Moeen Ali, Jonny Bairstow and Chris Jordan combined to seal the first T20I match against South Africa by a margin of 41 runs.
In the process he scored the second fastest half-century in T20 matches for South Africa, off 19 balls. Coming into bat, South Africa tried to keep up with the rate for most of their chase but could not muster the explosive finish. It looked at a point that England were going to breeze past the world record of 241 runs set by New Zealand, but fell short in the final over.
Asked to bat first, England rode fine knocks from Jonny Bairstow (90 off 53) and Moeen Ali (52 off 18) to post a massive total of 234/6 in the first T20I at ...
South Africa's batsman Tristan Stubbs plays a shot during the T20 Cricket match between England and South Africa in Bristol, England. South Africa's batsman Tristan Stubbs plays a stroke shot during the T20 Cricket match between England and South Africa in Bristol, England. Richard Gleeson claimed three wickets for England. The preceding three-match ODI series ended 1-1.
Jonny Bairstow hit eight sixes and three fours to help guide England to 234-6 after being put in to bat by South Africa.
Bairstow was a standout for England in the test match format against New Zealand and India this summer. I've bowled to him myself and been on the receiving end of what we saw tonight.” Moeen reached his 50 in just 16 balls, beating teammate Liam Livingstone's year-old record by a single delivery.
Moeen Ali recorded the fastest half-century for an England batter in T20Is as he reached the milestone in just 16 balls during the 1st T20I against South ...
Moeen Aliproved once again why the T20 format continues to gain popularity among the masses with a stunning display of attacking batting. Jonny Bairstow(90 off 53) and Moeen (52 off 18) were the pick of the batters as the hosts put 234 runs on the board in 20 overs. Moeen Ali recorded the fastest half-century for an England batter in T20Is as he reached the milestone in just 16 balls during the 1st T20I against South Africa. Moeen had also picked up a wicket in the match.
South Africa's middle-order batter Tristan Stubbs stunned the England cricket team by playing a fearless brand of cricket.
South Africa won the first ODI by a massive margin of 107 runs to take the first lead in the series. Talking about the game, Proteas’ skipper David Miller won the toss and opted to bowl first. Unfortunately, the third and final ODI ended as no result due to rain.
Jordan's excellent death bowling allowed England to win as the tension rose late in the game. He just let up three off the 18th and five off the 20th thanks to ...
That’s the kind of guy you think, he’s got the potential to win games on his own. When you see him do it in the way he did in this fashion, that’s the kind of guy you want to run with, isn’t it? “We posted a brilliant total and it looked under threat for a while, but I’m delighted with the win. “It’s a great wicket and a great-sized ground for myself. Not only do you nail it in the first three of four, you back yourself to stay with that even when they change their options and those last three balls are dot deliveries. “He’s England’s most experienced campaigner, he bowls all the tough overs that are unrewarding majority of the time.
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The last thing South Africa needed to do was help Bairstow on his way. Jonny is so powerful, I try to remind him of the good things he does.” Bairstow hit the first two balls for six, watched two wides go by, was dropped off the third legal delivery before Moeen hit three more sixes to the delight of the crowd. “CJ (Jordan) changed the momentum of the game, a brilliant over,” said Buttler. Stubbs launched Richard Gleeson to long-off as a brilliant innings of 72 off just 28 balls came to an end, with South Africa finishing on 193-8. It was a decisive over, with South Africa also paying dearly for several fielding errors earlier in the match. South Africa were 86-4 in the 10th over, with Reeza Hendricks having made 57 off 33 balls, when Tristan Stubbs hauled them back into the game with a brilliant maiden T20 international fifty off just 19 balls, including six soaring sixes.
In the first T20I match against South Africa, the seasoned cricketer destroyed the opposition, smashing a half-century off just 16 balls.
I entered the game as a left-hander to maintain the right-left combo. I try to maintain my form and hit it “Moeen said after the game. Lungi Ngidi, who finished with a 5-wicket haul, was the Proteas’ preferred bowler.