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South Africa beat England by 14 runs in rain-marred T20I

CARDIFF: Marco Jansen and Corbin Bosch took two wickets apiece as South Africa beat England by 14 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method in a rain-marred first T20I here on Wednesday.

Bad weather reduced what should have been a 40-over contest at Sophia Gardens to just 12.5 in total.

England, chasing a revised 69 in five overs for victory, finished on 54-5 as they failed to keep pace with a daunting run rate of nearly 14 an over against a quality attack.

Jansen (2-18) and Bosch (2-20) did the bulk of the damage in an England innings where only Jos Buttler (25) passed 20.

Earlier, several South African batsmen made quickfire 20s in a total of 97-5 in 7.5 overs after Brook won the toss.

South Africa captain Aiden Markram struck 28 off 14 balls, with two fours and two sixes, although he was dropped in the deep by Phil Salt.

Donovan Ferreira, the player of the match, hit three sixes in his 25 not out and Dewald Brevis made 23.

Fast bowler Luke Wood was only playing after the hosts decided against risking Jofra Archer in the wet conditions following the express quick’s four-wicket haul in England’s record 342-run win over South Africa in the third ODI at Southampton.

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But Wood had opener Ryan Rickelton caught behind for a golden duck in a haul of 2-22.

“It feels like madness, but you can think about things. It was swinging about with the new ball, but you need one or two guys to make a cameo and you can reach a good score,” said Markram who led the Proteas to a 2-1 ODI series win, at the presentation ceremony.

England captain Harry Brook added: “We can’t read into that too much. We didn’t execute as well as we could have done.”

Both Salt, who holed out off the very first ball of the chase to the returning Kagiso Rabada, and Brook were out for ducks.

In between Jacob Bethell, fresh from his maiden professional century at Southampton, made seven before he skyed Jansen to cover.

Buttler kept England in the hunt before he was caught behind, off Jansen’s last ball of the fourth over.

England now needed 26 off six balls and Bosch, who dismissed Tom Banton with the opening delivery of the last over, ensured they never really got close, with South Africa going 1-0 up in this three-match series ahead of Friday’s second T20 at Old Trafford.

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Key South Africa batter ruled out of remaining England ODIs

South Africa opener Tony de Zorzi has been sidelined from the ongoing ODI series against England after picking up a left hamstring injury during the opening match in Leeds.

The 28-year-old sustained the injury while making a diving stop to deny Jos Buttler a boundary on Tuesday.

Though his effort saved runs, de Zorzi was left in visible discomfort and had to leave the field. Team management later confirmed he would only bat if required.

With South Africa chasing a modest 132-run target, the left-hander was not needed in their seven-wicket win.

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He will now return home for scans to assess the severity of the injury.

Tony de Zorzi had come in place of Matthew Breetzke, who was sidelined with a hamstring issue of his own. However, Breetzke has since recovered and is expected to reclaim his spot.

South Africa have not named a replacement for de Zorzi, with the rest of the squad remaining unchanged.

The Proteas lead the three-match series 1-0 after their dominant display in the first ODI. The second match will be played at Lord’s on Thursday.

South Africa squad for England ODIs

Temba Bavuma (c), Corbin Bosch, Matthew Breetzke, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, Aiden Markram, Wiaan Mulder, Senuran Muthusamy, Lungi Ngidi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs.

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Michael Vaughan’s son to lead England U19 in South Africa

Somerset all-rounder Archie Vaughan, the son of former captain Michael Vaughan, will captain the England Men U19 team for the first time on their upcoming tour of South Africa.

Vaughan will lead an 18-man squad across three Youth ODIs and two Youth Test matches.

The squad will fly out on Thursday 9 January with the opening Youth ODI at Cape Town on Friday 17 January.

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The two-match Test series begins in Stellenbosch on Sunday 26 January before the second Youth Test in Cape Town starting Monday 3 February.

Young Lions Head Coach, Michael Yardy, said: “After putting in a lot of purposeful work on a really good camp before Christmas, we get the opportunity to play against South Africa Under-19s, which will be very exciting for the boys competing in an England shirt.”

