South Africa Vs England

2022 - 7 - 27

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England v South Africa: second men's T20 international – live! (The Guardian)

Another run-fest looks likely as England and South Africa reconvene in Cardiff following yesterday's Bristol blow-out. Rob Smyth has the latest.

The record for most sixes in a T20I in England kept rising: 23 v Australia in 2013, 27 v Pakistan last year and then, last night, 29 against South Africa. 2nd over: South Africa 19-0 (de Kock 13, Hendricks 4) Reece Topley shares the new ball. There’s a hint of swing - maybe an insinuation, no more than that - and the South African openers decide to have a look for a few deliveries. 7th over: South Africa 65-1 (Hendricks 28, Rossouw 18) Adil Rashid usually comes on straight after the Powerplay and today is not exception. 9th over: South Africa 87-1 (Hendricks 42, Rossouw 26) A wider delivery from Rashid is screamed over extra cover for four by Hendricks, who is batting with such certainty and confidence. 8th over: South Africa 74-1 (Hendricks 36, Rossouw 19) It feels like another 200+ evening.

England vs South Africa live: score and latest updates from the ... (Telegraph.co.uk)

Gleeson's given the nod to bowl for the sixth over. Big shot on the fourth by Hendricks, but it's straight at Topley. Wide by Gleeson on the fifth.

Hendricks goes legside to get off the mark on the third ball. Another wide by Topley in the over. And well placed for a four on the final. That's the special thing we have in that dressing room. Reece Topley in for the second over. Terrific placement from Hendricks on the first ball to open with a four. A good strike straight down the ground, not a big boundary on that side, for a six for Hendricks on the fourth. Another four to finish the over. Flipped away legside by Rossouw on the fifth for a six. Wide on the fourth. He didn't hold back there, looking to smash it out the ground! Rossouw plants the ball into the Taff on the fifth.

England vs South Africa: Live Score 2nd T20I (Firstpost)

England vs South Africa Live Cricket Score: 2nd T20 International at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.

England will be keen to erase their recent record in ODIs and kickstart their home campaign with a win. The day could see some rain showers in the morning. England have won four of the last five encounters between the two sides.

England win toss and bowl first in Cardiff T20I (ESPNcricinfo.com)

Both sides unchanged as Buttler opts to chase following high-scoring opening fixture.

Not to mention the fact that Bairstow was in by the ninth over anyway, and Rossouw was always going to come in at No.3 to accompany Hendricks. On this occasion, it was a tactic that made a lot of sense but did not produce any tangible reward. Barring a 41 in the third ODI against India, he has struggled to get the measure of the white Kookaburra ball, occasionally showing flashes of timing amid plenty of mishits and lapses in judgement. It might not have been a century, but Rossouw's score was a reminder of both his talents and what South Africa have missed out on over the last six years. The ability to smash boundaries at will - as per Bairstow's eight sixes in his 53-ball 90 on Wednesday - was the only way out of this hole. And when Buttler became the first batter of the night to find the stands beyond the longest boundary, and then struck six-six-four off Phehlukwayo, England were in the mix. Just 24 hours afterdefeat by 41 runs in Bristolon Wednesday evening, it was a redemptive performance from the Proteas to draw level at 1-1.

Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi Star As South Africa Level T20I ... (NDTVSports.com)

Rilee Rossouw's unbeaten 96 laid the foundation for South Africa's commanding 58-run win in the second Twenty20 international against England in Cardiff.

Buttler hit 16 runs in three balls from Phehlukwayo -- two sixes followed by a four -- onloy to fall for 29 off the next when caught off a soaring top-edge by Hendricks. But his hopes of a hundred were dashed when Jordan conceded a mere four runs off the last over. And when the big-hitting Liam Livingstone, was caught behind off Phehlukwayo, England were 141-7 in the 16th over before Ngidi cleaned up the tail. "We haven't quite performed to the level we are capable of...It's set-up for a great decider in Southampton (on Sunday)." Rossouw's innings was the cornerstone of a total of 207-3, with Reeza Hendricks making 53 -- the opener's second fifty in as many days. Rilee Rossouw's unbeaten 96 laid the foundation for South Africa's commanding 58-run win in the second Twenty20 international against England in Cardiff on Thursday as the Proteas bounced back to level a three-match series at 1-1.

Rossouw and Shamsi star as South Africa level T20 series against ... (Eyewitness News)

Rossouw's innings was the cornerstone of a total of 207-3, with Reeza Hendricks making 53 - the opener's second fifty in as many days.

Rossouw's innings was the cornerstone of a total of 207-3, with Reeza Hendricks making 53 - the opener's second fifty in as many days. Left-hander Rossouw's third T20I fifty came over seven years after his second, with the 32-year-old left-hander only recently returning to international action after becoming a Kolpak player in English county cricket in 2016. Rossouw's innings was the cornerstone of a total of 207-3, with Reeza Hendricks making 53 - the opener's second fifty in as many days. Buttler hit 16 runs in three balls from Phehlukwayo - two sixes followed by a four - onloy to fall for 29 off the next when caught off a soaring top-edge by Hendricks. And when the big-hitting Liam Livingstone, was caught behind off Phehlukwayo, England were 141-7 in the 16th over before Ngidi cleaned up the tail. CARDIFF - Rilee Rossouw's unbeaten 96 laid the foundation for South Africa's commanding 58-run win in the second Twenty20 international against England in Cardiff on Thursday as the Proteas bounced back to level a three-match series at 1-1.