Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali hit quickfire fifties – the former’s the fastest ever for England in T20Is – as England managed to post a mammoth total of 234/6 against South Africa. Bairstow was dismissed on 90 off 53 balls while Moeen clobbered 52 off just 18 balls. hvaing raised his fifty off 16 deliveries. Dawid Malan chipped in with a fine 43 after England had lost both openers early, although Jos Buttler smacked 22 off 7 after South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl against England in the first ODI of the three-match series in Bristol.
Utter carnage 💥
We set SA 235 to win ðŸ
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