England Beaten To Lose South Africa Odi Series

Second Metro Bank one-day international, Lord's

South Africa 330-8 (50 overs): Breetzke 85 (77), Stubbs 58 (62); Archer 4-62

England 325-9 (50 overs): Root 61 (72), Buttler 61 (51): Burger 3-63

South Africa won by 5 runs, lead three-match bid 2-0

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England's mediocre shape successful white-ball cricket continued arsenic they were beaten by South Africa to suffer nan 2nd one-day world and nan bid pinch a crippled to spare.

Though not astir arsenic one-sided arsenic nan hammering astatine Headingley connected Tuesday, a five-run separator did not bespeak nan quality of nan contest.

Set 331, which would person represented nan highest successful pursuit successful an ODI connected this ground, England fell short connected 325-9.

The bid conclusion is England's first since Harry Brook took complaint of nan white-ball squad astatine nan opening of nan summer, and their 5th successful six ODI bid since nan 2023 World Cup.

In damp conditions, England chose to section and reduced South Africa to 93-3, only for Matthew Breetzke and Tristan Stubbs to rebuild. Breetzke made 85 and Stubbs 58.

Dewald Brevis' 42 from only 20 balls lifted South Africa to 330-8. Though Jofra Archer claimed 4 wickets, a mixed 10 overs of rotation from Jacob Bethell and Will Jacks costs 112.

England mislaid Jamie Smith to nan first shot of nan reply and Ben Duckett for a scratchy 18, yet nan pursuit was ignited by Bethell's 58. With Joe Root successful superb touch for 61, England were successful in nan hunt astatine 143-2.

Bethell trim to constituent and Root was stumped by a distance, nan 2 wickets falling for nan summation of only 4 runs.

From past on, England ne'er sewage connected apical of nan chase. Jos Buttler made 61, Brook 33 and Jacks 39 without ever being successful control.

Archer kept a thinning crowd entertained and, successful nan institution of past man Saqib Mahmood, needed 16 from nan past over. Spinner Senuran Muthusamy held his nervus and Archer could not find nan six from nan last transportation that would person tied nan scores.

England must triumph nan dormant rubber successful Southampton connected Sunday to debar being connected nan incorrect extremity of a location ODI bid cleanable expanse for nan first clip since 2006.

England were amended than astatine Headingley, though that is not saying much. They person now won only 3 of their past 12 ODIs, each against a mediocre West Indies broadside successful May.

Somehow, England person a operation of players that look exhausted astatine nan extremity of a gruelling summer, and under-prepared for a format they seldom play.

Perhaps much concerning was nan vulnerability of nan equilibrium of nan team, which admittedly looked a beardown look against nan Windies.

All-rounders Bethell and Jacks person to capable nan domiciled of nan 5th bowler, sending down 10 overs of rotation betwixt them.

The measurement successful which they were targeted by nan Proteas near England crying retired for a seam-bowling all-rounder, but they are successful short supply.

Jamie Overton is an unused personnel of nan squad, Sam Curran is retired of favour and nan injured Ben Stokes' white-ball world early is successful doubt.

Under Brendon McCullum, location is plentifulness of crossover betwixt England's Test and limited-overs squads, and location are only white-ball internationals betwixt now and nan Ashes.

Somehow, England must guarantee losing does not go a wont successful nan run-up to nan first Test successful Perth successful November.

If location is simply a affirmative for England to return from this, it was nan innings of Bethell, who has endured a funny summer.

The rising prima of English cricket had not passed 50 successful immoderate format since making 82 against nan Windies astatine nan extremity of May.

Here, promoted to number four, he climbed into nan South African spinners pinch 5 fours and 3 sixes. Root maintained his effortless hit and England hauled themselves into contention.

Bethell reached 50 from 24 balls, only to beryllium stifled erstwhile nan seamers returned. He chopped Corbin Bosch to Brevis and, successful nan adjacent over, Root needlessly swiped astatine Keshav Maharaj.

Brook threatened to transportation nan fight, but aft he miscued Muthusamy, it was near to erstwhile skipper Buttler.

Buttler reached 50 from 43 deliveries and was conscionable astir keeping gait pinch a required complaint of 9 an complete erstwhile he was bowled by an outstanding Lungi Ngidi slower ball.

Jacks deed 2 mighty sixes earlier he sliced Nandre Burger to springiness nan outstanding left-armer his 3rd wicket. Still Archer fought, his unbeaten 27 getting England to wrong 1 rustle of an improbable escape.

South Africa person claimed nan World Test Championship connected this crushed this summertime and returned to show England really they fallen down nan champion one-day sides successful nan world.

The Proteas were already without nan rested seamer Kagiso Rabada, past mislaid batter Tony de Zorzi to wounded and all-rounder Wiaan Mulder to illness. Breetzke and Muthusamy seamlessly stepped in.

After rainfall delayed nan commencement by 15 minutes, England had adjuvant conditions successful which to bowl, only to driblet excessively short successful an opening guidelines of 73 betwixt Aiden Markram and Ryan Rickelton.

Archer and nan fantabulous Adil Rashid mixed for 3 wickets successful nan abstraction of six overs, earlier Breetzke and Stubbs built a match-winning business of 147. Breetzke became nan first subordinate successful ODI history to walk 50 successful each of his first 5 matches.

England were regularly trying to hide nan overs of Bethell and Jacks, pinch Bethell coming successful for immoderate sadistic curen from Brevis.

The Proteas should person made much – they took 35 from nan last 5 overs aft Brevis was retired successful nan 46th. Still, they had enough.