England have been overwhelmed by 14 runs on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern technique as South Africa received a rain-interrupted opening T20 conflict in Cardiff.
Rain within the Welsh capital had diminished the competition to 9 overs per aspect with the beginning delayed till 8.50pm.
South Africa had reached 97 for 5 from 7.5 overs – hitting 9 sixes in whole – earlier than a brief bathe ended their effort and left England with a troublesome revised goal.
England have been tasked with scoring 69 from 30 balls, and it proved past them as Marco Jansen and Corbin Bosch have been curiously allowed to bowl two overs every.
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Crestfallen
Kagiso Rabada was again within the Proteas assault after lacking the ODI collection and eliminated Phil Salt along with his first ball.
The England opener was crestfallen after sending the ball skywards and straight to Kwena Maphaka simply contained in the backward sq. leg boundary rope.
Jacob Bethell smashed one six after his Southampton ODI heroics on Sunday, however miscued Jansen to offer Donovan Ferreira a catch working again from cowl.
Harry Brook went for a three-ball duck after sending a forefront excessive into the night time air and wicketkeeper Ryan Rickelton didn’t have to maneuver to finish the dismissal.
England’s hopes have been successfully ended when Buttler, having hit three sixes and one 4 in his 25, snicked Jansen behind from the ultimate ball of the penultimate over.
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Situations
Tom Banton departed subsequent ball and, regardless of some final-over resistance from Sam Curran, the England reply completed on 54 for 5.
England had named their XI on Tuesday however made a late change due to the situations.
Jofra Archer was omitted after his four-wicket burst within the document ODI victory towards South Africa on Sunday and Luke Wooden was introduced in.
Brook selected to chase after profitable the toss and Wooden struck along with his second supply as Rickelton nicked behind to Buttler for a golden duck.
Wooden struck once more as Brook snaffled a wonderful diving catch to take away Lhuan-dre Pretorius and depart South Africa 33 for 2.
Aiden Markram was given two lives as Brook couldn’t get close to a swirling ball over his shoulder and Salt put down a extra simple likelihood within the deep.
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Curtailed
It was third time unfortunate for the Proteas skipper off Adil Rashid as Wooden accepted a steepler to finish a 14-ball innings price 28.
Dewald Brevis supplied momentum with successive sixes off Liam Dawson to the brief straight boundary, and muscled a 3rd manner over the mid-wicket boundary.
Brevis was threatening to take the sport away from England till Curran made a dream return to England colors.
Curran had been absent since November 2024 and had not featured beneath head coach Brendon McCullum.
However the all-rounder made an on the spot influence as Brevis, 23 off 10 balls, discovered Dawson at backward level.
Tristan Stubbs made a quickfire 13 earlier than Jamie Overton bowled him, punishing an audacious reverse scoop.
Ferreira had hit three sixes in an 11-ball 25 earlier than rain curtailed their innings.
The three-match collection continues at Old Trafford on Friday with the finale at Trent Bridge on Sunday.
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