South Africa beat England by 3 wickets to take 1-0 lead

Cape Town,19 February । South Africa beat England by three wickets in the first Twenty20 on Friday at Newlands, Cape Town here.

Venue: Newlands, Cape Town

Toss:  South Africa have won the toss and have opted to field

Scorecard: South Africa vs England T20I

England Innings: 134/8 in 20 overs ( Jos Buttler 32 not out, Alex Hales 27, Imran Tahir 4/21, Kyle Abbott 2/31)

South Africa Innings: 135/7 in 20 overs ( Faf du Plessis 25, Jean Paul Duminy 23, Hashim Amla 22, Chris Jordan 3/23, Moeen Ali 2/22)

Man of the Match: Imran Tahir

Series Score: South Africa 1-0 up.

Teams:

England (Playing XI): Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Joe Root, Eoin Morgan(c), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler(w), Moeen Ali, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Reece Topley

South Africa (Playing XI): Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers(w), Faf du Plessis (C), Jean-Paul Duminy, Rilee Rossouw, David Miller, David Wiese, Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, Kyle Abbott, Imran Tahir