Seals series win
With his first delivery, he might have had opener De Kock caught-andbowled for 28 had he clung on onehanded to a very sharp return chance; th then before his first over was done, he in instead had Amla driving low to cover w where Morgan was safe.
Faf du Plessis tried to steer off-side ru runs off Liam Plunkett (three for 64) but m managed only to edge behind.
Morgan then needed to summon pace again for a much-needed wicket after De Villiers had joined De Kock in another significant stand. And it was Plunkett who did the trick a second time, with a short ball which followed the South Africa captain as he tried to leave and ran over his glove for a second caught-behind.
When De Kock got a faint edge behind off Moeen the pressure was right back on South Africa’s chase.
But Miller responded with a fine halfcentury from just 34 balls, and even as the run-rate moved above 10-an-over, he found a new ally in the big-hitting
England and Durham all-rounder Ben Stokes hits out during yesterday’s Royal London ODI against South Africa at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton. Stokes hit a century in England’s two-run victory Morris. Stokes was not asked to add to his three overs for 12 runs, and it seemed England might succumb without him when South Africa narrowed the challenge to 10 needed from 10 balls.
But only singles followed as Miller and Morris ran out of steam.