England Men U19 squad for the tour of South Africa

Archie Vaughan (Somerset – captain)
Farhan Ahmed (Nottinghamshire)
Tazeem Ali (Warwickshire)
Ben Dawkins (Kent)
Kesh Fonseka (Lancashire – Test squad only)
Alex French (Surrey)
Alex Green (Leicestershire)
Jack Home (Worcestershire)
James Isbell (Middlesex)
Eddie Jack (Hampshire)
Ben Mayes (Hampshire)
James Minto (Durham)
Harry Moore (Derbyshire)
Joe Moores (Lancashire – ODIs only)
Thomas Rew (Somerset)
Aaryan Sawant (Middlesex)
Naavya Sharma (Middlesex)
Alexander Wade (Yorkshire)

England U19 tour schedule

14 January: 50-over warm-up – England Men U19s v Western Province CC

Friday 17 January: 1st Youth ODI

Sunday 19 January: 2nd Youth ODI

Wednesday 22 January: 3rd Youth ODI

Sunday 26 January – 29 January: 1st Youth Test

Monday 3 February – 6 February: 2nd Youth Test

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Women’s T20 World Cup: Nat Sciver-Brunt steers England to victory over South Africa

SHARJAH: Nat Sciver-Brunt played a brilliant knock to steer England to a seven-wicket victory over South Africa in the ninth match of the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium here on Monday.

While chasing a 125-run target, England achieved the target in the final over with Nat Sciver-Brunt hitting the match-winning boundary.

With this victory, England topped Group B with four points after two games. In their tournament opener, they defeated Bangladesh by 21 runs.

Nat Sciver-Brunt top-scored with an unbeaten 48 off 36 balls with the help of six boundaries. Meanwhile, Danni Wyatt-Hodge also made a valuable contribution of 43 runs from as many balls, featuring four boundaries.

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South Africa dominated the powerplay with the ball as they removed Maia Bouchier early. Marizanne Kapp impressed, starting with a maiden over and recording figures of 1-5 after her first three overs.

However, Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 64-run partnership tilted the match completely in England’s favour.

Earlier, South African captain Laura Wolvaardt won the toss and elected to bat. She struck a 39-ball 42 to help her side put up a 124-run total against England’s dominant bowling.

Sophie Ecclestone recorded bowling figures of 2-15, with the key wickets of Wolvaardt and Kapp, while fellow spinners Linsey Smith, Charlie Dean and Sarah Glenn claimed a wicket each.

Heather Knight’s England will return to action for their third match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 on Sunday (13 October) when they take on Scotland at the same venue.

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South Africa beat holders England in high-scoring thriller

GROS ISLET: Quinton de Kock’s swashbuckling half-century, followed by a combined bowling display led South Africa to beat defending champions England in a high-scoring ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 thriller on Friday.

Chasing a daunting 164-run target, England managed 156/6 in the allotted 20 overs despite Harry Brook’s half-century.

The defending champions had a dismal start to the pursuit as Kagiso Rabada removed in-form Phil Salt (11) in the second over with 15 runs on the board.

Jonny Bairstow, who was promoted to bat at No.3, put together a cautious partnership with skipper Jos Buttler.

Buttler (17) and Bairstow (16) added 38 runs off 30 deliveries before both fell victim to Keshav Maharaj.

England then sustained another blow to their pursuit as Moeen Ali walked back after scoring a mere nine, resulting in them slipping to 61/4 in 10.2 overs.

Following the slump, Harry Brook and Liam Livingstone knitted a fighting partnership and glimmered a ray of hope for England.

The duo added a quickfire 78 runs to the total until Livingstone fell victim to Rabada in the 18th over. He scored 33 off just 17 balls, laced up with three fours and two sixes.

Livingstone’s dismissal dented England’s march towards the total and also the flow of runs. The defending champions then needed 14 runs off the final over.

South Africa had a perfect start to the eventful final over as Anrich Nortje removed England’s batting mainstay Harry Brook on the first delivery.

Brook top-scored for England with a 37-ball 53 with the help of seven boundaries.

England’s bowling all-rounder Sam Curran fought valiantly with an unbeaten 10-run cameo but his efforts went in vain as Nortje held his nerves calm under pressure to steer South Africa to glory.

For South Africa, Kagiso Rabada and Keshav Maharaj bagged two wickets each while Ottneil Baartman and Anrich Nortje struck out a batter apiece.

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Sent into bat first, South Africa registered a decent total on the board, courtesy of de Kock’s half-century and David Miller’s late fireworks.

The Proteas had a flying start to their innings with de Kock dominating England bowlers from the word go.

He decimated Jofra Archer in his first over and smashed 21 runs.

Quinton de Kock soon continued his baton charge and brought up his blazing half-century in the seventh over, conceding just 22 deliveries.

He received a lifeline in the ninth when Mark Wood spilt his catch in the deep off Adil Rashid.

But England finally got the much-needed breakthrough in the next over as Moeen Ali dismissed Reeza Hendricks, who found it hard to get going and made a scratchy 19 off 25 deliveries.

South Africa sustained a major blow to their batting expedition when their mainstay Quinton de Kock fell victim to Jofra Archer in the 12th over.

The left-handed batter remained the top scorer for South Africa with 65 off 38 deliveries with the help of four fours and as many sixes.

