RSA VS ENG - 3rd ODI, England tour of South Africa, 2023

So, that's it from us! South Africa won the ODI series 2-1 but still, they have missed out on vital Super League points as they lost tonight. Hence, they didn't look particularly happy about it. Bavuma's rich vein of form with the bat is a good sign for the Proteas and he will be looking to lead them from the front in the further assignments. On the other hand, England will be relieved as they have finally broken the drought with a convincing win. Buttler shone with the bat in this series and Archer's return to form augurs well for them going forward. Well, there's more cricket to look forward to in South Africa. The SA20 will resume tomorrow where Durban Super Giants will play hosts to MI Cape Town. Do join us for that. This is Abhinav signing off on behalf of Pradeep and Vinod. Till then, goodbye and cheers!

So, Temba Bavuma is presented with the trophy and he poses with his teammates. A rather muted celebration from the South Africans!

Temba Bavuma: Very happy, we came in with a lot of pressure. The series win as well, England is a top side. There is a lot of learnings and confidence to take from this series. Guys going out and expressing themselves, guys going out and challenging themselves in different situations, almost the way England go about it. There are a lot of positives to take and a lot of boxes were ticked. Also, the bowlers bowling aggressively and a lot of positives to take from this series. The guys will go back and play the local T20. We really will like it to become a part of our culture. Test cricket as well when comes to West Indies, it is not too far away. There won’t be much disruption and time away from the game is not a bad thing. Winning the series is the main thing. Happy about my performance and about the team. I was playing nicely, finding the gaps, I will want that to continue. I think I am a happy captain standing here at the moment.

Jos Buttler | Player of the Match | Player of the Series: Nice to finish with a win today, we've played some brilliant cricket apart from the last 10-15 overs of the chase in the first game. Both teams wanted to bowl first, they struck early, then to build a partnership, go on to make 346 after being 20 for 3 was fantastic. We thought we'll look to build a partnership, things will get easier at some point, the boundaries weren't big and we knew with the depth we had, the power-hitters, we could make it up later. We haven't had some players out here, Jofra was outstanding, both with the new ball and in the back end, the wicket of Klaasen was the game breaker. A lot of guys have played plenty of cricket and are leaders themselves, we have a strong squad, we have a good bond and are building towards India later this year for the World Cup. We've guys heading off to New Zealand for the Test series, a few off to Dubai for the completion of #ILT20 and a few of them for the #SA20. We look forward to getting back as a group for the Bangladesh series.

20:43 Local Time, 18:43 GMT, 00:13 IST: England win this one comfortably in the end but at one stage in the run-chase, SA did threathen them. But, they have held their nerves and have got a win after quite a considerable time, breaking their 5-match losing streak. Bavuma was looking solid at the start but a slower ball from Woakes foxed him and he was sent packing for a cameo. Rassie failed to make an impression tonight as he gifted his wicket away to Archer. Hendricks and Markram kept things moving for SA with a 50-run stand but Rashid was perhaps a bit lucky to dismiss the former. Another partnership was developing between Klaasen and Markram but Archer came back and picked up two wickets in back-to-back overs to put England on top - dismissing Markram and Miller. After that, Klaasen and Parnell kept motoring along at a brisk rate. They were looking dangerous, the former in particular, scoring boundaries at will. But, England knew that a wicket will turn things around and once Klaasen fell and the 85-run stand was broken, it went all pear shaped for SA. The lower order was asked to do too much and they were rattled by the pace of Archer, who finished with a 6-fer and proved his mettle. Earlier in the game, Buttler and Malan took their side to a big total with brilliant tons and their bowlers backed them up to help England to the victory line. SA still win the series 2-1 but their direct qualification to the World Cup later this year is in serious doubt now. Hang around for the presentations..

Jofra Archer to Shamsi, out Bowled!! That's it, a consolation win for England but an important one for their confidence! It is rightly Jofra Archer who picks up the last wicket, has been absolutely sensational tonight! Back of a length ball, Shamsi makes room to punch it away but misses to have his stumps pegged back. England win by 59 runs! Shamsi b Jofra Archer 1(10)

Jofra Archer to Shamsi, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Topley to Ngidi, FOUR, Ngidi will love that shot! Slower short ball which sits up nicely for him. He nails the pull over mid-wicket for a one-bounce boundary, perhaps it's too late for SA though

Topley to Shamsi, 1 run, shortish ball on off, pulled away to deep mid-wicket

Topley to Shamsi, no run, Topley bowls a hard length ball, Shamsi makes room and can only get a bottom edge on his attempted cut shot

Topley to Shamsi, no run, short of length ball, angling across Shamsi, he hops and is all at sea, only connects thin air

Topley to Shamsi, no run, back of a length ball on off, pushed off the back foot to covers

Topley to Ngidi, 1 run, an off-cutter, angling across Ngidi. He clears his front leg to have a heave but gets it off the outer half down to third man

Reece Topley [6.0-0-42-0] is back into the attack

Jofra Archer to Shamsi, no run, full ball tailing in, bunted down the track. A wicket-maiden for Jofra Archer, he is breathing fire tonight

Jofra Archer to Shamsi, no run, pacy length ball outside off, Shamsi with no feet movement pushes at it and misses

Jofra Archer to Shamsi, no run, full ball attacking the stumps, kept out watchfully

Jofra Archer to Shamsi, no run, full ball, eased to covers off the front foot

Jofra Archer to Shamsi, no run, almost sneaks through! Pacy yorker length ball around off, too quick for Shamsi as he is beaten

Tabraiz Shamsi, right handed bat, comes to the crease