Rossouw’s innings was the cornerstone of a complete of 207-3, with Reeza Hendricks making 53 – the opener’s second fifty in as many days.
Rilee Rossouw. Picture: CSA Facebook web page.
CARDIFF – Rilee Rossouw’s unbeaten 96 laid the muse for South Africa’s commanding 58-run win within the second Twenty20 worldwide against England in Cardiff on Thursday as the Proteas bounced again to level a three-match series at 1-1.
Rossouw’s innings 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 tremendous catches in a vastly-improved fielding effort following a shoddy show throughout a 41-run defeat in Wednesday’s series opener at Bristol the place England posted an imposing 234-6.
‘TURN AROUND’
“It’s a great turn around from last night,” stated South Africa captain David Miller. “We had a few meetings this morning to clear up a few things.”
England captain Jos Buttler was left to rue the truth that none of his batsmen made greater than Jonny Bairstow’s 30.
“A few guys got starts but didn’t play that match-defining innings that Rilee did,” he stated.
“We haven’t quite performed to the level we are capable of…It’s set-up for a great decider in Southampton (on Sunday).”
Buttler hit 16 runs in three balls from Phehlukwayo – two sixes adopted by a 4 – onloy to fall for 29 off the subsequent when 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 holding one other good catch.
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, operating spherical from huge long-off, to cling onto the ball low down.
Shamsi, whose three wicketless overs on Wednesday value an costly 49 runs, then had Sam Curran caught as he tried to clear the brief, straight boundary.
Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada dismissed Bairstow when the in-form batsman uppercut at a slower-ball bouncer, with Ngidi taking a wonderful catch over his shoulder at backward level.
And when the big-hitting Liam Livingstone, was caught behind off Phehlukwayo, England had been 141-7 within the sixteenth over earlier than Ngidi cleaned up the tail.
In a match the place each side had been unchanged, Buttler surprisingly opted to area first after profitable the toss regardless of England’s run-spree in Bristol.
Off-spinner Moeen made the breakthrough when De Kock (15) mistimed a drive to mid-on.
New batsman Rossouw hit the final two balls of the powerplay for 10 runs, flicking Richard Gleeson for six and driving him by means of extra-cover for 4.
Hendricks accomplished a 29-ball fifty, however was out quickly afterwards when Bairstow took a well-judged catch operating again in the direction of the long-leg boundary.
England thought Rossouw was caught behind down the legside by Buttler off Chris Jordan for 37 however the TV umpire dominated the ball had bounced into the wicketkeeper’s gloves.
Left-hander Rossouw’s third T20I fifty came to visit seven years after his second, with the 32-year-old left-hander solely just lately returning to worldwide motion after turning into a Kolpak participant in English county cricket in 2016.
But his hopes of 100 had been dashed when Jordan conceded a mere 4 runs off the final over. Rossouw confronted 55 balls together with 10 fours and 5 sixes.
Rossouw, struck a painful blow on the helmet making an attempt to ramp Gleeson, stated: “You have to try to be proactive, Jordan bowls world-class yorkers so sometimes you have to try something silly and hope it comes off…I am very proud to be selected again.”
