England have ended their run of five consecutive ODI defeats with a 59-run win over South Africa, after captain Jos Buttler and Dawid Malan both smashed centuries in a mammoth 232-run partnership and Jofra Archer showed why he has been so sorely missed.
Having been put into bat, England lost three early wickets as Lungi Ngidi wreaked havoc with the new ball, dismissing Jason Roy, Ben Duckett and Harry Brook fell. Brook's dismissal left England in serious trouble at 14-3, before Buttler and Malan produced a remarkable rebuild.
The pair were initially watchful before looking to accelerate, with Buttler taking 14 balls to get off the mark and Malan only hitting his first boundary off his 48th delivery. After 30 overs, England were 129-3 meaning Buttler and Malan had scored 115 runs off 206 balls since coming together in the sixth over.
