South Africa beats England by 62 runs in Ben Stokes last ODI for England

Rassie van der Dussen and A Markram scored 151 runs for the third wicket (Image Credit:-Twitter/ICC)

South Africa beats England by 62 runs in Ben Stokes last ODI appearance for England. Batted first South Africa scored 333/5 in 50 overs and England bowled out for 271 in 46.5 overs. Ben Stokes bowled 5 overs given 44 runs and not able to take any wicket. In batting he scored only 5 runs before dismissed by Markram .

Rassie van der Dussen (134) , Aiden Markram (77) and Janneman Malan’s (57) helped South Africa to score 333/5 in 50 overs. L Livingstone (2/30) , B Carse (1/47) , M Ali (1/47) and S Curran (1/67) are the wicket takers for England.

England openers J Roy (43) and J Bairstow (63) gives England off to a good start with 102 runs partnership for the first wicket. K Maharaj broke the partnership by dismissing Roy. Joe Root fights for England by scoring 86 runs but England lost wickets at regular intervals and fell short by 62 runs. A Nortje(4/53) bowled well for South Africa. A Markram (2/25) , T Shamsi (2/53) , K Maharaj (1/42) and L Ngidi (1/42) are the other wicket takers for S Africa.

Ben Stokes dismissed for 5 by A Markram in his last ODI appearance for England (image credit:-Twitter/ICC)

Rassie van der Dussen named player of the match for his excellent knock of 134.

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