ENG vs SA: England cricket team are locking horns with the South African Cricket team in the third and final ODI. The game is taking place at Diamond Oval, Kimberley.
The Three Lions failed to bring the best out of themselves in the first two games. As a result, they totally ran short of tricks and ideas to outsmart the Proteas.
South African cricket team won the first game by 27 runs at Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein. Rightly so, they took the first lead in the series. Proteas went on to win the second ODI by 5 wickets at the same venue.
They won the game and also the series by 2-0. Coming to the third ODI, England are trying their maximum best to steer clear of an ODI series whitewash.
On the other hand, the South African cricket team are trying their best to inflict a 3-0 whitewash on England. Batting first, the England cricket team posted a massive total of 346/7 in their allotted quota of 50 overs.
On the other hand, Lungi Ngidi was the pick of the bowlers for the South African cricket team. The right-arm fast bowler accounted for four dismissals.
SA vs ENG: Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan score a century apiece
The likes of Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan totally decimated South Africa’s bowling line-up by scoring sixes and fours at will. They escalated the team’s scoreboard by scoring at a strike rate in excess of 100.
Notably, both the batters went on to score a century apiece. Dawid Malan scored 118 runs off 114 balls including seven fours and six sixes to his name.
On the other side of the coin, England cricket team skipper Jos Buttler was the pick of the batters for the visitors. The Three Lions’ captain, Jos Buttler played a fearless brand of cricket.
He top-scored with 131 off 127 balls at a strike rate of 103.15. He composed his innings with the help of six boundaries and seven hits over the fence.
Playing XI: South Africa vs England
South Africa
Reeza Hendricks, Temba Bavuma (c), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Marco Jansen, Wayne Parnell, Sisanda Magala, Lungi Ngidi, Tabraiz Shamsi
England
Jason Roy, Dawid Malan, Ben Duckett, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c & wk), Moeen Ali, Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley, Jofra Archer
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