12/09Result
2nd T20I (N), South Africa tour of England at Manchester, Sep 12 2025
England won by 146 runs
Player of the Match
Phil Salt
Phil SaltEngland
12/09Result
2nd T20I (N), South Africa tour of England at Manchester, Sep 12 2025
England won by 146 runs
Player of the Match
Phil Salt
Phil SaltEngland

END OF OVER:
20 | 20 Runs | ENG: 304/2 | RR: 15.20

  • Harry Brook41 (21b)
  • Phil Salt141 (60b)
  • Kagiso Rabada4-0-70-0
  • Marco Jansen4-0-60-0

8.11pm All hail Phil Salt! On his home ground, he marches through to his fourth T20I hundred, the fastest and highest by an England batter, 141 not out from 60 deliveries. His Lancashire team-mate, Jos Buttler was even more explosive while he lasted, making 83 from 30 balls... and here he is...

Buttler: "300... never thought I'd see that. Salty from the very first ball. Delighted. Fresh wicket, hard wicket, sliding on nicely. Salty is one of the best players of first ball, first over... carried that through the powerplay. It'll be interesting to see how slow Adil bowls with 300 on the board."

Well... my fingers are torched. Namooh says that England have now scored 772 in their last 75 overs against South Africa on this tour, starting with their 414 for 5 in the third ODI. Matt Roller will be here for the chase shortly.

Here are the highest scores in T20I history. England are the third to pass 300, and the first against a senior nation.

ARSALAN: "18 sixes30 fours48 boundaries in total. out of 20 overs, 8 overs were of simply boundaries."

19.6
2
Rabada to Brook, 2 runs, sits back on the cut, slammed out to deep cover, Brook hastens back to complete a monster England innings!
19.5
1
Rabada to Salt, 1 run, free hit ... full toss, outside off, launched high into the off-side with impunity
19.5
2nb
Rabada to Brook, (no ball) 1 run, 300 it is! It was a decent ball to be fair, but Brook opened the face on the full length, and patted the single out to point... Oh goodness, guess what!

A hush around the ground... what drama!

19.4
1
Rabada to Salt, 1 run, outside off, toe-ended to long-off... 299!
19.3
6
Rabada to Salt, SIX, steps to the off-side, picks up the full toss! Pace on from Rabada, Salt is into position early, and pings it flat over backward square!
19.2
0
Rabada to Salt, no run, free hit... Legcutter, outside off, dies in the surface as Salt thrashes at thin air
19.2
4nb
Rabada to Brook, (no ball) 3 runs, reaches for the width, half-stopped at backward point! Maphaka recovers well, and flings himself at the rope to drag the ball back! But another over-step!

The fourth-highest men's T20I score... but it's 300 or bust now!

South Africa 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st50AK MarkramRD Rickelton
2nd3AK MarkramLG Pretorius
3rd5AK MarkramD Brevis
4th19T StubbsAK Markram
5th38T StubbsD Ferreira
6th1T StubbsM Jansen
7th11BC FortuinT Stubbs
8th31K RabadaBC Fortuin
9th0K RabadaKT Maphaka
10th0LB WilliamsK Rabada