South Africa vs England

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and chose to bat first at Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein at the start of a three-match series.

[Jofra Archer](https://www.outlookindia.com/topic/jofra-archer) was back in the England team for the first time in nearly two years for the first one-day international against South Africa on Friday. South Africa recalled seam bowler Sisanda Magala for his first ODI in a year. He was out with elbow and back injuries but has been playing in the South African domestic Twenty20 league to prove his fitness for the ODI series.

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With the help of this series, England will attempt to get ready for the ODI World Cup later this year. SA vs ENG LIVE SCORE: SouthAfrica vs England 1st ODI – SA Batting first – Proteas have lost their both openers after a good start. They will need to win this series against England in order to qualify directly for the world cup, therefore it will be important for them to win. ENG vs SA: South Africa are a shaky ODI team. England meanwhile celebrates the return of Jofra Archer to international cricket after a two-year absence. Follow SouthAfrica vs England LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN

SA vs ENG, 1st ODI Live Updates: South Africa face England in the first ODI of the three-match series at the Mangaung Oval in Bloemfontein.

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Follow all of the action as Jos Buttlers team begin their three-match one-day series in South Africa; Jofra Archer makes his long-awaited return for England ...

South Africa will host England for a three-match ODI series right in the middle of the inaugural edition of SA20. The series forms a part of the ODI Super ...

The Proteas, who forfeited their ODI series against Australia for the SA20 are facing an uphill battle of qualifying for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 directly as they are currently out of top eight and need to win all five of their remaining matches to have a chance. The series forms a part of the ODI Super League and the Proteas have to win 3-0 to have any hopes of qualifying directly for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. South Africa will host England for a three-match ODI series right in the middle of the inaugural edition of SA20.

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20.4 Adil Rashid to van der Dussen, 1 run, flat and from the front of the hand outside off, van der Dussen punches to long-on Olly Stone strikes first ball. 22.4 Adil Rashid to Klaasen, 1 run, slower and on a good length on off, Klaasen punches to long-off

Over-by-over report: England begin their 50-over World Cup preparations in Bloemfontein with the first of a three-game series. Join our writers.

9th over: South Africa 65-1 (de Kock 22, van der Dussen 4) So that was an inspired bowling change from Buttler, who spurned both his back-up seamers (Curran and Stone) and his go-to spinner, Adil Rashid, and turned to his vice-captain Moeen. 3rd over: South Africa 18-0 (de Kock 10, Bavuma 8) Willey manages more swing but less accuracy, straying onto the pads repeatedly to give Bavuma two twos and a three. 15th over: South Africa 92-2 (van der Dussen 15, Markram 2) Moeen continues and concedes five singles. 18th over: South Africa 104-2 (van der Dussen 23, Markram 6) On paper this is Sam Curran’s worst over, going for a full four runs, but he nearly nabs another wicket in a way that is typical of his chutzpah. 22nd over: South Africa 117-3 (van der Dussen 27, Klaasen 1) Here’s Heinrich Klaasen, who’s been in form for Super Giants in the SA20. 19th over: South Africa 106-2 (van der Dussen 24, Markram 7) One seasoned spinner gives way to another as Adil Rashid takes over from his mate Mo. 26th over: South Africa 140-3 (van der Dussen 40, Klaasen 11) Stone’s extra velocity draws a false shot from Klaasen, but he gets away with it as his top-edged pull lands safely to the left of Harry Brook at deep square. 28th over: South Africa 151-3 (van der Dussen 43, Klaasen 19) Stone, playing the situation, pulls out a thrifty over when England need it: four dots, two singles. 38th over: South Africa 212-4 (van der Dussen 78, Miller 15) As the pendulum swings again, what’s a fielding captain to do? 31st over: South Africa 171-4 (van der Dussen 52, Miller 0) So Rashid, after seeing one sweep go for four, turns the next one into the breakthrough that England needed. 39th over: South Africa 218-4 (van der Dussen 83, Miller 16) It’s a double change as David Willey replaces Moeen and forms a leftie pincer movement with Curran. 40th over: South Africa 220-4 (van der Dussen 84, Miller 17) Another good over from Curran, just two from it.

Roy scored 113 off just 91 balls but South Africa ran out winners by 27 runs.

Moeen’s introduction in the ninth over redressed the balance as Bavuma carelessly clothed to mid-on for 36 while Curran used his variations wisely and a devilish bouncer surprised De Kock on 37. He cast off the shackles from an Archer free hit with a furious heave for six while the England bowler threw in a wide and another no-ball in a chastening penultimate over. Archer leaked 41 in his first five-over burst, struggling to find a consistent line and length with little movement on offer. Roy reached three figures by pulling Nortje for his 11th four, celebrating with a mighty swing of the bat, before clubbing Shamsi for a fourth six. Archer believes he is at “about 80 per cent” fitness so some rust was inevitable – and he conceded 20 runs in an ugly nine-ball over before his spell finished on a brighter note with Wayne Parnell’s wicket. Curran limited the damage to under 300 and prised out Van der Dussen for 111 and Miller for 53 to catches in the deep.

It had been 678 days since England had been able to call upon Jofra Archer and, so it felt, almost as long since they had seen the best of Jason Roy.

Aiden Markram tried to sneak an over of part-time off-spin at the end of the powerplay and was belted for six. Dropped from England’s T20 side ahead of last year’s World Cup triumph amid a prolonged lean spell, it was true that the 32-year-old’s ODI returns - including a century in the Netherlands in July - had offered slightly less cause for alarm. It is a measure of Curran’s standing now that, later, his dismissal felt like the moment English hopes disappeared. For Roy, the sense of immediate jeopardy was far greater. Roy’s 113 off 91 balls came in reply to another century from Rassie van der Dussen, but in being restricted to 298-for-seven, the Proteas appeared to have failed to take full advantage of a flat surface at Mangaung Oval. At 146 without loss and again at 196-for-three, the tourists looked well on top in the chase but a brilliantly hostile spell from Anrich Nortje turned the tide.

But the wicket of Moeen Ali four overs later began a collapse of six wickets for 49 runs in the face of fiery fast bowling. Anrich Nortje took 3-13 in a four- ...

"We should keep going after the good start with the bat, have conviction and commitment to our game. After a first spell of 0-41 from five overs, Archer returned later in the innings when the rust was more evident. England captain Jos Buttler: "Disappointed, I think we played some excellent cricket for the majority of that game. With Archer leaking runs, Curran was the pick of England's bowlers. It would be harsh to call his much-anticipated return a reality check. He powered England to 146-0 inside 20 overs and 196-3 in the 30th over before he was caught on the boundary for 113 from 91 balls.

While so much of the focus leading into this three-match series has been on Jofra Archer, this game was turned by a very different fast bowler.

“It was always going to be a challenge to get back to bowling ten overs in a game,” Buttler said. Three balls later, Archer sent down a wide full toss that was slashed for four by Miller and, to the bowler’s displeasure, it was called a waist-height no-ball. The pitch drew the sting from most of his short balls, but Temba Bavuma was slightly late on one bouncer and was lucky that his edged hook flew over third man for six. Before the game, after his stint in the SA20 competition, Archer had estimated that he was operating at about 80 per cent of capacity. But he has a smooth, repeatable action, a strong wrist and no little skill, and when he forced Malan to splice a pull to mid-off to end the opening stand, he sparked a flurry of three wickets in as many overs. After Roy had pulled Kagiso Rabada to deep square leg, Jos Buttler made a steadying 36, but he tickled Nortje behind and England were six down, still needing 65 to win.