England bowlers forced comeback with de Kock’s dismissal and troubled new South Africa batters with tight bowling and were rewarded with Heinrich Klaasen and Aiden Markram’s wickets in quick succession.

The back-to-back wickets resulted in South Africa slipping to 113/4 in 14.4 overs.

David Miller then joined force with Tristan Stubbs and bolstered the team’s total with a brisk 42-run stand which lasted with the former’s dismissal on the first delivery of the final over.

Miller remained a notable contributor for South Africa with a 28-ball 43 which featured four fours and two sixes.

South Africa then lost another wicket in the final over of the innings as Marco Jansen perished for a golden duck on the next delivery.

Stubbs, however, remained unbeaten with a cautious 12.

Jofra Archer was the pick of the bowlers for England with three wickets while Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali made one scalp each.

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England win toss, choose to bowl first against South Africa

SAINT LUCIA: England have won the toss and elected to field first against South Africa in the 45th match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 here at Daren Sammy Cricket Ground on Friday.

PLAYING XIs

One change for South Africa as Ottneil Baartman came back for Tabraiz Shamsi while England are unchanged.

South Africa: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Aiden Markam (c), Tristan Stubbs, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Ottneil Baartman, Anrich Nortje.

England: Phil Salt, Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley.

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Speaking after winning the toss, England captain Jos Buttler termed the pitch “fresh” and foresees the moisture in it would cause the ball to swing early on.

“Fresh wicket, looks a good pitch, we fancy another chase,” Buttler said.

“Potentially a bit of moisture in the pitch and I’m sure the ball will swing on the breeze,” he added.

South Africa captain Aiden Markram shared that he would have bowled first too but is hopeful to post a big score on the board and “squeeze” England after that.

“Try to put a good score on the board and squeeze them after that,” Markram said.

HEAD TO HEAD

England and South Africa have locked horns 25 times in T20Is. Both sides emerged victorious 12 times each while one match ended in a No-Result.

Matches 25, England 12, South Africa 12, NR 1

FORM GUIDE

South Africa are in red-hot form in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024 as the Proteas won all five of their matches in the tournament.

Whereas, defending champions England, who were at one stage, on the verge of an early exit from the tournament, have found the rhythm, and are currently on a three-match winning streak.

South Africa: W, W, W, W, W

England: W, W, W, L, NR

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ICC World Cup 2023: England win toss, elect to field first against South Africa

MUMBAI: England have won the toss and elected to field first against South Africa in the 20th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at Wankhede Stadium.

South Africa

Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen, David Miller, Marco Jansen, Kagiso Rabada, Keshav Maharaj, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi

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England

Jonny Bairstow, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jos Buttler (c)(wk), Ben Stokes, David Willey, Gus Atkinson, Mark Wood, Adil Rashid, Reece Topley

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD:

Overall ODIs: Matches 69, England 30, South Africa 33, NR 5, Tied 1

ODI World Cup: Matches 7, England 4, South Africa 3

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Openers, Khaka power South Africa into Women’s T20 WC Final

CAPE TOWN: South African openers Laur Wolvaardt and Tazmin Brits struck magnificent half-centuries before bowlers led the home side to edge England and into the final of the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.

Set to chase 165, England fell five runs short as the side finished at 158/8 in their allotted 20 overs with none of their batters could score big in the semi-final.

England were off to a flying start in the run chase as openers Danni Wyatt and Sophia Dunkley stitched a magnificent 53-run partnership.

Ayabonga Khaka then dented England’s pursuit with twin strikes including Dunkley’s wicket in the sixth over and brought South Africa back into the game. Dunkley scored a brisk 28 off 16 deliveries.

Wyatt then stitched a crucial partnership with Nat Sciver-Brunt and added 32 runs for the third wicket before Khaka struck again to see the end of Wyatt’s knock. She scored 34 off 30 deliveries.

Following Wyatt’s dismissal, skipper Heather Knight joined Nat Sciver-Brunt in the middle and attempted to anchor the run chase with a brief 27-run partnership before the latter perished in the 17th over.

Nat Sciver-Brunt remained the top-scorer for England with 40 off 34 deliveries, hitting five boundaries.

Following her dismissal, England ran into a frustrating collapse that eventually resulted in them falling a mere five runs short of the glory.

Khaka led the bowling attack for South Africa with 4/29 while Shabnim Ismail returned with 3/27.

Earlier, after opting to bat first, South Africa piled 164/4 at the back of brilliant half-centuries by their openers Wolvaardt and Britz.

The duo scripted a solid start for their side as they scored 96 runs for the first wicket before Wolvaardt perished briefly after amassing her half-century. She scored 53 off 44 deliveries, smashing five boundaries and a six.

