England beat South Africa by 59 runs in the third ODI. Batting first, England scored 346 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 50 overs. In response, South Africa’s team was reduced to 287 runs in 43.1 overs. However, despite this defeat, South Africa has won the series 2-1. Jos Buttler was adjudged Player of the Match for his blistering innings.

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David Malan and Captain Jos Buttler Shared an Excellent Partnership of 232 Runs for the Fourth Wicket

South Africa won the toss and decided to bowl first. England’s start was not good and 3 players had returned to the pavilion for just 14 runs. However, after this, David Malan and captain Jos Buttler made an excellent partnership of 232 runs for the fourth wicket. David Malan played an inning of 118 runs in just 114 balls with the help of 7 fours and 6 sixes. At the same time, Jose Butler scored 131 runs in 127 balls with the help of 6 fours and 7 sixes. After this, Moin Ali took the team to a big score by playing a blistering inning of 41 runs off 23 balls. Lungi Ngidi took the maximum 4 wickets from South Africa.

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Jofra Archer Wraps up South Africa with Deadly Bowling

Chasing the target, South Africa got the first blow on the score of 49. Captain Temba Bavuma scored 35 off 27 balls and Reeza Hendricks scored 52 off 61 balls. Aiden Markram also scored 39 off 35 balls. At the same time, Heinrich Klaasen played an excellent inning of 80 runs in 62 balls with the help of 7 fours and 2 sixes. However, South Africa’s team kept losing their wickets at regular intervals and due to this, they were reduced to 287 runs in 43.1 overs. Jofra Archer took 6 wickets for 40 runs while bowling deadly.