South Africa chased down England’s total of 342, captain Temba Bavuma putting on 109 before David Miller’s 58 not out clinched victory in the second one-day international
– but this time continued until he reached his third century from only 90 balls. By the time he bottom-edged a scoop against Sam Curran on to his stumps he had burrowed sufficiently deeply under England’s collective skin to be given a send-off by the bowler. Still, at 174 for two the captain had done all he could to set up victory.
David Miller is one of the game’s more clinical finishers, however, and he wasn’t about to let the opportunity of clinching the series slip by. Ruthless against the short ball and one of the few South Africa batsmen untroubled by Curran’s clever cutters, he punched his way to 58 not out while Marco Jansen heaved Rashid for a leg-side six to calm the nerves.
Harry Brook and Ben Duckett batted with sensible caution on a wicket which, unusually, had been watered the day before by a cautious groundsman guarding against the fierce sun and 35C temperature. But once the early seam movement disappeared conditions were glorious for batting and Brook revelled in them. England scored 181 from the final 20 overs, and 60 from the last four, as Buttler and Curran cut loose taking 38 from Lungi Ngidi’s final two overs.
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