At the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Sunday, South Africa captain Temba Bavuma smashed a century to lead his team to a five-wicket triumph over England in the second one-day international of the series. This victory gave South Africa a 2-0 lead in the series.
South Africa won the match against England by five balls to spare thanks to Temba Bavuma score of 109, which helped them chase down England’s total score of 342. 7.
In the final moments before achieving his century mark, Temba Bavuma struggled with cramps. Because his score was 96, there was a significant delay while he was being treated for his condition. When he smacked the next ball from Adil Rashid through the covers for four, he reacted in an emotional manner and showed his excitement.
He puffed out his chest and then pointed to his name, which was printed on the back of his shirt. It was believed that he was unable to score runs at the rapid pace that is required in contemporary limited overs cricket, which caused his position in the national white-ball teams to be called into question. He was the only member of the South African team that did not sign up for the new Twenty20 league in the country.
On the other hand, he was in incredible shape on Sunday, when he was the driving force behind South Africa’s third-highest successful run chase. He faced only 102 balls and hit 14 fours and a six in his innings.
Temba Temba Bavuma reflected on the event and remarked, “It was incredibly special.” “It was a wonderful experience overall. I was successful in hitting a few shots out of the middle.”
Temba Temba Bavuma acknowledged that it was a performance that boosted his team’s confidence, despite the fact that they have not yet qualified for the World Cup that will take place later this year. “We were aware that we needed to go outside and play. The conditions were favourable for batting, therefore we played according to those.”
Temba Bavuma reasoned correctly that there could be early life in the pitch and hence sent England into the batting position. After a difficult start in which they lost both openers within the first seven overs, England was able to find success after the batting conditions improved.
After getting run out for zero in the first one-day international on Friday, Harry Brook scored 80 runs off of 75 balls in the second match, which took place on Saturday. Captain Jos Buttler scored 94 runs without being dismissed off 82 balls.
Moeen Ali was also in excellent form for England, striking 51 runs off of 45 balls and combining with Jos Buttler for a fifth wicket stand of 106 runs.
After Ali’s removal, there was a momentary gap in the action, but England managed to score 60 runs off of the last four overs, with Sam Curran smashing three sixes on his way to a score of 28.
Buttler stated that “we didn’t expect the ball to swing as much as it did at the start,” and that “to come back and post 340 was a terrific effort.” “South Africa put up a valiant effort to chase down the target in what was an outstanding cricket match.”
The partnership between Temba Bavuma and Quinton de Kock got off to a blazing start, scoring 77 runs for the first wicket in just 12 overs. Every single batsman for South Africa scored runs, and the home team was either ahead of or very close to the target run rate the entire time.
David Miller finished the match by hitting a six off Chris Woakes after hitting 58 runs not out off 37 balls.
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