Rossouw And Shami Star As South Africa Level T20 Series Against England

Cardiff, United Kingdom, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – twenty ninth Jul, 2022 ) :Rilee Rossouw’s unbeaten 96 laid the muse for South Africa’s commanding 58-run win within the second Twenty20 worldwide towards England in Cardiff on Thursday because the Proteas bounced again to stage a three-match collection at 1-1.

Rossouw’s career-best rating at this stage was the cornerstone of a complete of 207-3, with Reeza Hendricks making 53 — the opener’s second fifty in as many days.

Left-arm wrist-spinner Tabraiz Shamsi then took 3-27 and all-rounder Andile Phehlukwayo 3-39 and paceman Lungi Ngidi 2-11 as England, chasing 208 to win, had been dismissed for 149 within the seventeenth over.

South Africa additionally held a number of wonderful catches in a vastly-improved fielding effort following a shoddy show throughout a 41-run defeat in Wednesday’s collection opener at Bristol.

England captain and opener Jos Buttler hit 16 runs in three balls from Phehlukwayo — two sixes adopted by a 4.

But Phehlukwayo had his revenge the very subsequent ball, with Buttler (29) caught off a hovering top-edge by Hendricks.

England had been 77-3 within the ninth over when struggling opener Jason Roy holed out for 20 off Shamsi, with Hendricks making good floor to carry a low catch at mid-off.

The Proteas then diminished England to 88-4.

Moeen Ali, who in Bristol had hit England’s quickest T20 fifty off simply 16 balls, fell for 28 when he drove Shamsi just for Maharaj, working spherical from vast long-off, to cling onto the ball low down.

Shamsi, whose three wicketless overs on Wednesday price an costly 49 runs, struck once more when Sam Curran gave Maharaj a a lot less complicated catch as he tried to clear the quick, straight boundary.

Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada dismissed Jonny Bairstow (30) when the in-form batsman uppercut at a slower-ball bouncer, with Ngidi taking a superb catch working again at backward level.

And when the big-hitting Liam Livingstone, attempting to focus on Phehlukwayo, was caught behind for 18, the hosts had been 141-7 within the sixteenth over earlier than Ngidi cleaned up the tail.

Both sides had been unchanged following a match England received after posting 234-6 — their second-highest T20 complete. Nevertheless, Buttler opted to discipline first after successful Thursday’s toss.

South Africa scored 32 runs off the opening three overs from left-arm quicks Reece Topley and Curran.

But off-spinner Moeen made the breakthrough when De Kock (15) mistimed a drive to mid-on.

New batsman Rossouw, 32, hit the final two balls of the powerplay for 10 runs, flicking Richard Gleeson for six and driving him via extra-cover for 4.

Hendricks accomplished his second fifty of the collection, off simply 29 balls, however was out quickly afterwards when Bairstow took a well-judged catch, working again in the direction of the long-leg boundary however stopping his momentum to keep away from touching the rope.

England thought Rossouw was caught behind down the legside by Buttler off Chris Jordan for 37 however the television umpire dominated the ball had bounced into the wicketkeeper’s gloves.

Left-hander Rossouw, a day after ending a six-year worldwide exile having been ineligible for South Africa whereas taking over a Kolpak contract in English county cricket, continued to blaze away.

But ‘dying bowler’ Jordan conceded a mere 4 runs off the final over to go away Rossouw simply shy of three figures.

Rossouw confronted 55 balls together with 10 fours and 5 sixes.

The collection finishes at Southampton on Sunday.