• England 399; South Africa 250-5. England win by 39 runs (D/L method)
• Buttler thrashes century in Englands moment-highest ODI totalA Bloemfontein run-bonanza,much enjoyed by the wicketkeeper-batsmen of both sides – but not their bowlers – ended with England clutching a Duckworth/Lewis victory by 39 runs.
England had hit their moment highest score in ODI cricket, 399 for nine, or with Jos Buttler registering his fourth – and slowest – century in this format. It took him all of 73 balls to reach the landmark and was another superb exhibition of power hitting. Yet even he was overshadowed by his opposite number,Quinton de Kock, who was stranded on 138 not out from 96 balls when the rain, or much needed in these parts,descended.
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Source: theguardian.com