Summary

  • England chase 192 to win series 3-0

  • Tourists win with 14 balls to spare

  • Malan 99* (47), Buttler 67* (46)

  • Record 2nd-wicket stand of 167 (90)

  • SA recover from 64-3 to post 191-3

  • Van der Dussen 74* (32)

  • Adds 127 with Du Plessis 52* (37)

  • Third T20, Cape Town

  • Injured Rabada out of ODI series

  1. Eng 34-1published at 4 overs

    Target 192

    And an edge for four too.

    Replays show Jason Roy carrying four bats back up to the dressing room. I can't decide if more bats would have helped or hindered him further.

  2. Eng 29-1published at 3.5 overs

    Target 192

    Dawid Malan is in the sort of nick that makes you the number one in the world. He announces his arrival with a hook for four.

  3. Postpublished at 18:13 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

    Tymal Mills
    England bowler

    95mph from Nortje. Full and straight. Great bowling - great to watch.

  4. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 3.4 overs

    Roy lbw Nortje 16 (Eng 25-1)

    Gone! Jason Roy doesn't look back.

    Trying to whip Anrich Nortje to somewhere around square leg, Roy gets nothing but front pad. It's stone dead, Roy barely bothering to talk to Jos Buttler about a review.

    South Africa strike.

  5. Postpublished at 18:09 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

    Tymal Mills
    England bowler

    This will be a good test for England and one they will be keen to pass. Yes, the series is won but chasing down a score like this will make a statement before next year's World Cup.

  6. 6 runs

    Eng 24-0published at 3.1 overs

    Target 192

    Now it's Buttler's turn!

    A whallop over cow corner.

    Back-to-back sixes for England.

  7. Postpublished at 18:08 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

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  8. 6 runs

    Eng 18-0published at 3 overs

    Target 192

    Oh yes!

    Jason Roy has his dancing shoes on, skipping and lofting for a straight maximum.

    Somewhere, the analyst smiles. "I told him to do that."

  9. Eng 12-0published at 2.5 overs

    Target 192

    Great battle between Roy and Linde, who gets a second over. Roy is looking for width that isn't there, only pouncing when Linde errs too straight.

    I wonder what the analyst can signal during the runs chase? What's the code for "hit runs but don't get out"?

  10. 'It's very clear - the captain is in charge'published at 18:05 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    The captain is in charge. Sometimes a message will be brought out with some gloves or drinks. You've got to be careful about doing that because you're not really meant to. It's very clear in cricket - the captain is in charge.

    It's quite difficult for the coach sat up there on the balcony. When things are going wrong, he's not able to do anything about it. He can't do a Jose Mourinho and bounce up and down. He's got to sit there quietly and not do anything about.

    It will be a talking point. It's a fine line between an instruction and a suggestion which is what the ECB is saying. I will say it again - they have had it cleared by the ICC.

  11. Eng 6-0published at 2 overs

    Target 192

    Straight from Nortje. Nothing for this right-handed pair to get their hands through. Jos Buttler faces five dots, then hooks his sixth for a couple. He doesn't look to be moving too freely.

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  13. Eng 1-0published at 1.1 overs

    Target 192

    Andy in Devon, I've seen your text and I can't publish something like that on the BBC.

    Stuart, I've seen your text and a sure-fire way not to be published is to call me 'Stephen'.

    Anrich Nortje is on to bowl his thunderbolts.

  14. 'I don't have anything against the codes'published at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

    Tymal Mills
    England bowler

    Eoin Morgan doesn't have to do anything with the information and we don't know exactly what the numbers and letters are corresponding to. They've come up with some system to give a little bit of feedback while the team are on the field of play.

    I personally don't have anything against it - I think it adds another element to the game. But a lot of people may see it another way.

  15. Eng 1-0published at 1 over

    Target 192

    I like George Linde. He doesn't look threatening, just a trot up and a round-arm roll, but this is an excellent first over. Only one from it. England basically need to chase these in 19 overs now.

  16. Postpublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    We're a bit intrigued here because the strategist is putting up a number and a letter - it's got people talking a bit. In cricket, all decision-making takes place on the field. It's not like a football manager situation - the captain is in charge.

    There was an occasion in the 1999 World Cup where Bob Woolmer, the South Africa coach, wired up Hansie Cronje with an earpiece and was telling who/what to bowl and everything and actually the ICC got very snotty about it and banned it - quite rightly so. What's the difference? I'm not sure there is one. The ECB have said it's purely an offering, a guidance and suggestion for the captain.

    I've been a bit naughty with the ECB media man and suggested that it was the seat number the ball was being smashed into next - and that hasn't gone down very well in Cape Town. People will talk about it - the captain is in charge, and of the tactics. I suspect tomorrow that many newspapers will talk about it and whether it's right or not. England have had it cleared by the ICC.

  17. Postpublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

    Here we go then. Jason Roy and Jos Buttler facing up to the left-arm spin of George Linde. 192 to win.

  18. Postpublished at 17:56 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

    Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    You could say that England's bowlers were lacking, or you could say that South Africa came off. It's not a big ground, Newlands, and South Africa hit 11 sixes.

  19. Postpublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

    I'm a massive Christmas man, so I can't ignore a request like that.

    On a similar theme, is it OK for a 35-year-old man to have an advent calendar? Asking for a friend...

  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:53 Greenwich Mean Time 1 December 2020

    Text 81111

    Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas is one message on the BBC live text. I have been good this year.

    Nick, Hinckley