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South Africa win the toss and will bowl
Image source, Getty ImagesEoin Morgan calls heads and it comes down tails. Faf du Plessis opts to bowl first.
Summary
South Africa win off last ball
Jordan takes three wickets
Spinner Tahir 4-21 in England's 134-8
Buttler top-scored with 32 not out
SA won women's T20 by 17 runs
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Image source, Getty ImagesHow ready are England?published at 15:31
Today, Eoin Morgan's men take on South Africa in Cape Town in the first of two T20s.
England's new-found attacking approach to the shorter forms of the game should make them a far more formidable opponent in next month's tournament than they were in the last global event in which they (barely) took part. But we won't talk about that.
This game will give us a good gauge of where they stand.
Time to get seriouspublished at 15:30
26 days. Two matches. That is all England have left to nail down a side, hone their skills and get their larruping heads on before their World T20 campaign gets under way against the West Indies in Mumbai.