SA Vs Eng: Dawid Malan Paces Chase To Perfection As England Clinch T20 Series

Having overhauled the Proteas'?total of 179-6?with four balls in hand?in Friday's?opener in Cape Town, England managed to reach a target?of 147 from the penultimate delivery on Sunday.

A slow, low surface made batting difficult for both teams, though Dawid Malan played a crucial knock of 55 from 40 deliveries in the successful chase as England earned a four-wicket win.

The left-hander hit a six and seven fours as he overcame a sluggish start - he managed just 25 runs from his first 30 balls -?to perfectly pick up the pace in the closing overs, putting on?51 for the fifth wicket with?Eoin Morgan.

Lungi Ngidi?(2-51)?dismissed Malan courtesy of a?stunning?catch by?Reeza?Hendricks on the boundary, though England still managed 18 from that?18th?over,?leaving?them with a simple?requirement at the finish.

Chris Jordan struck the winning blow off Kagiso Rabada as captain Morgan finished?unbeaten on 26, able to celebrate a 30th T20 victory during his time in charge of the team.

Tabraiz Shamsi claimed 3-25?for South Africa on a pitch that helped the spinners, Adil Rashid having picked up 2-24 earlier as England restricted their hosts to 146-6.

Rashid dismissed Hendricks and?Faf?du Plessis with successive deliveries?– the?latter stumped for the first time at international level?in the format?-?to become only the fourth man to reach 50 T20 wickets for England.

There was also a notable milestone?for team-mate?Jordan too,?as?Quinton de Kock?(30)?became his 65th?wicket?in?T20 internationals,?putting him joint-top on England's all-time?list, alongside Stuart Broad.

George Linde made a lively?29 off 20 balls but South Africa struggled to break the shackles. They will?aim to avoid suffering a 3-0 series sweep when the teams meet again for the third and final game?on Tuesday.