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SA Seal Thriller, Clinch Series With Breetzke, Stubbs 50s And Burger’s Three-Fer Vs ENG

Aakash Saini

Matthew Breetzke in action against England [Source: @mufaddal_vohra/x]Matthew Breetzke in action against England [Source: @mufaddal_vohra/x]

South Africa overcame England in a tense high-scoring thriller to clinch the three-match ODI series with a game to spare. Matthew Breetzke smashed his record fifth fifty-plus score since debut to headline South Africa innings before bowlers Nandre Burger and Keshav Maharaj survived England’s late scare.

Here, we take a look at the entire highlights of the second ODI of the three-match series between England and South Africa, as it panned out at Lord’s in London on Thursday, September 4.

Breetzke Stars With Another 50 As South Africa Mount 330-8

South Africa openers Aiden Markram (49 off 64) and Ryan Rickelton (35 off 33) crafted a pacey 73-run partnership in 13 overs before both well-set batters were dismissed by Adil Rashid and Jofra Archer respectively. Captain Temba Bavuma at number three also made his way back to the sheds for just four courtesy of Rashid (2-33) as the Proteas slipped from 73-0 to 93-3 in the space of six overs.

Middle-order batters Matthew Breetzke (85 off 77) and Tristan Stubbs (58 off 62) subsequently forged a counterattacking 147-run stand for the fourth wicket. After Stubbs’ runout, Dewald Brevis clattered 42 off 20 balls in a swift cameo while unbeaten Corbin Bosch chipped in with 32* from 29 deliveries as South Africa mounted 330-8 in 50 overs. For England, Jofra Archer additionally dismissed Breetzke before adding two more to his tally in the final over to finish with figures of 4-62.

Joe Root, Jos Buttler 50s In Vain As SA Survive Archer Scare

Chasing 331, England lost opener Jamie Smith off the very first ball of the run chase to South African quick Nandre Burger. Ben Duckett scored a sluggish 14 from 33 balls before the left-hander got castled by Keshav Maharaj. Joe Root and Jacob Bethell composed 77 runs together for the third wicket, where the former chipped in with a regal 61. Bethell blasted 58 runs in just 40 deliveries before both half-centurions were dismissed by Maharaj (2-59) and Corbin Bosch (1-38).

Captain Harry Brook (33 off 40) and Will Jacks (39 off 33) unleashed quick 30s from their ends, while former captain Jos Buttler smeared 61 off 51 to keep the English chase alive. However, middle-over strikes from Senuran Muthusamy (1-61) and Lungi Ngidi (1-72) kept South Africa in the front. Nandre Burger scalped two more wickets in the slog overs to claim figures of 3-63, before Jofra Archer rained down two fours and two sixes in his fiery 14-ball 27*. South Africa eventually survived Archer scare by securing a thrilling five-run win to bag the three-match series 2-0.