CARDIFF:
Marco Jansen and Corbin Bosch took two wickets apiece as South Africa beat England by 14 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern technique in a rain-marred 1st T20 in Cardiff on Wednesday.
The beginning of the match was delayed by almost 4 hours and an additional rain interruption meant what ought to have been a 40-over contest at Sophia Gardens was lowered to simply 12.5 in complete.
England chasing 69 in 5 overs for victory, had been held to 54-5 as they did not preserve tempo with a frightening run fee of almost 14 an over towards a top quality assault.
Jansen (2-18) and Bosch (2-20) did the majority of the harm in an innings the place solely Jos Buttler (25) handed 20 for England.
Each opener Phil Salt, who holed out off the very first ball of the chase to the returning Kagiso Rabada, and England captain Harry Brook had been out for geese.
In between Jacob Bethell, recent from his maiden skilled century in England’s document 342-run win within the third ODI at Southampton on Sunday, solely managed seven earlier than he skyed Jansen to cowl.
Buttler stored England within the hunt earlier than Jansen had him caught behind out off the final ball of the fourth over.
England now wanted 26 off six balls and Bosch, who dismissed Tom Banton with the opening supply of the final over, ensured they by no means actually obtained shut, with South Africa going 1-0 up on this three-match sequence forward of Friday’s second T20 at Outdated Trafford.
Earlier, a number of South Africa batsmen made quickfire 20s in a complete of 97-5 in 7.5 overs after Brook gained the toss.
South Africa captain Aiden Markram made 28 off 14 balls, together with two fours and two sixes, though he was dropped within the deep by Salt.
Donovan Ferreira struck three sixes in his 25 not out and Dewald Brevis made 23.
Quick bowler Luke Wooden, enjoying after England determined towards risking Jofra Archer within the moist circumstances following the categorical fast’s very good four-wicket haul at Southampton, had opener Rickelton caught behind for a golden duck in a haul of 2-22.
Transient scores
South Africa 97-5, 7.5 overs (A Markram 28, D Ferreira 25 no, D Brevis 23; L Wooden 2-22)
England (goal 69 in 5 overs), 54-5, 5 overs (J Buttler 25; M Jansen 2-18, C Bosch 2-20)
End result: South Africa gained by 14 runs (DLS Methodology)
Sequence: South Africa lead three-match sequence 1-0