Britz then partnered with Marizanne Kapp and took South Africa to 142 inside 18 overs before finally falling victim to Lauren Bell. She top-scored for the Proteas women with 68 off 55 deliveries and struck six boundaries and two sixes.

Her dismissal triggered a late collapse in the South African batting lineup as the side slipped to 145/4 in the 19th over.

Kapp, however, stood her ground firm and guided South Africa to a defendable total with an unbeaten 27-run knock off just 13 deliveries.

Sophie Ecclestone led the bowling attack for England with 3/22 while Bell made one scalp.

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Malan, Buttler and Archer earn consolation win for England

KIMBERLEY: Dawid Malan and captain Jos Buttler hit centuries to set up a 59-run win for England in the third and final one-day international against South Africa at the Diamond Oval in Kimberley on Wednesday.

Malan made 118 and Buttler scored 131 in an England total of 346 for seven. South Africa were bowled out for 287 with fast bowler Jofra Archer taking a career-best six for 40.

South Africa had already clinched the series by winning the first two matches but England captain Jos Buttler said Wednesday’s win was a reward for the hard work his players had put in during the short series.

“There’s been some really good stuff. Guys getting hundreds and Jofra Archer was brilliant. We’ve got a good thing going. We’re building nicely,” said Buttler, who was named player of the match and player of the series.

South African captain Temba Bavuma said the series win was important. “We came in under a lot of pressure. We’ve done ourselves justice and come closer to automatic qualification for the World Cup.”

South Africa need one win in their remaining two matches against the Netherlands to move ahead of West Indies into one of the eight qualifying places in the World Cup Super League, although Sri Lanka could still move ahead of them in a forthcoming series against New Zealand.

The left-handed Malan and his right-handed captain shared a fourth wicket partnership of 232 off 211 balls after coming together with their team in trouble at 14 for three in the sixth over.

A slow start to the partnership became a torrent of runs as they took command on a slow pitch.

England scored 217 runs in the last 20 overs of their innings, scoring rapidly even after the two centurions were dismissed.

South Africa opted to go into the match without their two fastest bowlers, Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada, and appeared powerless to keep the scoring in check.

When South Africa batted they were 59 runs ahead on comparative scores after 30 overs. The difference was that England had more strike power in the middle overs, with Archer and leg-spinner Adil Rashid (three for 68) taking crucial wickets.

Archer, in the second match of an international comeback after a long injury-enforced lay-off, bowled consistently at speeds of more than 145km/h (90mph)

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Bavuma century sets up series win for South Africa

BLOEMFONTEIN: South African captain Temba Bavuma hit a century to lead his team to a series-clinching five-wicket win in the second one-day international against England at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Sunday.

Bavuma hit 109 as South Africa chased down an England total of 342 for seven, winning with five balls to spare.

Bavuma battled cramps shortly before reaching his hundred. With his score on 96 there was a lengthy break while he received treatment. He reacted in emotional fashion when he hit the next ball from Adil Rashid through the covers for four.

He thumped his chest and pointed to his name on the back of his shirt. He was the only member of the South African team not signed up for the country’s new Twenty20 league and his place in the national white-ball teams had been questioned because of a perceived inability to score at the rapid rate required in modern limited overs cricket.

But he was in outstanding form on Sunday as he spearheaded South Africa’s third-highest successful run chase, facing only 102 balls and hitting 14 fours and a six.

“It was very special,” said Bavuma. “It was very enjoyable. I managed to hit a few out of the middle.”

Bavuma said it was a confidence-boosting performance from his team, who have yet to qualify automatically for the World Cup later this year. “We knew we had to come out and play. We played the conditions, which were good for batting.”

Bavuma sent England in to bat, reasoning correctly that there could be early life in the pitch. England struggled initially, losing both openers inside the first seven overs, but prospered as batting conditions eased.

Harry Brook, playing in his second one-day international after being dismissed for nought in the first match on Friday, made 80 off 75 balls. Captain Jos Buttler hit an unbeaten 94 off 82 deliveries.

Moeen Ali was also in fine form for England, hitting 51 off 45 balls and sharing a fifth wicket stand of 106 with Buttler.

There was a brief lull after Ali’s dismissal but England scored 60 runs off the last four overs, with Sam Curran hitting three sixes in scoring 28.

“We didn’t expect the ball to swing as much as it did at the start but to come back and post 340 was a fantastic effort,” said Buttler. “It was a brilliant game of cricket and a great chase by South Africa.”

Bavuma and Quinton de Kock made a fast start, putting on 77 for the first wicket in 12 overs. All the South African batsmen made contributions and the hosts were always up with or close to the required rate. David Miller hit 58 not out off 37 balls and finished the match with a six off Chris Woakes.

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