to finish, but SA have been brutal at the death here!

England have leaked 86 from their last 30 balls!

19.5
6
Jordan to van der Dussen, SIX, kerplunked! Another wide half-volley and RvD² gives it the treatment over long-off - his fifth six of the innings!
19.4
0
Jordan to van der Dussen, no run, full outside off, swings hard but dings it back to the bowler in his follow through
19.3
2
Jordan to van der Dussen, 2 runs, pitched up and clubbed leg side, Archer misfields in the deep as they come back for two
19.2
6
Jordan to van der Dussen, SIX, gives it the full Christmas hamper over long-off! Goes for the wide yorker but misses his mark, and Rassie slugs it flat into the stands!
19.1
4
Jordan to van der Dussen, FOUR, full on the pads, 145kph/90mph and swung through backward square! Jordan guilty of not bowling to his field there, and the runs continue to flow

Final over, Jordan to close out

END OF OVER:
19 | 17 Runs | SA: 171/3 | RR: 9.00

  • Faf du Plessis52 (37b)
  • Rassie van der Dussen54 (26b)
  • Sam Curran3-0-35-0
  • Chris Jordan3-0-22-1
18.6
4
SM Curran to du Plessis, FOUR, slices a full toss wide of short third man, back-to-back-to-back fours and that's a half-century for Faf du Plessis! Applause from his team-mates, and SA look to have themselves a fighting total, with one over still to go

Hundred stand up between these two

18.5
4
SM Curran to du Plessis, FOUR, pitched up and crashed through extra cover once again! Opens his stance, bottom hand powering through, picks up another boundary

Simon Reading : "Stokes isn't playing in the ODIs." This is a good point

18.4
4
SM Curran to du Plessis, FOUR, clattered in front of deep point! Wide half-volley and he munches it for four on bended knee!
18.3
0
SM Curran to du Plessis, no run, low full toss, this is just inside the tramlines as Faf swings and misses. He doesn't seem to agree
18.3
1w
SM Curran to du Plessis, 1 wide, loose again from Curran, full and wide and gives up another extra
18.2
1
SM Curran to van der Dussen, 1 run, sliced up and over point, but it won't carry with two fielders converging! Archer and Curran were running up, but it bounced a few yards short of both

"Taking nothing away from this brilliant hitting from Faf and Rassie, England fast bowlers are providing those boundaries on a platter," chides Vikram

18.1
2
SM Curran to van der Dussen, 2 runs, fullish, out towards the tramlines and van der Dussen advances, chips a couple over the covers

Corniel Seddon: "I am hoping Stokes's injury isn't anything that rules him out of the ODIs. One always wants the best players playing!" He's just mooched back down the steps with a bandaged hand, so looks like he'll be okay

18.1
1w
SM Curran to van der Dussen, 1 wide, sprayed full and wide, but too wide as Rassie looked to pounce

Two overs to go, can SA get up to 180ish as they did in the first T20I?

Sam Curran to bowl an over at the death

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs | SA: 154/3 | RR: 8.55

  • Faf du Plessis40 (33b)
  • Rassie van der Dussen51 (24b)
  • Chris Jordan3-0-22-1
  • Jofra Archer4-0-44-0
17.6
0
Jordan to du Plessis, no run, fired full in the channel, struck firmly by Faf but straight to backward point and RvD² sends him back
17.5
1
Jordan to van der Dussen, 1 run, pitched up a foot or two outside off, 147kph/91mph and Rassie can only toe a drive for one

"RvDD control % is 100 and today he is showing what he's capable of! Good thwacking to Archer." You can say that again, Arsalan Ahmed

17.4
1
Jordan to du Plessis, 1 run, fires this in full and straight, du Plessis can only whip it for one through square leg
17.3
0
Jordan to du Plessis, no run, sends a searing yorker through past the base of off stump! Can't get bat on it, brilliant response

Free hit coming up

17.3
1nb
Jordan to du Plessis, 1 no ball, beamer! Du Plessis yelps like a scalded cat as he fends the ball away! Smashed into his bat handle, that's going to be a no-ball
17.2
0
Jordan to du Plessis, no run, looking to open up his stance, Jordan fires it right on to the guideline outside off, no shot from du Plessis
17.1
6
Jordan to du Plessis, SIX, hammered over long-off! Faf comes to the pongo party! Missed the yorker, and suddenly this game has changed, the ball is flying out of the middle hither and yon

END OF OVER:
17 | 22 Runs | SA: 145/3 | RR: 8.52

  • Rassie van der Dussen50 (23b)
  • Faf du Plessis33 (27b)
  • Jofra Archer4-0-44-0
  • Tom Curran2-0-24-0

And Archer has taken some punishment today, 0 for 44 from four. "Archer's only previous wicketless T20I was also the only one he's lost - 3rd vs Aus at the end of the summer," notes Matt Roller

16.6
2
Archer to van der Dussen, 2 runs, short ball, Rassie pulls firmly for a couple, brings up a 23-ball fifty! Joy for van der Dussen, his first half-century of the series, and SA are motoring towards a useful score now
16.5
6
Archer to van der Dussen, SIX, 146kph/90mph length ball and it goes the journey! Not sure what Archer was trying to bowl there, but it didn't trouble van der Dussen, who swung it away leg side once again!

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