Cricket Highlights - Dawid Malan 99* - South Africa vs England 3rd T20I 01st December 2020
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| Dawid Malan walks off after making an unbeaten 99 © Getty Images |
Magnificent Dawid Malan's 47-ball 99* and Jos Buttler's half-century steers to England emphatic nine-wicket victory over South Africa, despite a Rassie van der Dussen's 32-ball 74* and clinch the three-match series 3-0 whitewash in high-scoring game of the third T20I.
* This is the second time England have whitewashed their oppositions in a bilateral three-match series in T20 international and their first against South Africa in T20Is.
* This is the first time South Africa have suffered a clean sweep in a bilateral three-match series in T20 internationals.
* The nine-wicket win is England's third time in T20 international and 2-times England had defeated South Africa by nine wickets in T20Is.
* England chased 192 was their fourth highest successful run-chase in T20 international and it is their third highest chase against South Africa in T20Is.
* Rassie van der Dussen equalled a 23-ball joint fifth fastest fifty for South Africa in T20 international, jointly with AB de Villiers, Faf du Plessis and David Miller.
* 127* : Faf du Plessis and Rassie van der Dussen set up the record fourth-wicket partnership for South Africa in T20 international, previously held by the unbeaten 110-run stand between AB de Villiers and Farhaan Behardien against England at Southampton in 2017.
* 66 : Chris Jordan became the leading wicket-taker for England in T20 international, surpassing the previous record of 65-wickets by Stuart Broad.
* 26 : Dawid Malan hammered a 26-ball his fastest fifty for England in T20 internationals.
* 167* : Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan set up the record second-wicket partnership in T20 international cricket history, surpassing the previous record held by the 166-run stand between Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara against West Indies at Bridgetown in the 2010 World Twenty20.
South Africa scored 191-3 in 20 overs with top scorer by Rassie van der Dussen blasted a unbeaten 74 off 32-balls including 5-sixes & 5-fours with strike rate of 231.25.
Faf du Plessis hammered a unbeaten 52 off 37-balls including 5-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 140.54, Temba Bavuma cracked a 32 off 26-balls included 2-sixes & a four and Quinton de Kock 17.
England best bowler by Ben Stokes took 2-wickets and one for Chris Jordan.
England chased 192-1 in 17.4 overs with top scorer by Dawid Malan 99 not out and Jos Buttler blasted a unbeaten 67 off 46-balls including 5-sixes & 3-fours with strike rate of 145.65.
South Africa best bowler by Anrich Nortje took 1-wicket for 37-runs in 4-overs.
Dawid Malan named Player of the match for his match-winning quick-fire unbeaten 99-runs knocked off facing 47-balls including 11-fours and 5-sixes with strike rate of 210.63.
Dawid Malan earned player of the series for contributing 173-runs including two Half-centuries in the three-match T20I series.
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