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

Live Reporting

Callum Matthews and Stephan Shemilt

  1. If England even get close to this, it will be a cracker. The best part of 10 an over.

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    I was trying to make maths fun and relevant with my 9 yr old son today. The task was for him to work out how many potential runs you could get in 20 overs. So 192 is only 27 percent of what is theoretically possible!

    Mark in Holmfirth

  3. The communication from the analyst is something England are trialling across the tour.

    I like it, though in an empty ground, surely the analyst can just shout?

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  5. Many thanks, Callum.

    What do we make of the information coming from the dressing room?

    The line "they're not commands or instructions" sounds like what my two-year-old thinks when I speak to him.

  6. It's going to be a seriously impressive chase if England win this.

    Can they do it? I'll hand you over to Stephan Shemilt to take you through their chase.

  7. How's stat?!

    Andy Zaltzman
    Test Match Special statistician

    The Van der Dussen and Du Plessis partnership was worth 127 in 10.3 overs. It's the second best fourth-wicket stand in international T20 cricket, behind Australia's Glenn Maxwell and David Warner v South Africa in Johannesburg in March 2016, which was 161 in 13.1.

  8. South Africa's Rassie van der Dussen on Sky Sports: "We were clear in our plans. Luckily for myself and Faf it came off tonight. I was pretty disappointed with my effort two days ago - I finished the innings slowly and I was determined to rectify that today. I know what my strengths are - I know I can hit boundaries.

    "The pitch is really good. Normally it does come on at night, but 191 is a competitive score."

  9. Bowling figures

    Sam Curran: 0-35 off three overs

    Jofra Archer: 0-44 off four overs

    Chris Jordan: 1-42 off four overs

    Tom Curran: 0-24 off two overs

    Adil Rashid: 0-20 off four overs

    Ben Stokes: 2-26 off three overs

  10. Sky Sports have confirmed that the letters/numbers are live signals from the England changing room for Eoin Morgan.

    He is free to ignore them - they are not commands. He's got to have a seriously impressive memory to remember what all the codes mean in the heat of an international Twenty20.

  11. Tymal Mills
    England bowler

    It's been a real tale of two halves. It has been brilliant from Van der Dussen and Du Plessis. A brilliant effort from South Africa and England have got their work cut out.

  12. Jonathan Agnew
    BBC cricket correspondent

    This will be the highest total England will have to chase in these T20s. They have been put to the sword.

  13. South Africa scored 84 off the final five overs and the Faf du Plessis and Rassie van der Dussen's partnership finishes on an unbeaten 127.

  14. SA 191-3

    Superb fielding from Sam Curran! He races across the boundary edge and takes an excellent diving catch, and then has the awareness to throw the ball towards Jofra Archer when he's worried about falling over the rope.

    England will need 192 to win the third Twenty20 and wrap up a 3-0 series win.

  15. 6 runs

    SA 189-3

    Oh, wow! That's even better than the one at the start of the over.

    Absolutely crunched back down the ground.

    England just haven't got their plans right at all.

  16. SA 183-3

    Dot ball. Invaluable at this stage.

  17. SA 183-3

    A misfield from Jofra Archer allows Rassie van der Dussen to pick up a couple.

  18. 6 runs

    SA 181-3

    What. A. Shot.

    Rassie van der Dussens looks in some touch. He gets down on one knee again and just wallops Chris Jordan straight back the ground for a glorious six.

    England are unravelling.

  19. SA 175-3

    Chris Jordan will bowl the final over and he starts with a leg-stump full toss that Rassie van der Dussen just helps on its way to the fence.

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    Cam, completely agreed. And seeing text messages less insightful or less funny than yours published is a little bit like seeing your ex pop up on your newsfeed.

    Rob in Leeds