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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tim de Lisle (earlier) and Rob Smyth (later)

South Africa beat England by 62 runs in first one-day cricket international – as it happened

Ben Stokes with teammate Joe Root after his final ODI
Ben Stokes with teammate Joe Root after his final ODI Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images/Reuters

That’s it for today’s blog. Thanks for your company and emails, and please join us for the second ODI in Manchester on Friday. Goodnight!

Keshav Maharaj’s verdict

The boys were really clinical. Rassie sent the tone with the bat and the bowlers kept it up, so full credit to the team.

Rassie played a very special innings – his tempo allowed everyone to play round him. Partnerships were the key and we’re really glad to be on the winning side.

Aiden’s [Markram] bowling is really underrated and I was glad he got his rewards today.

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