Cricket Highlights - Jonny Bairstow 86* - South Africa vs England 1st T20I 27th November 2020
Watch the highlights of Jonny Bairstow 86* - South Africa vs England 1st T20I 2020 - England tour of South Africa 3-match Twenty20 international series of the 1st T20I match played between England and South Africa at Newlands, Cape Town in 27th November 2020.
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Jonny Bairstow celebrates his half-century © SKY SPORTS |
Sam Curran's three-for before Jonny Bairstow's 86* powers to England convincing five-wicket victory over South Africa and take a 1-0 lead in the first T20I.
* 77 : Quinton de Kock and Faf du Plessis set up the record second-wicket partnership for South Africa against England in T20 international, previously held by the 74-run stand between Jacques Kallis and Herschelle Gibbs at Nottingham in the 2009 World Twenty20.
* 85 : Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes set up the third highest fourth-wicket partnership for England against South Africa in One-day internationals.
South Africa scored 179-6 in 20 overs with top scorer by Faf du Plessis struck 58 off 40-balls including 4-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 145.
Rassie van der Dussen cracked a 37 off 28-balls including 3-sixes, Quinton de Kock scored 30 off 23-balls including 2-fours & a six and Heinrich Klaasen 20.
England best bowler by Sam Curran picked up 3-wickets, Jofra Archer, Chris Jordan each took one-wickets.
England chased 183-5 in 19.2 overs with top scorer by Jonny Bairstow 86 not out, Ben Stokes struck 37 off 27-balls including 3-sixes & a four and Dawid Malan 19.
South Africa best bowler by Debutant George Linde - who took 2-wickets on his debut T20I, Lungi Ngidi takes two-wickets and one for Tabraiz Shamsi.
Jonny Bairstow named Player of the match for his match-winning career-best blazing unbeaten 86-runs knocked off facing 48-balls including 9-fours and 4-sixes with strike rate of 179.16.
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