Good Evening/Afternoon, Goeie Middag! Hello and Welcome to CricketCountry’s live blog session of the third and final Twenty20 International (T20I) between hosts England and visitors South Africa, at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Sunday. I am Ayush Gupta, and I will be bringing to you the live updates from this tie. England had a glorious day out in the opening T20I when they drubbes South Africa comfortably by nine wickets. However, the Proteas held their nerves tight as they bounced back to win the second T20I by just three runs to level terms, therefore setting up today’s decider, which promises to be a thriller. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: England vs South Africa 2017, 3rd T20I at Cardiff
Considering the result of the second T20I, fielding first, England bowlers did a fair job with the ball in the initial over. However, the South African batsmen were strong enough to bounce back and post a match-winning total of 174, courtesy opener JJ Smut’s 45 and skipper AB de Villiers’ 46, while debutant Tom Curran for England was the start of the bowling attack claiming 3 for 33. In reply, opener Jason Roy was involved in a stellar knock of 67. However, his dismissal for obstructing the field did a major damage, while Man of the Match from 1st T20I, Jonny Bairstow, too played an stunning knock of 47. However, none of them were enough as Chris Morris’s healthy spell of 2 for 18 did the damage.
With the game being held at Cardiff, the pitch is likely to remain on the batting side. With the three T20Is being held at this venue, teams chasing have managed to win two matches, while the other match saw a bowling side winning it. All the three winners have been England nevertheless, South Africa could script history as they could well become the first overseas team to register a T20I win at this venue. ENG vs SA 2017, 3rd T20I at Cardiff, preview and likely XI
Squads:
England: Eoin Morgan (c), Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings (wk), Jos Buttler (wk), Mason Crane, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Jason Roy, Craig Overton, Liam Plunkett, David Willey, Mark Wood.
South Africa: AB de Villiers (c), Farhaan Behardien, Reeza Hendricks, David Miller, Mangaliso Mosehle (wk), Chris Morris, Dane Paterson, JJ Smuts, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Imran Tahir, Dwaine Pretorius, Morne Morkel, JJ Smuts.
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