Ben Stokes smashed a blistering century and Mark Wood bowled an excellent final over as England beat South Africa by two runs in the second one-day international in Southampton on Saturday for an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. After Stokes's heroics with the bat had helped England score 330 for six in their 50 overs, South Africa needed 10 runs from the last 10 balls of their innings with five wickets remaining, but an excellent final over from Wood that cost just four runs sealed victory. "Those are the sorts of games you really want to win," England captain Eoin Morgan said at the post-match presentation at the Rose Bowl. Opener Quinton de Kock (98 from 103 balls) led the South African reply before he was caught by wicketkeeper Buttler off Moeen Ali. But the England seamer produced an excellent over of short-pitched slower balls and the pair could only manage four singles to see victory slip away.

Source: dna May 27, 2017 18:10 UTC