England win first ODI by 39 runs (DLS)Jos Buttler’s 73-ball hundred sees tourists set target of 400Quinton de Kock’s ninth ODI hundred gave South Africa a chance before rain washed out the last 16.3 oversNew Zealand crush Australia at Eden Park in first ODI 7.44pm GMTThe two teams will trail on to Port Elizabeth for the second ODI,which takes site on Saturday. We’ll be with you then. Remember, it’s a 10am local start – so 08:00 GMT. That’s all from me. BYE! 7.39pm GMTThe umpires have called it and England have won the first of this five match ODI series. Jos Buttler’s 105 was the undoubted highlight of England’s push to 399 but Quinton de Kock was looking to usurp Buttler with a century of his own. As it happens, and de Kock will have to capture solace in a well-organized red-inker of 138. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com