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South Africa vs England, 1st ODI at Bloemfontein, Jan 27, 2023
Printed on: Jan 28, 2023
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South African captain Temba Bavuma praised Sisanda Magala for his game-changing spell within the first ODI towards England on the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Friday, January 27. Magala was named Participant of the Match for his determine of three/46 in 9 overs because the Proteas beat England by 27 runs.
Batting first after profitable the toss, hosts South Africa put up 298 for 7 on the board as Rassie van der Dussen smashed 111 off 117 balls, whereas David Miller contributed 53. In response, England acquired off to a terrific begin, including 146 runs for the opening wicket as Jason Roy whacked 113 off 91 balls, whereas Dawid Malan contributed 59 off 55.
Magala, Anrich Nortje (4/62) and Kagiso Rabada (2/46), nevertheless, mixed to limit England to 271 all-out in 44.2 overs. Talking after the win, Bavuma commented, “The person of the match, that is the place the sport modified for us, acquired us some momentum, the blokes after him rode the momentum. After Quinny acquired out I assumed it was a superb wicket, wicket acquired slower, ball acquired gentle. We felt a bit under par but it surely was sufficient,”
The Proteas skipper additionally praised Nortje for bowling with tempo and claiming 4 essential wickets. He added, “Received to maintain staying within the recreation, they performed properly, did it for longer intervals than Quinny and myself. Magala was a menace, they have not seen a lot of him. However I used to be anticipating one in all our bowlers to do one thing particular.
“Anrich confirmed his high quality and uncooked tempo. We’ll take the win, we want the factors. The dialog will probably be, are we pleased with how we went about our enterprise?” he added.
After England’s opening partnership was damaged, Ben Duckett (3) and Harry Brook (0) fell cheaply. England captain Jos Buttler acquired a begin, however was dismissed for 36. The center and lower-order then utterly fell aside.
Reflecting on the defeat, Buttler mentioned, “Disappointing, we performed glorious cricket for a majority of that recreation. To be able like we had been after that opening stand, it is disappointing to not end it off. Wicket did not play in addition to we thought it could, nonetheless was an ideal wicket. The way in which SA began, to maintain them to 298, we had been actually glad.”
The second ODI of the three-match collection can even be performed on the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein on Sunday, January 29.
–By A Cricket Correspondent
