England collapsed from 146-0 and 193-3 to 271 all out as South Africa prevailed by 27 runs in Bloemfontein
England slump from 146-0 despite Jason Roy’s 113 off 91 balls
Sam Curran, with three for 35, led the way as England restricted the hosts to 298 for seven on a modestly two-paced but otherwise perfect batting surface and the run-chase was given the perfect start with Roy and Dawid Malan adding 146 for the first wicket. Roy concluded the only practice session England had before the game on Thursday with 20 minutes of ‘range-hitting’ which started with more toe-enders and miscues than sweet-spots but he finally started to find his groove. He made a flying start to the run chase and never looked back before departing for 113 from just 91 balls with 11 fours and four sixes.
South Africa’s Rassie van der Dussen plays a shot on his way to a century against England in Bloemfontein.Roy greeted his century with an angry roar of relief more than joy after a horrible 15 months out of form but just when it seemed he would steer the team to victory he pulled a short ball from Kagiso Rabada straight to the waiting man at deep square leg. It was a set-up and he knew it and he berated himself back to the dugout.
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