Eoin Morgan crushed South African hearts as he helped England chase down a target of 223 to win the series 2-1, writes Khalid Mohidin.
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Bairstow was seeing the ball beautifully as he hit 3 sixes and 7 fours for his 34-ball 64, as England marched to 140 in 12.3 overs.
Phehlukwayo came in and as he has done on so many occasions, he took a game-changing wicket, knocking over the top Bairstow’s stumps with a slower delivery.
Tabraiz Shamsi, after going for 38 in 2 overs, fought back by finding Dawid Malan’s bottom edge, De Kock taking a difficult low catch.
This took the required rate to over 12 an over.
England’s great start was also majorly influenced by a great knock from Jos Buttler, who hit a 29-ball 52 (9 fours, 2 sixes).
Eoin Morgan and Ben Stokes now had the task of completing an epic chase.
They put on 61 runs before Lungi Ngidi took the crucial wicket of Ben Stokes to keep South Africa in the fight.
Moeen Ali was then dropped by Dwaine Pretorius in the middle of the 19th over.
Morgan was sensational. He dealt just in sixes, 7 of them for his 22-ball 57.
Ruthless aggression by England as they won by five wickets after chasing down 223 with an over to spare.
England won the series 2-1.
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