Twitter Reactions: Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan slam unbeaten fifties as England whitewash South Africa
Rassie van der Dussen played a brilliant knock of 74* but his efforts went in vain.
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England had already secured the series after winning the first two matches of the three match T20 series. However, with less than a year left for the T20 World Cup every game is an important one. South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first.
They had to make a couple of changes as their premier pacer Kagiso Rabada was down with an injury. Eoin Morgan, on the other hand, stuck to the same team as he said England had the balance they were looking for. Quinton de Kock had not played to his potential in this series thus far and the Proteas would have hoped for something special from him this time around.
However, that was not to be the case. The top three failed to contribute enough and as a result they stood at 64-3 at the end of 9.3 overs. It seemed like the visitors will restrict the opposition to a small total again. Faf du Plessis and Rassie Van der Dussen were the men in the middle for South Africa.
They stitched a partnership which no one would forget anytime soon. They combined to make a 128-run partnership in only 10.3 overs. The former scored 52 runs off 37 balls while the latter smashed 74 runs in just 32 deliveries. Their efforts helped their team reach a score of 191-3 at the end of their 20 overs.
Dawid Malan steals the show with yet another stellar performance
If you ever had any doubts on why Dawid Malan was the number one ranked T20I batsman, this match would’ve surely cleared those. After losing the wicket of Jason Roy early on, Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan ensured that no one else is required to bat.
Buttler returned to form scoring 67 runs off 46 balls while Malan dominated the proceedings with an unbeaten 99 in just 47 deliveries. They combined to form a mammoth partnership of 167 runs. Unfortunately, Malan missed his maiden T20I century by just one run but he played a memorable knock.
England ended up winning the match in just 17.4 overs to hand the hosts another defeat. It was clear that no target is big enough for this English side. With this victory, they also whitewashed South Africa 3-0 to win this series.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
What a chase this is by @englandcricket , I think we are watching the next @T20WorldCup champions.
— Niall John O Brien (@niallnobiobrien) December 1, 2020
oh dear!!
— Alviro Petersen (@AlviroPetersen) December 1, 2020
Proteas didn’t bowl to well but wow these two can bat!
— Albie Morkel (@albiemorkel) December 1, 2020
Wow @dmalan29 !!! another Yorkshire prodigy sees England home … #OnOn #SAvENG
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 1, 2020
Malan's T20I stats after that 99*: 855 runs at 53, with a strike-rate of almost 150, and 10 scores of 50+ in 19 innings.
— Lawrence Booth (@the_topspin) December 1, 2020
That was very, very special. pic.twitter.com/Z1dilFBH83
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 1, 2020
Great series win! pic.twitter.com/fW1AfAvbbo
— Jos Buttler (@josbuttler) December 1, 2020
Clean sweep! 😁 🙌 #SAvENG pic.twitter.com/TYgC8ZJczX
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 1, 2020
🏆 Player of the Match
🏆 Player of the Series pic.twitter.com/VVDhaFL85c— The Cricketer (@TheCricketerMag) December 1, 2020
Highest batting averages in men's T20I cricket (min. 500 runs):
1. Dawid Malan: 53.43
2. Babar Azam: 50.93
3. Virat Kohli: 50.80#SAvENG pic.twitter.com/VRFfz2pq6J— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) December 1, 2020
Dawid Malan in T20I:
78(44)
50(36)
10(10)
59(40)
53(36)
11(13)
39(29)
55(34)
103*(51)
11(12)
23(23)
54*(36)
7(8)
66(43)
42(32)
21(18)
19(20)
55(40)
99*(47)19 innings – 9 fifty & 1 hundred – this is some career. pic.twitter.com/UhyehiseYD
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 1, 2020
Current Dawid Malan. #SAvENG pic.twitter.com/jF1JI6dDu5
— Manya (@CSKian716) December 1, 2020
The last T20 series loss for England was against India in 2018 and they will be facing India next in the T20 series on February – March 2021 for 5 T20 in India.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 1, 2020
England last 8 T20I series:
Won 7
Drawn 1 (versus Pakistan)#Cricket— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) December 1, 2020
78
50
10
59
53
11
39
55
103*
11
23
54*
7
66
44
21
19
55
50*Dawid Malan's extraordinary start to his T20I career continues.#SAvENG pic.twitter.com/bEbjYfzgIj
— Wisden (@WisdenCricket) December 1, 2020
Whoever beats England will win the T20 World Cup next year … #JustSaying #SAvENG
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 1, 2020
This is the best I've seen Malan bat in an England shirt, this. His journey from temp, to slightly unwelcome guest, to gun, to basically locked on to play in the World Cup, is pretty remarkable. #SAvENG
— Ben Jones (@benjonescricket) December 1, 2020
Shall we stop talking about the slow-starting World No1 T20i batsman Dawid Malan and his place in England's team now?
— Will Macpherson (@willis_macp) December 1, 2020
What a series
— Jofra Archer (@JofraArcher) December 1, 2020
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