England v South Africa: Shamsi takes 5-24 as hosts thumped by 90 runs to lose T20 series

A dismal batting show noticed a pitiful England undergo a heavy 90-run defeat within the deciding Twenty20 towards South Africa to lose the sequence 2-1.

It’s the fourth time in six T20s this summer time that England have been bowled out and there was one other failure for Jason Roy, who made 17 off 18 balls.

Jonny Bairstow top-scored with 27, whereas South Africa’s left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz Shamsi ripped via England with career-best figures of 5-24.

Defeat means England have misplaced a 3rd successive T20 sequence, after defeats by West Indies and India this 12 months, for the primary time and so they have didn’t win a white-ball sequence in a house summer time for the primary time since 2013.

Reeza Hendricks had earlier made 70 off 50 balls and Aiden Markram hit an unbeaten 51 off 36 because the Proteas brilliantly paced their innings to publish 191-5.

The returning David Willey was the decide of England’s bowlers, taking 3-25, together with eradicating Quinton de Kock in a wicket maiden at the beginning of the innings.

England are subsequent in motion when a three-Take a look at sequence towards South Africa begins at Lord’s on 17 August.

Their subsequent T20 task will are available in a seven-game tour of Pakistan in late September earlier than three T20s towards Australia main into this 12 months’s T20 World Cup in October and November.

England’s top-order struggles proceed

A lot of England’s white-ball success over the past six years has been constructed on their top-order energy. This summer time it merely has not produced.

Roy has contributed simply 76 runs in six video games, at a strike-rate of 77.55, in comparison with a profession determine of 137.77, with the 32-year-old unable to play with any fluency.

His dismissal was one in all frustration as he seemed to drag quick bowler Anrich Nortje however may solely feather via to Proteas keeper De Kock.

Jos Buttler bought one other begin however sliced Keshav Maharaj to quick third, with England solely in a position to hit two boundaries within the powerplay, compared to South Africa’s 10.

The innings by no means had any rhythm, with eight England batters caught in a high-quality South Africa fielding efficiency – the spotlight being Tristan Stubbs’ beautiful one-handed, diving seize to take away Moeen Ali.

There have been ironic cheers around the Ageas Bowl when Bairstow flicked away for 4 to finish the boundary drought, however Sam Curran and Willey then fell in successive balls.

Bairstow, who was trying to farm the strike and pull off a ridiculous victory, holed out to deep mid-wicket to wrap up a timid show.

England have been unable to place collectively two batting performances in a row this summer time and with a World Cup simply 10 aggressive video games away that will probably be of grave concern to captain Buttler and head coach Matthew Mott.

Affected person strategy reaps rewards for Proteas

After De Kock was bowled by Willey, Rilee Rossouw attacked earlier than he too was bowled by a lovely, turning supply from Moeen.

It left Hendricks to anchor the innings and, after a fortuitous begin with a number of edges previous his stumps, he did so beautifully, deliver up his third consecutive fifty of the sequence.

The vacationers had been affected person, going 40 balls with out a boundary at one level however hitting the gaps nicely on an enormous Ageas Bowl floor, earlier than Hendricks kicked on and fell, top-edging Chris Jordan to Buttler.

Markram then mixed brilliantly with David Miller, who made a superb nine-ball 22, as they hit 4 successive fours of their 41-run stand from 17 balls to publish a complete that proved nicely past England.

England are nonetheless experimenting in the hunt for the primary selection XI for the World Cup in Australia this autumn and right here they used bowlers in numerous roles to common.

Sam Curran was deployed extra within the center overs and was pretty defensive, whereas Jordan had a troublesome day in going for 52 from his 4 overs.

It left Willey, who has had a combined document on the finish of the innings, to bowl the ultimate over and he dismissed Miller and Stubbs to cap off a formidable day.

Nonetheless, it was one other bowling efficiency that left questions on how England will cope in a serious occasion if the likes of injured tempo bowlers Jofra Archer, Mark Wooden, Chris Woakes and Saqib Mahmood are all unavailable.

‘We lacked intent and confidence’ – response

England captain Jos Buttler: “It was a extremely good rating on the board however I nonetheless had confidence within the group. We wish to try to problem ourselves with the bat however the best way we performed, the best way we went down, is essentially the most disappointing factor.

“We lacked intent and confidence and did not handle to place the opposition underneath strain. We by no means in a position to wrestle the initiative.”

South Africa captain David Miller: “It’s a privilege to play 100 caps on your nation and to high it off with a efficiency like at this time from the boys was simply phenomenal.

“We have now come on leaps and bounds within the final 18 months and we have realized rather a lot. The character the fellows are exhibiting and the best way they’re placing their fingers up in key moments is what we wish.”

Participant of the match Tabraiz Shamsi: “I actually loved myself however large credit score to the batsmen. They placed on an above par rating and in addition the fellows who bowled earlier than me.

“Earlier than I got here to the sport, my spouse casually mentioned she wished 4 wickets. That is why I used to be a bit extra animated with celebrations at this time.”