As South Africa charted a famous five-wicket victory against England, Temba Bavuma led from the front with a 102-ball 109, supported by Aiden Markram (49), David Miller (37-ball unbeaten 58), and Rassie van der Dussen (38) In addition, the victory maintained South Africa's position in the race to directly qualify for the 50-over World Cup and gave them an unchallenged 2-0 series lead.
Quinton de Kock and Bavuma gave the hosts a solid start as they tried to reach their massive goal of 343. When he was up against Topley and Woakes, the captain of South Africa used the whip, drive, and slog. In the seventh over, De Kock struck Woakes for two boundaries and a six, putting on an excellent batting display. Olly Stone gave up De Kock in the 12th over against the flow of play, and Ben Duckett took a great catch.
Bavuma, on the other hand, continued to play with an adventurous spirit and formed a partnership with Van der Dussen for 97 to keep South Africa in the hunt. Bavuma's cut stroke off Stone and Van der Dussen's pull off Stone might have been the stand's highlights. Bavuma also reached his hundred in the 25th over; To commemorate the achievement, he removed his helmet and punched the air in delight.
However, Bavuma quickly lost his focus, and in front of Sam Curran, he softly dismissed him. When Adil Rashid removed Van der Dussen in the 29th over, England hit again. Klaasen and Aiden Makram put together another timely stand of 55 in just over six overs at the right time. As South Africa got closer, Makram and David Miller added a 49-run partnership.
As he used a peach-colored googly to clean up Markram, Adil Rashid did indeed cause a stir. However, the skilled Miller and Marco Jansen hit the big shots, such as lofted and slog-sweeps, to maintain the score. Miller ultimately hit Woakes for a six off the first ball of the final over to complete the scoring. Moeen Ali saved Jansen in the 48th over when he missed a tough shot off Stone.
Jos Buttler had scored an impressive 94 not out earlier, and Harry Brook (80) and Moeen Ali (51) made important contributions to propel England well past the 300-run mark. When the visitors were put in position to bat, they got off to a typical start, losing both Dawid Malan and Jason Roy in the first seven overs. Harry Brook and Ben Duckett stabilized the innings with a 49-run stand for the third wicket at that point.
Keshav Maharaj won the match after Duckett dropped in the 17th over. Brook and Buttler then shared a timely alliance of 73 to build on their previous stand. Moeen Ali and Buttler formed a partnership of 105 after Brook was fired by Aiden Markram. Moeen, who has been having a long time of bad luck in ODIs, played with some freedom, scoring fifty in the drive, slog-sweep, and pull.
Buttler went into high gear after Moeen fell. In particular, Ngidi was dealt a severe blow when Buttler and Sam Curran bowled him in the 47th over for three sixes and a boundary. The duo hit a volley of shots through the midwicket and downtown territories once more in Ngidi's next over. Curran did lose his wicket in Nortje's final over. Unfortunately for England, it was insufficient.
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