South Africa crushes England by 90 runs to seal T20 series
Updated On: 01 August, 2022 09:17 AM IST | Southampton | AP
Set 192 to win in the third T20 at Southampton, England was dismissed for 101 and suffered its joint-biggest defeat in this format
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South Africa`s Keshav Maharaj (L) celebrates after the dismissal of England`s Jos Buttler (R) during the third T20 international cricket match between England and South Africa at The Ageas Bowl in Southampton, southern England on July 31, 2022. Photo/AFP
The new England captain Jos Buttler saw his team lose by a crushing 90 runs to South Africa on Sunday in their Twenty20 international decider to bring a difficult white-ball summer to an end with another low for the hosts. Set 192 to win in the third T20 at Southampton, England was dismissed for 101 and suffered its joint-biggest defeat in this format. England also went a first home summer since 2013 without winning a limited-overs series. South Africa won the series 2-1. It continues the tough start to life as England`s white-ball captain for Buttler, who replaced Eoin Morgan in June and saw trusted ally Ben Stokes retire from 50-over cricket a month later.
India had already won two limited-overs series against the hosts by that point and this loss to South Africa, which enjoyed half-centuries by Reeza Hendricks and Aiden Markram in a total of 191-5, leaves the home side low on confidence before this winter`s T20 World Cup. "With the bat we never imposed ourselves, never managed to wrestle the initiative and put pressure on the opposition. I think that little bit of timidness is probably the thing we are frustrated with the most. We want to be known as a team that wants to be brave and take risks," Buttler said. "I can be honest enough to say we haven`t performed how we would have liked the whole summer, so maybe the confidence has taken a bit of a dent."
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