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England top the ICC T20I standings with a resounding nine-wicket victory over South Africa after a record position of 167 between Jos Buttler (67th) and Dawid Malan, who finished undefeated at 99; Chris Jordan becomes England’s leading T20 land grabber
Last Updated: 12/01/20 8:14 pm
Dawid Malan finished undefeated at 99 when England hit South Africa to complete a clean sweep
Dawid Malan broke a brilliant 99 to avoid taking England to the top of the world rankings with a sweeping nine-wicket victory over South Africa in Cape Town.
Chasing 192 to win and seal a 3-0 series sweep, Malan (99th of 47 balls) and Buttler (67th of 46) were in commanding form as they established a partnership of 167 on second world ground and closed out the win and a series sweep for England in just 17.4 overs.
South Africa appeared to be very well placed in the middle of the stage after an unbroken 127-run streak between Rassie van der Dussen (74th of 32 balls) and Faf du Plessis (52nd of 37) had raised them to 191-3 after a shaky start.
However, Malan and Buttler saw things differently and England may celebrate Australia’s jump to No. 1 in the ICC T20I rankings before attention turns to the first one-day international match on Friday.
Jos Buttler broke a 34-ball half-century for England in the third T20I against South Africa at Newlands
There was also an enjoyable moment for Chris Jordan during the South Africa innings when he outpointed Stuart Broad to become England’s record player in T20 cricket when he fired Quinton de Kock.
Having won the toss and opting to hit, South Africa got off to a good start when Temba Bavuma smashed Sam Curran on the square leg by six and Quinton de Kock edged out Jofra Archer, hitting another high on the thin leg.
However, they suffered a setback when De Kock fell to Jordan in the fifth over, and passed the ball to Tom Curran midway, to give the England locksmith his record-breaking 66th T20I Wicket.
Bavuma progressed to 32 before meekly passing the last ball of the first ball from Ben Stokes to Jordan midway and when England’s all-rounder caused Reeza Hendricks (13) to catch a slower ball in his next over, South Africa was struggling in 64-3 in the tenth.
Du Plessis and Van Der Dussen’s partnership began steadily as they negotiated the end of Adil Rashid’s economic spell (0-20), but the brutal six over Stokes’ square stretch had already given an idea of what was to come. .
Rassie van der Dussen bombed an undefeated 74 of 32 balls
Regardless, England’s bowlers will be disappointed in their execution in the last five overs that cost 84, Du Plessis and in particular Van Der Dussen were ruthless in punishing the slightest mistake by repeatedly sending the ball down the ropes .
Du Plessis nailed Tom Curran for two sixes in one over before Van Der Dussen got stuck on Archer in the next, taking him to 22, including two fours and two sixes for 23 balls fifty.
Three straight fours by Sam Curran brought Du Plessis to his 37-ball half-century before Van Der Dussen nailed a couple more highs in Jordan’s final over.
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England lost out of form Jason Roy (16), lbw to Anrich Nortje, in the fourth over, but quickly overcame that disappointment as Malan ran 14-of-three with four straight Proteas pacing and a six. Against Lutho Sipamla, the closer brought the injured Kagiso Rabada.
While Malan was on top touch early on, Buttler was less than a run per ball in the middle of the chase. All that changed in the eleventh second when the England starter threw Sipamla’s first two balls over the leg for six and added a limit through offside four balls later.
That marked the beginning of an England onslaught as the 19 came out of the next over from Tabraiz Shamsi, a six apiece for Buttler and Malan, who also played a glorious shot over extra coverage for four to lift their 10th T20I fifty in solo. 19 tickets. , 26 balls.
Buttler and Malan’s 167th place is a record for the second wicket in T20I cricket
Shamsi’s next one proved even more expensive, Buttler started it with six on the cow’s corner and Malan finished it off with a powerful punch over midfield.
England suddenly needed less than a run per ball and with a century in sight, Malan gave Sipamla the belt for a long time to pass to 94 and four more took him to two second T20I hundred.
However, an intermediate width meant only one more was needed and a single to win the game brought him distressingly below the milestone.
Watch the first one-day international match between South Africa and England on Sky Sports Cricket starting at 10.30am. M. From Friday.
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