Hindustan Times ST (Jaipur)

Rabada’s four-for triggers England slump

- Agence France Presse sportsdesk@hindustant­imes.com

Kagiso Rabada sparked a dramatic England collapse as South Africa went in search of a consolatio­n win in the third oneday internatio­nal at Lord’s on Monday.

England slumped to 20 for six in five overs after losing the toss before recovering to 153 all out.

Fast bowler Rabada took four wickets for 12 runs in his first three overs, before eventually finishing with four for 39 in nine.

New ball colleague Wayne Parnell took three for 43 in eight.

Jonny Bairstow, recalled for this match, kept the Proteas at bay with a fine 51.

His was one of just three double-figure scores by batsmen in the innings, with David Willey (26) and No 9 Toby Roland-Jones, who made an impressive 37 not out on his ODI debut, helping the Yorkshirem­an compile stands of 62 and 52 respective­ly.

Neverthele­ss, there were still nearly 20 overs of the innings left when Keshav Maharaj dismissed last man Steven Finn.

Left-arm spinner Maharaj took three for 25 in 6.1 overs.

The consolatio­n for England were that they were already an unassailab­le 2-0 up in this threematch series and that the collapse had not come during the Champions Trophy ODI tournament, which they launch across London with a match against Bangladesh at The Oval on Thursday.

An overcast morning and a green-tinged pitch meant it was no surprise when South Africa captain AB de Villiers opted to

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