02 December,2020 11:45 AM IST | | IANS
Englands Jos Buttler (R) is bowled by South Africas Tabraiz Shamsi (not visible) as South Africas captain and wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock (L) looks on during the second T20 international cricket match between South Africa and England at Boland Park stadi
A record second-wicket partnership between David Malan and Jos Buttler helped England thrash South Africa by nine wickets in the third and final T20I at Newlands.
Malan 99 and Jos Buttler 67 made short work of chasing 192 to give England a 3-0 series win on Tuesday night.
Batting first, Rassie van der Dussen 74 and Faf du Plessis 52 put on record fourth-wicket partnership for the Proteas in T20Is, as they amassed unbeaten 127 to help the hosts post 191/3 in their allotted 20 overs.
However, the score didn-t turn out to be enough to avoid a whitewash as Malan and Buttler stitched an unbeaten 167-run partnership for the second wicket, the highest in men-s T20Is, as the visitors easily chased down the target with 14 balls to spare.
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Malan smashed 11 fours and 5 sixes during his 47-ball knock while Buttler hit 3 fours and 5 sixes during the 46 deliveries he faced. In fact, Malan-s 99 from 47 balls was the highest T20I score by an England batsman and the fifth-highest score against South Africa overall in men-s T20Is.
The Eoin Morgan-led side had won the first T20I by five wickets and went on to win the second one by four wickets.
The two teams will now face each other in a three-match ODI series beginning Friday.
Brief Scores: South Africa 191/3 Rassie van der Dussen 74, Faf du Plessis 52; Ben Stokes 2/26 lose to England 192/1 Dawid Malan 99, Jos Buttler 67; Anrich Nortje 1/37 by nine wickets.
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